Novel
Define novel
a fictitious prose narrative of book length
True or False: All poetry must rhyme
False
Define drama in literary terms
literature that is written to be performed in front of an audience.
Compares 2 unlike things using the terms "like" or "as"
ex: "She is hungry like the wolf"
the main claim of an essay
thesis
The name of the novel we read this year
Internment
A group of lines in a poem
stanza
Type of drama where things end up worse for antagonist
Tragedy
Compares 2 unlike things by saying one is another.
ex: He is a mean ogre.
metaphor
a thesis needs this to support it
evidence
The main character of a novel
protagonist
The hidden life lesson of a poem or other literary work
theme
Type of drama where things turn out better for the antagonist
Comedy
ex: Zoom, Splat, Buzz
onomatopoeia
False
All events that occur in the novel
plot
The rhyme scheme of the poem "Nothing Gold Can Stay" by Robert Frost
AA BB CC DD
The written form of a drama
script
Dictionary definition of a word in literary terms
denotation
The basic format of an essay has 5 of these
paragraphs
The start of a novel that includes background information and introduces the setting and characters.
exposition
Type of stanza that contains 4 lines
quatrain
Two of Oedipus's hamartias
hubris, hastiness, anger, poor judgment.
a term whose meaning cannot be determined from the literal meanings of the words.(ex:)
Idiom
Stating the opposing side's argument and then using your argument as a solution
counterargument