Literary Terms I
Literary works that are based on imagination, not necessarily facts
What is Fiction?
The attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form
What is PERSONIFICATION?
The person or character telling the story
Who is the Narrator?
Words or phrases that create a mental picture
Appeals to the five senses
What is imagery?
What happens in the story
What is Plot?
Literary works that are fact-based
What is Non-fiction?
The feeling a piece of literature creates in a reader.
What is Mood?
One of the characters in the story is telling the story. (I, me, etc.)
What is First-Person Point of View?
Hints or clues to future events in the story
What is Foreshadowing?
In a story, this introduces characters and settings while supplying background information. (HINT: Not introduction)
What is Exposition?
The time and place of the story
What is a Setting?
Repetition of consonant sounds
What is ALLITERATION?
-Outside narrator
-Not a character in the story
-Can only report what they hear and/or see
What is Third-Person Objective Point of View?
Author's distinctive voice; the manner of expression of a particular writer, produced by choice of words, grammatical structures, use of literary devices, and all the possible parts of language use.
What is STYLE?
Complications/crisis/problems begin to take place (conflicts arise and tension builds)
What is Rising Action?
The overall meaning (central message) of the story
What is the Theme?
Fiction, drama, mystery, non-fiction, gothic, poetry, historical fiction , etc…
What are GENRES?
When the story is told using "you"
What is Second-Person Point of View?
Character(s) in opposition to the main character
What is the Antagonist?
High point in the story where the tension breaks (usually the highest point of interest)
What is the Climax?
A struggle (the problem in the story)
What is Conflict?
A reference to something else in literature
What is an Allusion?
-Outside narrator
-Not a character in the story
-Knows the thoughts and feelings of one character only
What is Third-Person Limited Point of View?
The central or main character
What is the Protagonist?
The events in the story which follow the climax (a decision needs to be made)
What is the Falling Action?
the choice of words an author uses
What is DICTION
Tools the writer uses to create a character
-Description
-Character's speeches/actions
-Character's thoughts/feelings
-Reactions/Opinions of other characters
What is Characterization?
-Outside narrator
-Not a character in the story
-Knows the thoughts and feelings of two or more characters (all, everything)
What is Third-Person Omniscient?
The author's attitude or feeling that comes across in a piece of literature.
What is Tone?
The outcome of the story/the conclusion
What is the Resolution?