literary terms lessons 14-20 Flashcards
a lyric of some length
ode
the use of words whose sound suggest their meaning
onomayopoeia
see fact and opinion
opinion
stories of peoples lives related by word of mouth
oral history
a form of figurative language combing contradictory words or ideas
oxymoron
a statement that seems to contradict itself but is nevertheless true
paradox
the use of similar grammatical constructions to express ideas that are related or equal in importance
parsllelism
the restatement of a text by readers in their own words or in another form
paraphasing
a literary or artistic work that imitates the characters style of an authors speech
parody
a figure of speech where animals ideas or inanimate objects are given human characteristics
personification
see point of view
perspective
persuasive writing is meant to sway readers feelings beliefs or actions
persuasion
see drama
play
the sequence of related events that make up a story
plot
introduces the characters and the conflicts they face
exposition
occurs after the exposition and introduces the central conflict within the story
inciting incident
following the introduction of the central conflict
rising action
the turning point in the story
climax
the end of the central conflict in a story
falling action
occurs after the climax
resolution or denouement
an additional minor plot that involves a secondary conflict in the story
subplot
a type of literature in which ideas and feelings are expressed in compact
poetry
perspective from which a story is told
point of view
the person telling the story that is one of the characters in the story
first person point of view
refers to the use of ‘you’ in explanations or arguments
second person point of view
the person telling the story is not one of the characters in the story
third person point of view
the narrator is not a character in the story but the events in the story are seen through the eyes of more than one of the characters
third person omniscient
a first hand account of an event
primary source
text that uses false or misleading information to present a slanted point of view
propaganda
the ordinary form of spoken and written language
prose
see character
protagonist
the process of raising questions while reading
questioning
imaginative writing set in the real modern world
realistic fiction
repetition in literature of one or more lines at regular intervals
refrain
a technique in which a sound word phrase or line is repeated
repetition
see plot
resolution
repetition of an identical or similarly accented sound or sounds in a work
rhyme
the process of gathering information and combining it with the readers own knowledge to guess what might occur in the story
predicting
words that rhyme at the end of a verse
end or terminal rhymes
are words that when written appear to rhyme
eye rhyme
rhyme found within a line of poetry
internal rhyme
system of pattern of metrical structure
slant rhyme
the pattern in a poem
rhyme scheme
pattern of flow of sounds
rhythm
`see plot
rising action
use of praise to mock someone or something
sarcasm
a literary in which ideas are ridiculed for the purpose of improving society
satire
the process of representing events
scanning
a section in a play
scene
prose writing
science fiction
presents information of other sources
secondary source
words and phrases that help readers
secondary details
the order which things happen
sequence
the time and place a story takes place
setting
a brief fiction story
short story
comparison between two other like and unlike objects
simile
a speech delivered by a character
soliloquy
a distinctive poetic style that uses a system or pattern of metrical structure
sonnet
written in iambic pentameter
petrarchan sonnet
the octave and sestet were replaced by three quatrains
English sonnet
see alliteration onomatopoeia repetition rhyme and rhythm
sound devices
the voice that talks to the reader in a poem
speaker
a talk given in public
speech
the instructions to the actors
stage directions
