LiteraryTerms Flashcards
First Person
The narrator is a character in the story and shares his/her thoughts and feelings
Third person limited
The narrator is outside the story and shares the thoughts and feelings of one character
Third person omniscient
The narrator is outside the sorry and shares the thoughts and feelings of all characters
Third Person Dramatic
The narrator is outside the story and shares only the actions and dialogue of the characters
Invention
The process of developing and refining your argument
Persona
The speaker in a literary work
Tone
The authors implied attitude about a subject
Simile
Comparing two u like things connective (like, as, resembles)
Metaphor
Comparing two unlike things directly
Personification
Giving human qualities to objects, animals, plants and ideas
Static
A character that’s does not change much
Dynamic
A character that changes in a important way
Character motivation
The driving force behind a characters action
Internal Confilct
A struggle between opposite needs, desires or emotions within a single character
External Conflict
When a character struggles with an outside force
Theme
Insight into a human condition
Ethos
The use of words, images and/ or sounds to establish a reputation that will appeal to values of an audience and inspire audience to respect authority, admire integrity/motives or at least acknowledge what they stand for
Pathos
The use of words, images and/sounds that evoke certain emotions in an audience
Logos
The use of words, images and /or sounds that appear reasonable to an audience
