Literary Terms 1
A struggle between two opposing forces.
What is Confict?
The literal definition—its dictionary definition—and contains no emotion.
What is Denotation?
The time and place of a story
What is Setting?
This refers to who is telling or narrating a story.
What is Point of View?
"Don't judge a book by its cover" is an example of this.
What is Cliche?
The series of related events that make up a story.
What is the Plot?
Is established in order to affect the reader emotionally and psychologically and to provide a feeling for the narrative
What is Mood?
The point in a story that creates the greatest suspense or interest
What is Climax?
The use of clues or hints to suggest events that will occur later in the plot
What is Foreshadowing?
"Jumbo shrimp" and "Brawling love, O loving hate" are examples of this?
What is Oxymoron?
Something concrete, such as an object, person, place, or happening, that sounds for or represents something abstract such as an idea, a quality, or a conclusion.
What is a Symbol?
A literary device that contradicts itself but contains a plausible kernel of truth.
What is Paradox?
The use of a word to suggest a different association than its literal meaning,
What is Connotation?
A figure of speech and type of metaphor that compares two different things using the words “like” or “as.”
What is a Simile?
"Stop beating around the bush" is an example of this.
What is an Idiom?
An expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; Rappers use this alot.
What is an Allusion?
A figure of speech in which inanimate objects are endowed with human qualities.
What is Personification?
The main idea or underlying meaning a writer explores in a novel, short story, or other literary work.
What is Theme?
Includes language that appeals to all of the human senses, including sight, hearing, taste, touch, and smell.
What is Imagery?
The use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning; usually humorous or sardonic literary style.
What is Irony?
A stated likness or comparison between two unlike things or the relationship that exists between them.
What is Analogy?
Refers to the feeling, emotion, and/or mood a writer conveys to the reader through the description of setting and objects.
What is Atmosphere?
"Yo mama hair is so short she can roll it with rice" is an example of this.
What is Hyperbole?
This refers to the mood implied by an author's word choice and the way that the text can make a reader feel.
What is Tone?
A figure of speech that directly compares one thing to another for rhetorical effect.
What is Metaphor?