Terms
The center of interest or attention
Letters attached to the beginning, end, or base of a word that creates a new word or form
What is an Affix?
What is an antonym?
Person, animal, or object portrayed in a literary work
What is a character?
Piece of information provided objectively, presented as true
What is a fact?
Comparison of two unlike things with no words of comparison
What is a metaphor?
Author's central thought; chief topic of a text.
What is Main Idea?
Position of a narrator in relation to the story, as indicated by their outlook (1st person, 3rd person, etc)
What is Point of View?
Device in literature where an object represents an idea
What is symbolism?
A word that is similar in meaning to another word
What is a synonym?
An exaggeration or overstatement
What is hyperbole?
Written account of another person's life
What is a biography?
Part of a story where the plot becomes increasingly complicated and leads to a climax
What is the rising action?
Struggle or clash between opposing characters, forces, or emotions.
What is conflict?
Use of a word or phrase to mean the exact opposite of its literal or usual meaning
What is Irony?
A form of extended metaphor in which objects, persons, and actions are equated with means outside the narrative.
What is an allegory?
Portion of the story following the climax in which conflict is resolved
What is the resolution?
An implied or indirect reference in literature to a familiar person, place, or event
What is an allusion?
Range of associations that a word or phrase suggests in addition to its dictionary meaning
What is a connotation?
Conversation between characters or speakers in a literary text. Also refers to the speech of characters in a drama
What is dialogue?
Category used to classify literary works, usually by form, technique, or content.
What is genre?
Though unexpressed in actual text, meaning that may be understood by the reader: implied.
What is implicit?
A recurring subject, theme, or idea in a literary work
What is a motif?
A dramatic speech, revealing inner thoughts and feelings, spoken aloud by one character while alone on stage
What is a soliloquy?
A literary approach that ridicules or examines human vice or weakness