real lit terms Flashcards
allegory
narrative or description which has a second meaning beneath the surface one
allusion
a refrence to something in previous history or literature
antihero
a protagonist lacking in one or more of the qualities of traditional hero. They lack character
character
persons involved in a stroy the moral qualities and traits of a character
dynamic character
a character who undergoes change or achieves growth
flat character
can be summed up in 1 or two traits
foil character
a minor character whose situations or actions parallel those of a major character; through contrast the reader achieves a fuller understanding of main character
round character
character is complex and many sided
static character
same at the begining as at the end
stock character
a steryotyped character;one who is framilliar as a type in other woorks
climax
the turning point or high point in a story; character makes a decision or comes to understanding which changes the rest of the course of the work
comedy
has a happy ending; emphasizes humen limitations rather than greatness
conflict
a clash within the story; may be against another person, nature, society, or fate(external) or a struggle within the characte rhimself(internal)
connotation
what a word suggests beyond its literal meaning
denotation
the dictionary definition of a word
diction
word choice
epiphanhy
a moment of great insight or understanding by which a characters attitudes or life a greatly altered
Fantasy
a kind of fiction that pictures creatures or events beyond the bounderies of known reyality
figurative language
language that employs figures of speech; cannot be taken litteraly
figure of speech
a way of saying something other than the ordinary way; an imaginative comparison
hero
protagonist of the story; usuALLY possesing qualities of bravary, skill, idelism, or sence of purpose
hyperbole
overstatement for the purpose of emphasis
imagry
representation through language of sence expirience
in mes res
begins in the middle of things with little exposition
irony
a situation or use of language involving some kind of incongruity or discrepancy
verbal irony
a figure od speech in which what is said is the opposite of what is meant
dramatic irony
an incongruity beteen what a character percieves and what the author intends the reader to percieve
situational irony
a situation in which there is an incongruity between appearance and reality, between expecta5ion and fufilment, or between actual situation and what would seem appropriate
metaphor
implict comparison of two unlike things can be named or implied
motivation
incentives or goals which cause a character to act the way he does
paradox
statement or situation which contains an aparently contradictory element; on further examination, often teilds some truth.
plot
artistic arangement of events in a story
exposition
the opening portion of the story that sets the scene, introduces the characters, tells what happened before the story began, and provides other necessary backgrounf information to enable the reader to follow and understand the story
complication
introduces a conflict
suspense
anxiety or tension which hightens the readers atention to the story
protagonist
the principal character or hero of the story
antagonist
character or force opposed to the protagonist
foreshadowing
indications or hints of things to come
crisis
a moment of high tension there may be se verla leading up to the climax
climax
the moment of greatest tension when the outcome is decided
denouncement
follows the climax and resolves or concludes the action; falling action
naturalism
fiction of grim realism, in which the writer observes humen characteristics like scientists observing ants, seeing them as products and victms of environment and heredity
point of veiw
the angle of vision from which a story is toold
omnicient POV
author writes in third person and is all knowing; knows what characters are thinking and planning an why
objective pov
presents the actions and thoughts of the characters but does not judge them or insert opinions
