Vocab
The essential background information at the beginning of a literary work
What is Exposition?
the development of conflict and complications in a literary work
What is Rising action?
the turning point in a literary work
What is the Climax?
results or effects of the climax of a literary work
What is Falling action?
end of a literary work when loose ends are tied up and questions are answered
What is Resolution/denouement?
when there is a disparity between what is expected and what actually occurs
What is Situational Irony?
extreme exaggeration to add meaning
What is a Hyperbole?
language that appeals to the five senses
what is Imagery?
when the reader or audience knows something a character does not
What is Dramatic Irony?
type or category to which a literary work belongs
What is a Genre?
An extended metaphor, where the entire story or poem has a secondary symbolic meaning.
What is an Allegory?
repetition of the initial consonant sounds of words: “Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers”
What is an Alliteration?
a reference to something well-known that exists outside the literary work
What is an Allusion?
the character that is the source of conflict in a literary work
who is an Antagonist?
a word opposite in meaning to another
What is an Antonym?
direct speech between characters in a literary work
What is Dialogue?
a hint of what is to come in a literary work
What is Foreshadowing?
language that represents one thing in terms of something dissimilar (non-literal language). Includes simile, metaphor, personification, hyperbole, symbol)
What is a Figurative Language?
the method of returning to an earlier point in time for the purpose of making the present clearer
What is Flashback?
word choice to create a specific effect
What is Diction?
a dramatic device in which a character makes a short speech intended for the audience but not heard by the other characters on stage
what is an Aside?
repetition of vowel sounds followed by different consonant sounds: “Anna’s apples,” “the pond is long gone”
What is an Assonance?
the reason behind what an author writes, not the main idea of the story.
what is the Author’s Purpose?
The manner in which an author develops characters and their personalities
What is Characterization?
struggle between two or more opposing forces (person vs. person; nature; society; self; fate/God.
What is Conflict?