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Details Title: Literary Terms Description: literary terms Total Flash Cards: 34 Created: 06/15/2008 00:55:03	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 Act Definition Units in which a drama is divided into  Term Allegory Definition A story or tale with 2+ levels of meaning Term Allusion Definition A reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work or work of art   Ex: "To __ or not to __? That is the question," is an allusion to Shakespear. Term Anecdote Definition A short story about an event to make a point; can be used as a hook for an essay Term Anticlimax Definition The turning point in the story that lets you down and doesn't happen the way expected Term Climax Definition The highest point in a story with the most interest/suspense Term Connotation Definition The meaning a word takes on after a period of time   Ex: The word "sweet" is synonomous to cool in some ways, while it's primary meaning has to do with taste, as in with your tongue and eating.  Term Denotation Definition Dictionary meaning (previous to a connotation) Term Epic Definition A long narrative poem about a hero   Ex: The Odyssey  Term Epic Hero Definition The hero of an epic story   Ex: Odysseus in The Odyssey  Term Epic Simile Definition A detailed comparison between two unlike subjects Term Blank Verse Definition Term Figurative Language Definition Colorful language used to express vivid expressions   Ex: Simile, metaphor, hyperbole, personification  Term Flat Character Definition A character that shows only one trait Term Foil Definition A character set up to be in contrast to another character Term Foreshadowing Definition To use clues to figure out the next set of events Term Hyperbole Definition A deliberate exaggeration   ex: Your stupidity kills me.  Term Irony Definition Literary technique to portray differences between appearance and reality, often used by teenagers Term Metaphor Definition A comparison of two unlike things using is   Ex: This fork is the mighty weapon that will defeat the dubious enemy broccoli.  Term Mood/Atmostphere Definition The feeling created by the reader of a work of literature Term Narrator/Point of View Definition The speaker of a story; one way in which a story can be read/seen Term Personification Definition To make an inanimate object have human characteristics   Ex: The leaves scrambled briskly across the ground, gently tumbling through the air.  Term Rhyme Scheme Definition A regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem Term Round Character Definition A character that shows many traits Term Simile Definition A comparison between two unlike objects using like or as   Ex: My brain was like mud: soft, squishy, dirty, and not so tasty.  Term Setting Definition The place and time where a story takes place Term Soliloquy Definition A long speech of the thoughts of one character Term Speaker Definition The voice the reader assumes is narrating Term Stanza Definition Usually seperated by spaces, a series of lines in a poem Term Theme Definition The main central message of a literature work Term Tone Definition The writer's attitude to the reader/audience Term Tragedy Definition A sad tone for a literary work usually dealing with a catastrophy Term Tragic Flaw Definition The cause of a tragedy; the characteristic of a character that leads to their inevitable death Term Definition