Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
20 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
Alliteration |
Repetition of one or more initial consonants in a group of words or lines of poetry or prose |
|
|
Allusion |
A reference to a person, place, or event meant to create an effect or enhance the meaning of an idea |
|
|
Ambiguity |
A vagueness of meaning |
|
|
Annotation |
A brief explanation |
|
|
Antagonist |
A character or force in a work of literature that opposes the protagonist |
|
|
Bildungsroman |
A coming of age story |
|
|
Canon |
The works considered most important in a national literature or period |
|
|
Connotation |
Suggested or implied meaning of a word or phrase |
|
|
Denotation |
The dictionary definition of a word |
|
|
Diction |
The choice of words in oral and written discourse |
|
|
1st person Narrative |
First person pronouns such as "I or We" |
|
|
Foil |
A minor character whose personality/attitude contrasts with that of the main character |
|
|
Foreshadowing |
Providing hints of things to come in a story or play |
|
|
Metaphor |
A figure of speech that compares unlike objects |
|
|
Point of view |
The relation in which a narrator or speaker stands to the story or subject matter of a poem |
|
|
Protagonist |
The main character in a work of literature |
|
|
Style |
The manner in which an author uses and arranges words or shapes ideas to convey ideas |
|
|
Symbolism |
The use of one object to evoke ideas and associations not literally part of the original object |
|
|
Syntax |
The organization of literature into meaningful structure |
|
|
Tone |
The authors attitude toward the subject being written about |
