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The repetition of the first letter in a word
ex. dogs dig down |
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| A casual reference in literature to a person, place, or thing without full explanation |
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| The character with whom the protagonist struggles with or contends |
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| In drama, a few words spoken by one character to the audience (the other character don't hear) |
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The emotional feelings inspired by a work
ex. scary |
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A poem that tells a story in a simple verse form passed down orally
Johnny B. Good |
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| A tendency to support or oppose a particular person, or thing in an unfair way by allowing personal opinions to influence judgement |
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| An unrhymed poem that contains iambic pentameter |
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| An imaginary person represented in a work of fiction |
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An expression when taken literally doesn't fit but is well known
ex. the apple doesn't fall far from the tree |
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| Most exciting part of the story, moment in a literary work where the crisis reaches the most intensity |
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An expression in formal speech that you use to express yourself without thought
ex. wutsup? |
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| A work intended to interest, amuse and involve the audience |
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| A disagreement or struggle within or between characters |
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| The emotional implications and associations of a word |
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| Dictionary meaning of a word |
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| Discuss the difference of something with other things |
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The moment in literature at which the outcome is revealed
ex. when Harry wakes up in hospital and finds out what happened to Voldemort |
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| Writing in which adjectives are used to tell how something looks, tastes, sounds, feels |
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| Lines spoken by character in play, essay, poem, novel |
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| The writer tells readers what kind of personality a character possesses rather than allowing the character to show its personality |
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| Any work designed to be presented by actors on a stage |
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| A character that changes by the actions that they are involved in |
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| A piece of writing at the end of a work of literature or drama, usually to bring closure |
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| A piece of writing at the beginning of a work of literature |
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| Point of sudden realization |
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| Writing primarily designed to explain inform or explain |
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| The segment of the plot between the climax and conclusion |
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| The use of words, phrases, and ideas to evoke mental images |
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| A method of narration in which the present action is temporarily interupted |
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A person in a dynamic work that embodies one or two ideas or traits that can be readily described in a brief summary
ex. Crab and Goyle |
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| A character that is described with such detail it seems real |
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A secondary character who contrasts with a major character and in doing so, highlights various facets of the main character's personality
ex. Hermane could be Harry's foil |
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| Suggesting or hinting what will occur later in the work |
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| Poetry that is free of rhyme and meter |
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| French word meaning kind or type |
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An extreme exaggeration
ex. I could eat a horse |
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| Words that create mental pictures |
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| The writer allows the character to show his or her personality and allows the reader to draw their own conclusions |
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| The use of words to express something different from and often and opposite from their literal meaning |
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Words used by a group that are distinct and only used by that group
ex. computer jargon: lol |
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| Refers either to poetry that has musical quality |
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A comparison between two things where one thing is implied it is the other
A figure of speech, in which 2 unlike things are compared directly without using 'like' or 'as'
ex. He is a rock |
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A comparison between 2 things using 'like' or 'as'
ex. He is as big as a house |
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The way something is expressed gives a sense of how they feel
ex. sarcasm = negative feeling |
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| A story or account of events or experiences |
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| Where the narrator doesn't allow his feelings or judgements to interfere with the telling of the story |
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The use of words that are similar to the words they represent
ex. buzz |
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Statement that seems absurd or contradictory but may be true
ex. to infinity and beyond |
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Using 2 words that may appear to be a contradiction but in a way make sense
ex. living dead, jumbo shrimp |
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When animals, ideas, or inanimate objects are given human qualities
ex. Simba in Lion King |
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| Essay intended to change the mind of readers |
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All events in the story that make up the storyline, plan or scheme of the literary work
The structure and relationship of actions and events in a work of fiction |
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The voice of the story, whose perspective the story is told from
1st person
2nd person
3rd person omniscient |
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| A narrator who is outside of the story overseeing what many of the characters are thinking, feeling, or their motives |
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A narrator who is outside the story overseeing what one or only a few of the characters are thinking, feeling or their motives
ex. Harry Potter |
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| A story told from the point of view of one person where the narrator refers to himself as 'I' |
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| Means that someone outside of the story is telling it |
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| Is a concerted set of messages aimed at influencing the opinion or behaviour of large numbers of people |
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| The main character in a work or who the author focusses on |
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| A line or phrase repeated throughout a poem, sometimes with variations at the end of a line or stanza |
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The end of a dynamic structure in which the conflict comes to some kind of conclusion
ex. Harry kills Voldemort |
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| Words that end with a similar sound |
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| The pattern of similar sounding words in a poem |
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| Speed, loudness, pitch, intensity or expressiveness of words |
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| A series of events that builds from the conflict, it begins with the inciting force and ends with the climax |
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| When a speaker makes a statement in which its actual meaning is different from the meaning that the words literally express |
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A literary technique that combines critical attitude with humour
ex. Rick Mercer report |
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| The time, location, and circumstance in which a story takes place |
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| A type of informal verbal communication |
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| A type of monologue in which the character believes they are alone and they reveal their thoughts and feelings |
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| A fixed verse from Italian origin, consists of 14 lines, 5 foot iambic rhyming according to a prescribed scheme |
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| A character that represents that represents a belief about a group of people |
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| How the speaker/writer writes |
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| Feeling of uncertainty and interest about the outcome certain actions most often referring to an audiences' perceptions in a dramatic work |
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| Something that represents something else |
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| The critical idea or message that the author is trying to convey in literature |
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| The way in which something is expressed |
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| Drama in which the protagonist is overcome by a superior force or circumstance, excites terror or pity |
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| a form of speech in which a lesser expression is used than what would be expected. This is not to be confused with euphemism, where a polite phrase is used in place of a harsher or more offensive expression |
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