Literary Terms
The central character in a work of literature
What is the protagonist?
Saying that someone has done something wrong.
What is an accusation?
To label someone as bad or shame.
What is stigmatize?
To describe someone's most important qualities.
What is to characterize?
Clear or sensible
What is lucid?
A conclusion about ideas or information not directly stated.
What is an inference?
To make believe or pretend
What is pretense?
To conceal or hide
What is obscure?
To be pitiful or sad.
What is pathetic?
What is inevitable?
A writer's word choices, which often convey voice and tone
What is diction?
Sounding harsh and unpleasant
What is discordant?
To state strongly and clearly
What is to assert?
Having a strong desire for success
What is ambitious?
Stress, strain, or anxiety.
What is tension?
A struggle between opposing desires or emotions within his or her own mind.
What is internal conflict?
The belief that one ethnicity is better than another.
What is racism?
To blame
What is reproach?
An unusually talented child, genius
What is a prodigy?
To remove or get rid of.
What is discriminate?
When the reader or audience knows more about the events in a story than the characters do.
What is Dramatic Irony?
Serving or tending to excite or stimulate
What is provocative?
To treat someone different because of prejudice.
What is discrimination?
Controls his or her behavior
What is disciplined?
Clearly expressed or lucid
What is perspicuous?