Literature Final Exam Review/Terms
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Foreshadowing | an author's use of hints or clues about events which will occur later in a narrative |
| Irony | the contrast between what is expected, or what appears to be, and what actually is |
| Verbal Irony | the contrast of saying the opposite of what is actually meant |
| Irony of situation | based on the difference between the way events work out and what is expected to happen or what seems appropriate |
| Irony of tone | extends verbal irony to include lengthy passages or even an entire work in which an author expresses an attitude opposite to what he feels |
| Satire | a literary work in which the author ridicules the vices or follies of mankind, usually for the purpose o poducing some change in attiturde or action |
| Importance of setting | In some stories, the setting is vital to the narrative; it may have an effect on the events of the plot, or reveal character, or create a certain atmosphere. In other stories, the setting is re;atively unimportant: the story could have happened almost anywhere or at any time. |
| Narrator | the teller of a story. The narrator may be a character in the sotry or an outside voice created by the writer. |
| Symbol | a person, place, event, or object which has a meaning in itself but suggests othr meanings as well |
| Character | a person or animal who takes part in the action of a work of literature. |
| Dialogue | conversation between characters in a short sotry, novel, play, poem, or work of nonfiction. Dialogue may be used to provide background information, to reveal character and character relationships, or to advance the story. |
| Theme | the underlying meaning of a literary work, a general truth about life or mankind. A theme may be stated or implied. Not every literary work contains a theme. |
| Fairy Tale | a type of children's story in which magic plays a central role |
| Tone | the stated or implied attitude of an author toward his subject in a partricular literary work. The author reveals his attitude through his choice of words and details. |
| Conflict | a sturggle between opposing forces.It creates tension and suspense and is an essential ingredient in every play or story. |
| Internal Conflict | takes place inside the mind of a character |
| External Conflict | takes place between a character and some outside person or force. |
| Point of View | the author's choice of a narrator for his story. |
| Personal or First Person Point of View | The narrator ("I") is a character in the story who can reveal only his own thoughts and feelings and what he sees and is told by other characters. |
| Third Person Objective Point of View | The narrator is an outsider who can report only what he sees and hears. |
| Omniscient Point of View | The narrator is an all-knowing outsider who can enter the minds of one or all of the characters. |
| Flashback | an interruption in the action of a story, play, or work of nonfiction to show an episode that happened at an earlier time. |
| Rhyme | the repetition of syllable sounds. End words that share a particular sound are called end rhymes. Rhyming words within a line of poetry are called internal rhymes |
| Tall Tale | a story with exaggerated characters and events. |
| Mood | the feeling created by a literary work. Sensory images, word choice, dialogue, and setting hlep to create mood. |
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