| Term | Definition |
|---|
| diction | a writers word choice |
| theme | the central idea, concern or purpose |
| imagery | the descriptive language used in literature to re-create |
| point of view | the perspective |
| figurative language | writing or speech not meant to be literal. |
| metaphor | is a figure of speech in which one thing is spoken |
| simile | a figure of speech using like or as |
| synecdoche | figure of speech when a part is used for a whole |
| hyperbole | a deliberate exaggeration or overstatement |
| imagery | the descriptive language used in literature |
| personification | when non-living things are gievn human characteristics |
| epic simile | a long narrative poem about the gods. |
| symbolism | was a literary movement |
| plot | the sequence of events in a literary work |
| poetry | one of the three major types, or genres of literature |
| free verse | poetry not written in a regular, rythmical pattern |
| epic | is a long narrative poem about the adventures |
| narrative poem | a poem that tells a story in verse |
| alliteration | repetition of intial consonant sounds in accented syllables |
| consonance | repetition of final consonant sounds |
| assonance | repetition of vowel sounds |
| literature | writings in which expression and form in connection with ideas |
| genre | a class or category on artistic endeavor |
| culture | the behaviors and beliefs characteristics of a particular social, ethnic group |
| end ryhme | where the words rhyme at the end of poem |
| internal ryhme | ryhme that occurs within a line of poetry |
| fiction | based on imaginative narration |
| non- fiction | based on facts and reality |
| short story | a piece of prose fiction, usually under 10,000 words |
| novel | a fictitious prose narrative of considerable length |
| essay | a short literary composition on a particular theme or subject |
| editorial | article in a newspaper or other periodical presenting the opinion |
| haiku | a major form of japanese verse, written in 17 syllables |
| biography | someone writes a biography about someone else |
| autobiography | the person writes about themselves |
| drama | dealing with writing and production of plays |
| character | one such a feature or trait |
| irony | the use of words to convey a meaning that is opposite of it's literal meaning |
| chronological | arranged in the order of time |
| flashback | a device in the narrative as a motion picture, novel etc. |
| epistolary narrative | a novel written as series of documents |
| frame narrative | a secondary story or stories embedded in the main story |
| myth | a traditional or legendary story usually concerning some being or hero |
| understatement | verbal irony conveys emotional response that less than called for |
| irony | contrast between reality and what appears to be |
| paradox | statement that strikes us as contradictory |
| tone | author's attitude |
| tragic hero | a literary charcter who makes an error of judgement |
| aside | in reserve; in a seperate place, as for safekeeping; apart away |
| dialogue | conversation between two or more people |
| idiom | a language, dialect, or style of speaking peculiar to people |
| cognate | related by birth; of the same percentage; descent |
| in media res | refers to an artistic technique |
| syntax | the study of rules for formation of grammatical sentences |
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