Literary Terms

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A literary work where the characters represent bigger ideas (Animal Farm)

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Allegory

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Stringing together like sounds in a sentence (Black, Bright and Beautiful)

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Alliteration

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The character in the story who opposes the main character

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Antagonist

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The repetition of the same vowel sounds in writing

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Assonance

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The general feeling surrounding a piece of literature

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Atmosphere

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The use of words with harsh sounds

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Cacophony

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The people, animals or beings that a story centers around, and the process by which they are created

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Characters/Characterization

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The height of the story, the answer the the suspense

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Climax

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A dispute, disagreement or altercation between two or more things

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Conflict

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The associated meaning with a word, generally doesn’t follow the dictionary meaning

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Connotation

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The repetition of consonant sounds in a piece of writing

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Consonance

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The dictionary meaning of a word, the actual meaning

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Denotation

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The authors word choice and the way he presents himself through his writing

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Diction

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A sudden realization, generally occurs in an unrelated setting

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Epiphany

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A writing done about someone to describe them after they have died, read at a funeral.

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Eulogy

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The use of words that sound nice

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Euphony

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Language that is understood at a higher level and is not meant exactly as it is said

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Figurative Language

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A short fiction story generally less than a page long

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flash Fiction

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When the author goes back in time, generally to discover something they missed or that the reader does not yet know.

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Flashback

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When the author includes hints that something will happen later in the book

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Foreshadowing

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The category or type of book, used to divide up the books based on contents

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Genre

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Exaggeration, almost sarcasm

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Hyperbole

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When the author uses words the appeal to our senses

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Imagery

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The actual meaning behind a word

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Literal Meaning

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A piece of literature that details someone's life like a story

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Memoir

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A comparison between two things without using as or like (is, are, was, were)

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Metaphor

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A piece of literature that is spoken solely by one character, almost like a rant

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Monologue

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The feelings invoked in you after reading a piece of literature

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Mood

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The person who tells the story

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Narrator

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Words that are used to imitate sounds

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Onomatopoeia

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A phrase that contradicts itself (Pretty ugly)

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Oxymoron

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A situation with no foreseeable solution

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Paradox

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A piece of literature that deliberately makes fun of something else.

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Parody

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Giving human characteristics to something that isn't human

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Personification

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A poem that tells a story but is almost a song

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Poetic Form - Ballad

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A poem that describes someone's death

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Poetic Form - Elgy

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A poem that has no set rhyme scheme

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Poetic Form - Free Verse

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A poem that tells a story

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Poetic Form - Narrative

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A poem that describes how great something is

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Poetic Form - Ode

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A poem that is 14 lines long with a set rhyme scheme

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Poetic Form - Sonnet

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When the story is told by a character in the story using the pronoun "I"

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Point of view - First Person

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When the story is told by a character outside the story who learns as the story progresses.

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Point of view - Third Person Limited

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When the story is told by a person outside the story, who knows everything before the story begins

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Point of View - Third Person Omniscient

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The main character in the story, the good guy

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Protagonist

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A play on words, meant to be punny

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Pun

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A repeated paragraph of words, especially in a song

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Refrain

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When someone says something meant to be understood as not serious

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Sarcasm

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The time, place and circumstances in which a story takes place

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Setting

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A comparison between two things without using as or like

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Simile

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A paragraph but in a poem

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Stanza

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A generalization about a group of people

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Stereotype

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The feeling before the climax that makes you want to keep reading.

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Suspense

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When the author uses things to represent something else

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Symbolism

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The main idea in a piece of writing

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Theme

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The way the author comes across in a piece of writing

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Tone

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A reference from one literary work to another literary work.

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Allusion

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A phrase used to connect two things

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Analogy

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A short narrative, usually from someone's life

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Ancedote

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When someone references an inanimate or dead object as if they were alive.

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Apostrophe

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Obstacle that creates a problem in the resolution.

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Complication

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Image that creates most striking impression in the reader.

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Dominant Impression

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Metaphor that is expanded over a period of time.

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Extended Metaphor

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Short story, makes moral point, with animal characters

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Fable

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Character who contrasts with another character to highlight qualities.

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Foil

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Holding up two things for purpose of comparison

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Juxtaposition

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Words to a song

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Lyrics

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Repeated idea, image or symbol

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Motif

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A tale that emerges from traditional beliefs,

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Myth

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Brief story told to teach a lesson

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Parable

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A poem about heroic deeds

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Poetic Form: Epic

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Poem mainly concerned with expressions of feeling.

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Poetic Form: Lyric

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When the narrator uses the pronoun "you"

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Point of View: Second Person

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A simple saying that is known and repeated, often metaphorical.

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Proverb

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What the writer wants to accomplish with a piece of writing.

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Purpose

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A literary work that pokes fun at a situation

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Satire

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Sentence that captures theme of an essay

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Thematic Statement

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General topic for discussion in an essay

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Thematic topic

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How the title is connected to the work

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Title (Significance)