Definitions #1
A narrative in which characters and settings stand for abstract ideas or moral qualities
Allegory
A foil is a character who is used as a __________ to another character.
contrast
An allusion is
a. a narrative in which characters and settings stand for abstract ideas or moral qualities.
b. the character or force that opposes or blocks the protagonist.
c. Reference to a statement, person, place or event from literature, history, mythology, religion, pop culture, etc.
c. Reference to a statement, person, place or event from literature, history, mythology, religion, pop culture, etc.
Fight Club, The Wizard of Oz and Animal Farm are all examples of this.
An allegory (like a story within a story or a narrative in which characters and settings stand for abstract ideas or moral qualities).
characterization is:
a. a conversation between two or more characters.
b. a process by which the writer reveals the personality of the character.
c. one who tells a story
b. a process by which the writer reveals the personality of the character.
The mood or feeling in a literary work
Atmoshphere
Foreshadowing is the use of ________ to hint at what is going to happen later in the plot
Clues
A connotation is:
a. a conversation between two or more characters.
b. the literal dictionary definition of a word
c. all the meanings, associations, or emotions that a word suggest.
c. all the meanings, associations, or emotions that a word suggest.
Loki, Joker, and Cruella are all examples of this type of character.
An antagonist (The character or force that opposes or blocks the protagonist).
_____ is ordinary written and spoken language.
Prose
A process by which the writer reveals the personality of a character
Characterization
Point of view is the _________ ________ from which a writer tells a story.
Vantage point
dialogue
a. a conversation between two or more characters.
b. mask or voice assumed by a writer.
c. the vantage point from which a writer tells a story.
a. a conversation between two or more characters.
When Gaston and the townspeople come to attack the beast, and Belle admits her love for the beast this is consider the ______ of Beauty in the Beast.
Climax
This is a mask or voice assumed by the writer.
Persona
A writer’s or speaker’s choice of words; it is an essential element of a writer’s style
Diction
A symbol is a ______, _____, _____ or _____ that stands for both itself and for something beyond itself
person, place, thing or event
foreshadowing
a. the central message or insight of a work of literature.
b. the use of clues to hint at what is going to happen later in the plot.
c. a contrast or discrepancy between expectation and what happens.
b. the use of clues to hint at what is going to happen later in the plot.
This is an example of what literary term?:
Calvin licked his lips. "Where are we going?"
"Up." Charles continued his lecture. "On Camazotz we are all happy because we are all alike. Differences create problems. You know that, don't you, dear sister?"
"No," Meg said.
"Oh, yes, you do. You've seen at home how true it is. You know that you're not happy at school. Because you're different.”
"I'm different, and I'm happy," Calvin said.
"But you pretend that you aren't different."
"I'm different, and I like being different." Calvin's voice was unnaturally loud.
"Maybe I don't like being different," Meg said, "but I don't want to be like everybody else, either."
Dialogue
denotation is:
a. the vantage point from which a writer tells a story
b. way of speaking that is characteristic of a particular region or group of people.
c. The literal dictionary definition of a word
c. The literal dictionary definition of a word
Word or phrase that describes one thing in terms of another and is not meant to be understood on a literal level; also called figurative language ex.) simile, metaphor, personification
Figure of speech
____ is the attitude a writer takes toward the reader, a subject, or a character
irony
a. a kind of writing that ridicules human weakness in order to bring about social reform.
b.a contrast or discrepancy between expectation and what happens.
c. language that appeals to the senses.
b.a contrast or discrepancy between expectation and what happens.
"I'm so hungry I could eat a horse!" is an example of what literary term?
figure of speech, specifically, hyperbole
The peak of the plot/ the most exciting moment
Climax: The point of greatest emotional intensity or suspense in a plot