Literary Terms
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dingmundson Plus on December 27, 2009
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24 Literary Terms
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 metaphor | figure of speech that compares two things that are basically different but have a quality in common |
| simile | metaphor using like or as |
| synonym | A word that means the same as another word |
| antonym | word that means the opposite of another word |
| protagonist | the main character in a literary work |
| antagonist | the character who works against the protagonist in the story |
| foreshadow | give an indication beforehand; be a sign of (what is coming); portend; prefigure |
| personification | representing an abstract quality or idea as a person or creature |
| alliteration | repetition of beginning sound in poetry |
| imagery | language that appeals to the senses |
| theme | a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in a literary or artistic work |
| symbolism | when a thing represents more than just itself |
| characterization | methods a writer uses to develop characters |
| irony | when reality is different from appearance; the implied meaning of a statement is the opposite of its literal or obvious meaning |
| soliloquy | a speech given by a character alone on stage |
| monologue | a speech by one actor; a long talk by one person |
| point of view | the perspective from which a story is told |
| internal conflict | a struggle between opposing needs, desires, or emotions within a single character |
| external conflict | a struggle between a character and an outside force |
| connotation | All the meanings, associations, or emotions that a word suggests |
| denotation | dictionary definition of a word |
| dialect | A regional variety of a language distinguished by vocabulary, spelling, and pronunciation |
| tone | the quality of something (an act or a piece of writing) that reveals the attitudes and presuppositions of the author |
| allusion | a reference to another work of literature, person, or event |
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