literary terms 1
The part of the dramatic plot that follows the climax.
what is Falling action
Information given the reader that provides a hint of what will happen later in the story.
What is foreshadowing
Is the process authors use to develop characters and create images of them for the reader.
What is characterization
A type of literary work
What is Genre
The use of words to express the opposite of the literal meaning. A set of circumstances that turn out to be the opposite of what is expected.
What is Irony
A story that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one.
what is a Allegory
A reference to an actual idea, place, person, or text existing outside the literary work.
what is Allusion
A movement in time from the present, back to a former timeback to a former time, usually to provide background information on a character or event.
What is Flashback
An obvious exaggeration or overstatement, not intended to be taken literally.
what is a hyperbole.
The making of “pictures in words”.
what is Imagery
An expression that cannot be understood from the meanings of its separate words but that has a separate meaning of its own.
What is a idiom.
The moment in the story when a conflict reaches its highest point of tension.
what is Climax
one who opposes the action and efforts of the main character.
What is a Antagonist
the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words or within words.
what is Alliteration
Refers to the sequence of events in the story. It is the arrangement or plan of the story.
What is Plot
The opposition of two forces or characters. It may occur between two characters, between a character and society, or between opposing forces within one character.
what is Conflict
The overall emotional attitude in a literary work.
what is Mood.
A comparison of similar things, often for the purpose of using something familiar to explain something unfamiliar.
What is a analogy
a figure of speech in which human characteristics are given to anything non-human.
What is Personification
The main character, good or bad.
What is Protagonist
A figure of speech which describes an object or an action in a way that isn’t literally true, but helps explain an idea or make a comparison.
what is Metaphor
a recurring image, word, phrase, action, idea, object or situation that appears throughout the same work.
What is Motif
Reveals information to the reader on the setting, the characters, and other background information.
what is Exposition
Refers to perspective from which the story is told.
What is Point of View.
The suggestion of an additional meaning for a word or phrase apart from the literal meaning.
What is connotation.