Character
the original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies
What is an archetype
The physical and social context in which the action of a story occurs.
what is the setting
A struggle between opposing forces
What is a conflict
A metaphor in which human qualities are attributed to non-humans or animals.
What is personification
The manner in which words are arranged into sentences
What is syntax
The character, force, or collection of forces in fiction or drama that opposes the protagonist and gives rise to the conflict of the story.
what is the antagonist?
Description that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste)
the most intense, exciting, or important point of something; a culmination or apex.
What is the climax
The process by which a writer makes a character seem real to the reader.
What is characterization
The use of words to convey the opposite of their literal meaning; or, incongruity between what is expected and what actually occurs (situational, verbal, dramatic).
What is irony
The central character of a literary work.
What is the protagonist
Feeling or atmosphere the writer creates for the reader
What is atmosphere
an element of literature that introduces the key background information of a narrative.
What is exposition
A short account of an interesting or humorous incident
what is an anecdote
Placing two elements side by side to present a comparison or contrast.
What is juxtaposition
A character in a work whose behavior and values contrast with those of another character in order to highlight the distinctive temperament of that character.
What is a foil
What is verisimilitude
An indirect or passing reference to some event, person, place, or artistic work; the nature and relevance of which is not explained by the writer, but relies on the reader's familiarity with what is thus mentioned.
allusion
A recurrent image, word, phrase, represented object, or action that tends to unify the literary work or may be elaborated into a more general theme.
What is a motif
A figure of speech in which an overstatement or exaggeration is used for deliberate effect.
What is hyperbole
In fiction, when a character suddenly experiences a deep realization about himself/herself.
What is an epiphany.
Theirs was a bohemian milieu.
What is the surroundings, especially of a social or cultural nature
A French term meaning "unraveling" or "unknotting," used to describe the resolution of the plot following the climax.
What is the denouement?
A type of understatement in which an idea is expressed by negating its opposite.
Ex. Describing a particularly horrific scene by saying, "It was not a pretty picture."
Litotes
An apparently contradictory statement that actually contains some truth (“Whoever loses his life, shall find it.”).
What is a paradox