literary terms
allegory
what is... something with 2 parallel meanings
protagonist
what is... central figure in a literary work arouses readers sympathy
morality play
a play that teaches a moral
foil
what is... two contrasting characters who are different but have one key similarity which are meant to be highlighted
aside
words that characters address to the audience which are not heard by other characters
soliloquy
what is... when a character speaks alone on stage and reveals his inner most thoughts
satire
what is... using sarcasm to educate others
foreshadowing
a literary device where events are hinted before they occur
point of view
what is... the perspective which the story is told or narrated
blank verse
a type of poetic meter consisting of unrhymed iambic pentameter
aliteration
what is... two or more words with the same initial sound
traagedy
what is... story where things go wrong in the end for the protagonist
didactic
what is... a work that you can derive a lesson from
epistolary novel
story told in a series of letters
dramatic irony
when the audience knows something the character doesn't
personification
what is... giving a non human thing human traits
epic
what is... a long narrative poem celebrating the feats of the hero
mirror for princes
a how to book for good princes
in medias res
in the middle of things when an epic begins in the middle of things
pathos
when an author appeals to the audiences and readers emotions
Micah
what is... dyslexic
best throwing tool
sonnet
a 14 line poem with s formal rhyme scheme and regular meter
first person
narration from the perspective of a character in the story using first person pronouns
allusion
indirect reference to something