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The essential background information at the beginning of a literary work
Exposition
An extended metaphor, where the entire story or poem has a secondary symbolic meaning.
Allegory:
a dramatic device in which a character makes a short speech intended for the audience but not heard by the other characters on stage
Aside
direct speech between characters in a literary work
Dialogue
type or category to which a literary work belongs
Genre
the development of conflict and complications in a literary work
Rising action
repetition of the initial consonant sounds of words: “Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers”
Alliteration
repetition of vowel sounds followed by different consonant sounds: “Anna’s apples,” “the pond is long gone”
Assonance
word choice to create a specific effect
Diction
extreme exaggeration to add meaning
Hyperbole
Climax
the turning point in a literary work
a reference to something well-known that exists outside the literary work
Allusion
the reason behind what an author writes, not the main idea of the story.
Authors purpose
the method of returning to an earlier point in time for the purpose of making the present clearer
Flashback
language that appeals to the five senses
Imagery
Failing action
results or effects of the climax of a literary work
character that is the source of conflict in a literary work
Antagonist
The manner in which an author develops characters and their personalities
Characterization
language that represents one thing in terms of something dissimilar (non-literal language). Includes simile, metaphor, personification, hyperbole, symbol)
Figurative Language
when there is a disparity between what is expected and what actually occurs
situational irony
Resolution/denouement-
end of a literary work when loose ends are tied up and questions are answered
a word opposite in meaning to another
Antonym
struggle between two or more opposing forces (person vs. person; nature; society; self; fate/God.
Conflict
hint of what is to come in a literary work
Foreshadowing
a recurring feature of a literary work that is related to the theme
Motif