Literary Terms 1
Literary Terms 2
Literary Terms 3
Literary Terms 4
Literary Terms 5
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lyric poem of 14 lines, in iambic pentameter
sonnet
100
the place where the story happens
What is setting
100
a long narrative poem about a hero’s adventures.
What is Epic poem
100
a comparison of different things not using like or as
What is metaphor
100
what is a character that we know a lot about
What is round character
200
all writing that is not poetry
What is prose
200
attitude a writer takes toward a subject
What is tone
200
an extended simile with details and explanation about the comparison.
What is Epic simile
200
a statement that seems to contradict but is actually true
What is paradox
200
learning about the character from the author
What is direct characterization
300
metrical language; the opposite of prose
What is verse
300
topics the author wishes to discuss through their work
What is theme
300
the hero of an epic poem.
What is Epic hero
300
a term containing normally contradictory terms (ex = jumbo shrimp)
What is oxymoron
300
learning about a character based on thier thoughts, actions, words, or other characters say about them
What is indirect characterization
400
character or voice from whose point of view a story is told
What is narrator
400
the voice (in poetry) that talks to the reader – not always the poet
What is speaker
400
a descriptive phrase that renames a character
What is Epithet
400
truth is exaggerated for emphasis or humorous effect
What is hyperbole
400
a word’s overtones of meaning
What is connotation
500
human qualities are given to a non-human thing
What is personification
500
what is character that we know little about
What is flat character
500
the epic hero’s main character flaw that leads to all of his misfortunes
What is Tragic flaw
500
type of character who does not change over time
What is static
500
a word’s literal meaning
What is denotation
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