Literary terms Flashcards
Antagonist
The villain that is engaged in a struggle with a hero
Aphorism
A generally accepted truth
Authorial intervention
When the narrator talks directly to the audience/reader
Bathos
When something serious becomes mock-able
Caricature
A ludicrous character with exaggerated personality traits
Centre of Consciousness
Telling a story from the point of view of one individual
e.g, when things are told from Lizzie’s point of view
Dramatic irony
When the audience knows what the characters don’t
e.g, we know that Darcy paid off Wickham to marry Lydia
Protagonist
Someone who may be in a struggle with the villain
e.g, Darcy
Satire
Tacking the mick
e.g, how P+P takes the mick of the social hierarchy using Mrs Bennet and Mr Collins
Extended metaphor
Forging an unexpected connection between two apparently dissimilar things
