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Midterms Literary Terms Exam Flashcards

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Image

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A visual representation story; objects or things that trigger one’s senses.

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Extended metaphor

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A metaphor that carries on throughout the story.

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Overstatement

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An exaggeration of some sort

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Understatement

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A statement seeming less important than actually; saying less for effect

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Paradox

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A self contradicting statement that makes sense

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Simile

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Comparing two things using like or as

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Setting

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Where the story takes place; time and place

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Controlling metaphor

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A metaphor that shapes the story

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Metaphor

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Comparing similar things without using like or as

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Personification

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Anything non-human being given human traits.

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Point-of-view (POV)

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The perspective of who’s telling the story.

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Narrator

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The voice of the story

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Third-person narrator

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A storyteller that doesn’t partake in the story; uses he, she, they

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Omniscient narrator

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A narrator that has no physical body and knows everything; a godlike narrator that knows everything

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Editorial omniscient narrator

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A third-person narrator that determines a character’s actions; a subjective narrator that offers opinions; a subjective narrator that offers opinions.

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Mutual omniscient narrator

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A narrator that lets the reader interpret the character for himself.

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Limited omniscient narrator

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Focuses on limited characters throughout the story, usually only the main character; a narrator that is godlike and all-knowing to a few characters.

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Stream of consciousness technique

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Emphasizes what the character is thinking; mimics thoughts

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Objective POV

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Narrator tells a story with only actions, events, and character’s experience, and no internal thoughts

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First-person narrator

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A story told directly from the character’s perspective; uses I, me, we

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Unreliable narrator

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A narrator with an unreliable perspective

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Naive narrator

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A narrator that does not fully understand what is happening

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Style

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The manner in which the author presents the writing

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Diction

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The type of words the author uses to evoke emotion

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Tone

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Overall emotion of the story; attitude of the writer/author towards the events of the story

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Irony

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Situation and/or words presented contrary to reality in the context of the story

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Verbal irony

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A phrase said one way having a different meaning

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Sarcasm

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Verbal irony used in an antagonistic way; the tone is obvious

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Situational irony

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Events happening against expectation

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Dramatic irony

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Understanding a story or event from an outside perspective different from the character

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Satire

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Criticism via mockery

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Theme

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Overarching concepts the story meaningfully interacts with; main concept or idea being explored

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Symbol

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Objects or idea that represents a deeper meaning in a story (Symbolism: something more than literal)

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Conventional symbol

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Objects or idea that represents a deeper meaning within society

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Literary symbol

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Objects or ideas that represent a deeper meaning within the story’s context or the literature’s

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Allegory

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Event, object, or person that has direct meaning to the story; single, fixed meaning

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Characterization

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Making a fictional character into reality in descriptive details and character traits

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Show & Telling Methods

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Showing or telling, a method authors use to introduce characters and then describe them; showing: through actions & telling: through descriptions

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Motivation

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The motive and reasoning behind a character’s actions

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Plausible

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Cause and reasoning; validation to action; accepts as something is possible

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Consistent

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Consistent is used to describe a character’s actions. It is when behavior is compatible with the characters’ temperament. The characters’ motivated and plausible actions should be compatible.

In literature, the term “consistent” generally refers to the quality of maintaining a uniform and coherent tone, style, or theme throughout a work. When a literary work is described as consistent, it implies that there is a harmonious and steady flow of elements, such as language, characterization, and narrative, without significant contradictions or abrupt shifts. Consistency contributes to the overall cohesiveness of the piece, enhancing the reader’s experience and understanding of the author’s intended message or aesthetic.

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Anti-hero

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A modern character with the inability to have control over future events

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Dynamic

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Character development stemming of core events; dynamic character changes

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Static

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A stagnant character, no development throughout the story; static characters do not

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Foil character

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A character that sheds lights towards a character’s opposing traits; a minor character that reveals things about a character through a contrast

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Stock characters

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A stereotypical group of characters generalized as a whole

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Round characters

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A character that arises question within the reader though complexities

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Plot

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The structure of order of events of a story

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In medias res

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When a story begins in the middle of the narration

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Flashback

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A glimpse of the past to provide context to a current event

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Character

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A person that plays a role in a story; person, place, or thing with human qualities

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Exposition

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A necessary context to understand a story; background information

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Rising action

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Plot points that lead to a climax

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Conflict

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The main driver of a plot

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Foreshadowing

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Subtle hints for the future

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Protagonist

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The main character

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Hero/heroine

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A protagonist with heroic traits

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Antagonist

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A major character or force that goes against the main character

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Suspense

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Elements that create anxiety

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Climax

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The crux of the plot

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Resolution

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The end of a conflict

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Dénouement

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Untying of the knot

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