Literary Terms Vocab
What is the definition of Hyperbole?
"I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse."
Exaggerated statements, not meant to be taken literally.
What is the definition of pathos?
"If we don't move soon, we're all going to die!"
A form of argument based on emotions (Fear, Love, Anger, Sympathy, etc.
What is the setting of story?
When and where the story takes place.
Which type of figurative language is this?
A figure of speech in which a person, situation, word, or object is used to represent something else.
Symbolism
Occurs when speakers say the opposite of what they means.
What kind of irony is this describing?
Verbal Irony
What is a metaphor?
"The world is your stage."
Comparing two things NOT using like or as
Which rhetorical device is being used here?
"If my years as a Marine taught me anything, it's that caution is the best policy in this sort of situation."
Ethos
The main character of the story is also sometimes known as the...
The protagonist
"The bee made an annoying buzzing sound in my ear."
Where is the figurative language in this sentence, and what type of figurative language is it?
Buzzing, and Onomatopoeia
If you're watching a movie about the Titanic and a character leaning on the balcony right before the ship hits the iceberg says, "It's so beautiful I could just die."
What kind of irony is this an example of?
( audience )
Dramatic Irony
What is personification?
"The sun smiled down on us."
Giving human-like qualities to inanimate objects.
What is a simile?
"She was as quiet as a mouse."
Comparing two things using like or as
The character that OPPOSES the main character in a story is sometimes called the..
( or opposing force)
The Antagonist
Which figurative language combines two words with opposite meanings?
( contradictory words )
Ex. "Old news", "Organized Chaos"
Oxymoron
"Breaking News! A police station has been robbed!"
What kind of irony is being demonstrated?
( surprised )
Situational Irony
What is the definition of antithesis?
"She is slime and sporty."
Something or someone that is the direct opposite of someone or something else.
What is the definition of alliteration?
"Good grief" "Red roses"
The occurrence of the same sound at the beginning of words.
Which point of view is this describing?
Is a narrator who may or may not be in the story
Is talking directly to the reader/audience
Second Point of View
"There's no use in crying over spilled milk."
This is an example of what type of figurative language?
Idiom - Phrases that are not meant to be taken literally but have a widely understood meaning in a given language
A particular attitude toward or way of regarding something.
What is this describing?
Perspective
What is the meaning of Anaphora?
Dr Martin Luther King's "I Have A Dream Speech"
The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of each line in a poem or speech
What is an allusion?
"Keep your friends close, keep your enemies closer."
A reference to a person, place, thing, story/text, or event that is famous or well-known to other people
What kind of narrator is being described?
- All knowing
- Can see into the minds of all characters
Omniscient Third Person Narrator
"Language Arts is simply vocabulary and taking notes."
Which figurative language is this an example of?
( understatement, downplaying )
Meiosis
Pretending to be ignorant to expose the ignorance of someone else.
( often referred to as playing dumb )
Socratic Irony