Lord of the Flies Flashcards
What does Foreshadow mean
Hinting at future events.
What does Denouement mean
Final part of a narrative where the story is resolved.
What does Democracy mean
A way of governing which depends on the will of the people.
What does Characterisation mean
The creation or development of a fictional character.
What does Dictatorship mean
A form of government in which one person has absolute power.
What does Foil mean
A character that contrasts with another character.
What does Dramatic Irony mean
When the reader has a greater awareness than the characters.
What does Symbolism mean
An object that has a literal meaning but represents other meanings.
What does Protagonist mean
The leading character or one of the major characters.
What does Antagonist mean
Opponent or foil to the main character.
What does Allusion mean
Reference, within a literary text, to a work of literature.
What does Omniscient narrator mean
The narrator knows about all events/characters in the story.
What does Hierarchy mean
A system in which members of an organisation or society are ranked according to relative statues or authority.
What does Pathetic Fallacy
Term for the attribution of human emotion and conduct to things found in nature that are not human.
What does Dialogue mean
A speech/conversation between two or more people.
What does Rising action mean
A related series of incidents in a literary plot that build toward the point toward the point of greatest interest.
What does Exposition mean
The beginning of a narrative story and the reader gives information about the setting characters’ backstories, prior plot event.
What does Monarchy mean
A system of government with a king or queen at the head.
