literary terms english 11 the narrative perspective from which a story is told
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Literary Terms
English 11
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The narrative perspective from which a story is told.
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Point of view
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When a nonhuman thing is talked about as if it were human.
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personification
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The reason behind a character’s behavior
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motivation
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A struggle between opposing forces
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conflict
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The central point or message in a literary work
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theme
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The turning point in the action
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climax
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The character or force against which the main
character is pitted
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antagonist
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Repeated word or phrase, used by writers to call attention to it
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repetition
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A character that undergoes a significant change throughout the story
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Dynamic character
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The use of a character’s appearance, words, or actions to reveal something about a character
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characterization
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A work of literature that is meant to be performed
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Drama
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A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things, using like or as
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simile
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When a writer uses hints or clues to indicate events that will occur
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foreshadowing
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Language that uses words or expressions with a meaning that is different from the literal interpretation; includes similes, metaphors, personification and symbols
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Figurative language
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When the same consonant is used at the beginning of a series of words, creating a regular sound pattern
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alliteration
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The attitude a writer takes toward the audience or his or her subject
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tone
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The use of language that appeals to the senses
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imagery
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A speech in a dramatic work in which a character speaks his or her feelings aloud; this is to reveal the character’s inner thoughts, feelings, and plans to the audience
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soliloquy
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The use of a person, place, thing, or event that stands for itself and for something beyond itself as well.
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symbolism
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The overall atmosphere of a literary work or the feeling the reader gets
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mood
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When a story is told by a voice outside of the action, not by one of the characters
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Third person
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The outcome of the conflict in a plot
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resolution
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A reference in a literary work to a person, place, or thing in history or another work of literature
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allusion
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The sequence of action and events in a story
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plot
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When the reader or audience is aware of something that the characters in the story are not aware of
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Dramatic Irony
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A character who provides a striking contrast to another
character
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foil
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A literary work that can be interpreted to
reveal a hidden meaning, typically a
moral or political one
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allegory
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When the author lays the groundwork for
the plot and introduces readers to
the character and setting, and conflict
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exposition
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A character who remains essentially
the same throughout the story
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Static character
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The central or main character in a story,
novel, or play
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protagonist
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When a person uses words to convey the
opposite of the literal meaning of those
words
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Verbal Irony
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The point of view in which the narrator is a character telling the
story
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First person
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The time and place in which a story takes
place
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setting
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A written conversation between two or more people
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dialogue
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A comparison that does not use like or as
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metaphor
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A dramatic work that presents the downfall of a character of high status who has a flaw
that leads to his or her destruction
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tragedy
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When the opposite of what is expected to
happen is what happens
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Situational irony