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Literay Terms.
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English
8th Grade
05/24/2010

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Alliteration

 

 

 

 

 

 

Definition
Repetition of inital consonant sounds
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Allusion

Definition
a reference to a famous person, event, place, literary work, etc.
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Anecdote

Definition
A brief, usually humorous story used to illustrate a point.
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antagonist

Definition
a character or force in a conflist with the main character.
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Flat Character

Definition
a one sided character with few traits.
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Round Character

Definition
a fully developed character
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Dynamic Character

Definition
A character that changes as a result of the action in the story
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Static Character
Definition
a character who stays the same throughout the story
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Characterization
Definition
the technique used to create and develop a character
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Direct Characterization
Definition
Occurs when the writer states the character's traits
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Indirect Characterization
Definition
When the reader must infer what a character is like
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character traits
Definition
the qualities, attitudes, and values that a character has or displays
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climax
Definition
the moment of greatest tension in the action of a story
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Conflict
Definition
the struggle between opposing forces
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internal Conflict
Definition
conflict within a character
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External Conflict
Definition
a conflict between a character and an outside force
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Connotation
Definition
ideas or emotions associated with a word
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Denotation
Definition
the dictionary meaning of a word
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dialect
Definition
a form of language spoken by people in a paticular region or group
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Diction
Definition
the writers choice of words
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Dialogue
Definition
Conversations between characters
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Exposition
Definition
the introduction in the plot of a story
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Extended Metaphor
Definition
a comparison that continues throughout a literary work
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Figurative Language
Definition
writing that is not meant to be taken literally
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Flashback
Definition
relating evens that occurred in the past; going back in time in a story
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Forshadowing
Definition
hints about events that will happen in a story
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Free verse
Definition
poetry with no rhyme or rhythm
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Genre
Definition
type or category of literature (Poetry, Drama, fiction, etc)
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Imagery
Definition
descriptive words or phrases that appeal to the readers senses
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irony
Definition
Contradiction between what is said and what is expected or meant
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Dramatic Irony
Definition
when the reader knows something that a character doesnt
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Lyric Poetry
Definition
Poetry that is very musical and/or song-like
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Metaphor
Definition
Comparison without like or as
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Implied metaphor
Definition
a comparison not directly said
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Third Person Limited P.O.V.
Definition
when a story is told by an outside narrator, but from the point of view of one character.
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Meter
Definition
the rhythmical pattern of a poem
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Mood
Definition
the feeling created in the reader by a literary work
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Narrative poetry
Definition
Poetry that tells a story
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Narrative poetry
Definition
Poetry that tells a story
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Onomatopoeia
Definition
the use of words that imitate sounds
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Oxymoron
Definition
a figure of speech that links two opposite or contradictory words
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Personification
Definition
giving human characteristics to nonhuman things
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Plot
Definition
the sequence of the story
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POV
Definition
the perspective from which a story is told in
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Protagonist
Definition
the main character in a literary work
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Setting
Definition
the time and place of story's action
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Simile
Definition
a comparison using like or as
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symbol
Definition
anything that stands for something else
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Theme
Definition
the central message in a literary work
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Tone
Definition
the writers attitude toward his/her subjet or audience
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Stanza
Definition
a group of related lines in a poem
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