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Lit Term Intro and Review
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Theme
An insight about human life that is revealed in a literary work
Story-Telling Arc
A classic pattern used in fiction that is guaranteed to satisfy an audience
Protagonist
the main character, the person whom the reader roots for
Antagonist
the person who blocks/works against the protagonist
Antihero
when the protagonist is actually the villain in the story, but we empathize anyway
Foil
character who serves as a direct contrast to another character as a device to emphasize the qualities of the main character
Point of View/Narration
the vantage point from which a story is told
First Person
"I" pronoun is used
Third Person Limited
POV-character only
Third Person Omniscient
POV-all knowing
Third Person Objective
POV-journalist, nothing internal
Rhetoric
the skill that involves using words to win an argument
Ethos
credible sources, credibility
Pathos
touching with reader's emotions
Logos
using logical arguments/facts to prove a point
Tone
writer's attitude towards the character, subject, audience
Mood
climate or feeling of a literary work
Diction
the words a writer chooses, the enunciation of words
Dialect
a way of speaking that is unique to a social class or region
Dialogue
the words a character in a story speaks, fancy word for discussion
Figure of Speech
a word/phrase that describes one thing in terms of a another, not meant to be taken literally
Figurative Language
fancy way of saying "figure of speech"
Idiom
a popular figure of speech; overused cliches
Archetype
original model of a person, perfect example, prototype upon which others are copied universally
Characterization
the way a writer reveals information about a character
Direct Characterization
information told to the reader
Indirect Characterization
information the reader must conclude
Satire
a work that ridicules the shortcomings of specific people/ institutions as an attempt to bring about change.
Parody
a work that pokes fun at another work by imitating some aspect of the original piece's style.
Interior Monologue
narrative technique that records a character's internal flow of thoughts, memories, or ideas
Soliloquy
a long speech made by a character in a play while no other characters are on stage.
Aside
a comment made by a character to the audience- breaking the fourth wall.
Simile
comparison using "like", "than", "resembles"
Metaphor
direct comparison that doesn't use words used in a simile
Extended Metaphor
a piece of work that continues beyond a single comparison.
Mixed Metaphor
goofiness that occurs when a writer gets carried away with a metaphor and creates contradictory images.
Symbolism
a person, place, thing, or event that has meaning itself and that also stands for something more than itself
Denotation
the exact dictionary definition of a word
Connotation
an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its definition
Irony
a discrepancy between expectation and reality
Verbal Irony
sarcasm
Situational Irony
the opposite of what was expected, to provoke laughter
Dramatic Irony
occurs when the audience knows something that the character on stage does not know
Personification
when a writer gives an animal or inanimate object human traits
Pathetic Fallacy
fancy word for personification
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