POV and irony
POV: told by a character in the story, using "I" statements
First person narrative
What is allusion?
A reference to a person, place, event or thing that is known to most readers.
Ballad
Main character
Protagonist
What are the five main elements of plot?
Introduction, rising action, climax, denouement, conclusion.
POV: Reader knows all and sees all
Omniscient
An obvious exaggeration, often used for humour.
Hyperbole
Poetry written in unrhymed iambic pentameter.
Blank verse
Force against the main character
Antagonist
Time, place, and mood
Setting
POV: Told from the camera view
Third person
A comparison between two unlike things, without using "like", "as", or "than".
Metaphor
What is a couplet?
Two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme.
A character that undergoes a major and lasting change
Dynamic
The central idea or insight in a piece of literature.
Theme
Irony: When the readers know something the characters don't know.
Dramatic irony
A word whose sound suggests its meaning.
Onomatopoeia.
A poem that doesn't have any particular rhyme or form.
Free verse
A realistic character with several sides to his/her personality
Round
A moment of significant insight and realization
Epiphany
Irony: When the situation turns out differently than we expected
Situational irony
When non-human things are given human qualities.
Personification
The repetition of consonant sounds in words that are close to one another.
Alliteration
A character whose qualities are highlighted to fit a pattern or type
Stereotype
When something represents something else.
Symbol