Literary terms 1
Main elements of this are
1) Plot centers around a hero with unbelievable abilities.
2) Involves deeds of superhuman strengths and valor.
3) Vast setting.
4) Involves supernatural and-or otherworldly forces.
5) Elevate writing style
6) Poet remains objective and omniscient
What is Epic Poetry/Poems?
The feeling created by a reader by literary work.
What is Mood?
Time and place of a piece of literature.
What is setting?
This is the beginning of the book before the action begins.
What is exposition?
The events that follow the climax leading up to the resolution.
What is falling action?
The purpose of this is to answer "what" or "why" question with made up stories, explained orally.
What is Mythology?
The attitude the author takes toward his subject, character or reader.
What is Tone?
Person, animal or object used as the means to tell a story.
What is Character?
The event which initiates the action or sets the story in motion.
What is inciting force?
The conclusion or wrap-up of the story, or how the story ends. Sometimes the loose ends are tied up nicely, other times the reader does not get all the answers.
What is resolution?
An interruption in the story to tell about events that happened earlier. (not a memory)
What is Flashback?
What the author specifically tells the reader about the character. (ex. Bob is smart)
What is Direct Characterization?
What happens, the arrangement of ideas and-or incidents that make up a story.
What is plot?
Series of events which lead to the climax.
What is rising action?
What is figurative language?
Hints about events that will occur further on in a story.
What is Foreshadowing?
What is revealed about the character, what a reader can infer about a character through her/his actions, speech and etc.
What is Indirect Characterization?
Brief description of a literary piece.
What is summary?
Events which complicate the problem, making it hard to solve.
What are complications?
It is opposite of figurative language which is exactly what it says.
What is literal language?
(1)A dictionary definition of a word and (2) the thoughts and feelings and images associated with the word. (2 answers)
What is Denotation and Connotation?
"Reading between the lines" to understand what is not directly stated in the text.
What is Inference?
Three essential elements of any story.
What are characters, plot and setting?
The turning point, the most intense moment, or high point of the story - either mentally or in action.
What is climax?
"Piece of cake"
"Kill two birds with one stone"
"A slap on the wrist"
"All ears"
"Born with a silver spoon in the mouth"
"Night owl"
What are Idioms?