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Literary terms
Some literary terms for my English class.
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11th Grade
09/24/2009

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Allegory
Definition
A story told in symbols.
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Symbol
Definition
Taking something abstract and representing it as a concrete figure.
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Alliteration
Definition
Excessive consonant sounds.
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Assonance
Definition
Excessive vowel sounds.
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Allusion
Definition
Referring to something else.
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Anecdote
Definition
Short story to make a point/be humorous.
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Antagonist
Definition
Causes conflict for the protagonist.
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Protagonist
Definition
Main character.
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Rite of passage
Definition
Specific event in which a child becomes an adult.
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Rite of passage
Definition
Specific event in which a child becomes an adult.
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Coming of age
Definition
Novel where a young person becomes an adult through a series of events.
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Flashback
Definition
Telling a story in retrospect.
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Plot
Definition
The story.
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External conflict
Definition
Physical problems.
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Internal conflict
Definition
Mental/emotional problems.
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Connotation
Definition
Everything associated with the word, non literal.
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Denotation
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The literal meaning of the word, dictionary meaning.
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Dialect
Definition
Form of a language.
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Dialogue
Definition
2 or more people in a discussion.
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Monologue
Definition
Single person giving a speech.
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Soliloquy
Definition
Monologue, but must be alone and reveal feelings.
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Aside
Definition
Other characters on side but a monologue.
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Sit. Irony
Definition
Difference between what is expected and what happens.
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Dram. Irony
Definition
When you know something the character doesn't.
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Verbal irony
Definition
Difference between what is said and what is meant.
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Metaphor
Definition
Comparison between 2 unlike things.
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1st person
Definition
Narrative using I.
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2nd person
Definition
Narrative Using YOU.
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3rd person
Definition
Omniscient; narrator knows everything.
Limited; narrator knows as much as the characters do.
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Onomatopoeia
Definition
Words we make for certain sounds.
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Satire
Definition
Ridicule or teach something.
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Setting
Definition
Time and place.
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Sonnet
Definition
14 lines of iambic pentameter.
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Stream of consciousness
Definition
The flow of a characters seemingly unconnected thoughts, responses, and sensations.
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Tone
Definition
Authors attitude towards the work.
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Theme
Definition
The meaning of the work.
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Simile
Definition
Comparison between 2 things using like or as
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