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Details Title: literary terms definitions Description: flash cards for literary term definitions Total Flash Cards: 33 Created: 11/05/2005 11:02:41	To study from this set of flash cards, or to create your own your own study flash cards, register HERE. If you are already a registered user, CLICK HERE.
Cards Term conflict Definition a struggle or fight. Term allegory Definition a story in which characters, events, and places represent something in real life. Term allusion Definition a reference to a person, place, or idea with which the reader is expected to be familiar Term analogy Definition a comparison of two or more similar objects suggesting that if they are alike in certain ways, they will probably be alike in other ways as well Term types of characterization Definition direct description, actions of the character, speech of a character, what other characters say about the character, and how they react to him or her. Term climax Definition turning point of the story Term compare Definition to tell similarities Term connotation Definition the emotional response suggested by a word Term denotation Definition the "dictionary" definition of a word Term denoument or resolution Definition the unraveling of a story Term dialogue Definition conversation between two or more people Term diction Definition author's choice of words Term fiction Definition a writing that is imaginary Term first person point of view Definition vantage point where the character who is in the story tells the story. Uses the words "I" and "me" Term genre Definition kind or type of writing Term hyperbole Definition extreme exaggeration for dramatic effect Term imagery Definition language that appeals to the senses Term irony Definition a contrast between your expectation and reality Term narrative Definition writing that tells a story Term non-fiction Definition writing that is not fake (true) Term 3rd person omniscient point of view Definition the vantage point in which the narrator knows all Term onomatopoeia Definition use of words that sound like their meaning. For example: tick-tock Term oxymoron Definition two words next to each other that are opposites, but do have a real meaning Term personification Definition a type of metaphor that gives human qualities to inanimate objects Term point of view Definition vantage point from which the story is told Term simile Definition a comparison of two unlike things using the words like or as Term thesis statement Definition complete sentence that contains a topic and three supports Term suspense Definition tension created in a story Term symbol Definition an object that stands for something more than itself Term theme Definition major idea of a story Term third person limited point of view Definition a character outside the story is telling the story Term tone Definition attitude of the writer Term metaphor Definition a comparison of two unlike things not using the words like or as.