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Allegory

- A story, poem, or picture which can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning.


- It usually involves moral or spiritual concepts which are more significant than the actual narrative.

Lightness= carefree.


Weight= soul; emotions; etc.

Alliteration

The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.

"She sells seashells by the sea shore."


- it's usually in tongue twisters or jingles

Allusion

An expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect passing or reference.

"I was surprised his nose was not growing like Pinocchio's"


- refers to a story of Pinocchio where his nose grew whenever he told a lie.

Analogy

A comparison between one thing & another, typically for the purpose of explanation.

Ex. The analogy between the heart & a pump

Antagonist

A character who strives against the protagonist.

Characterization

The creations of the image of imaginary persons in drama, narrative poetry, the novel & the short story.

Revealed by actions, physical appearance, speech or other characters thoughts about him.

Climax

The most intense, important or exciting point of a play, novel or short story.

Closure

The sense of completion of resolution at the end of a literary work.

Colloquialism

A word or phrase that is not formal or literary & is used in ordinary or familiar conversation. (Slang)

Ex. "y'all" = you all


"Buzz off" = go away

Connotation

An idea or feeling which a word evokes for a person in addition to its literal or primary meaning.

- A dove implies peace or gentility.


- Home suggests family, comfort & security.

Denouement

The final part of a play, novel or film in which the strands of the plot are drawn together & matters are explained or resolved.

Dialogue

A literary work in the form of a conversation.

Figure of speech

The expressive use of language in which words are used in other ways than literal senses to produces images or pictures in a readers or hearers mind.

Idiom

The language, dialect, or style of speaking peculiar to a people of one language whose structure is not matched in another language.

- "No wonder"


- "Better late than never"


- "Spick & span"

Metaphor

A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to a person, idea or object to which it is not literally applicable.

Ex. "He drowned in a sea of grief."


- "& take my tears, which are love's wine"

Paraphrase

Expressing the meaning of something written or spoken by using different words, especially to achieve greater clarity.

Persona

- The aspect of someone's character that is presented to or perceived by others.


- a role or character adopted by an author or an actor.

Personification

- The attribution of human characteristics to something non-human.


- The representation of an abstract quality in human form.

- "The stars dances playfully in the moonlit sky."


- "Her life passed her by."


- "Time creeps up on you."

Realism

Writing in which the familiar, ordinary aspects of life are depicted in a matter of fact, straightforward manner designed to reflect life as it actually is.

Simile

- A figure of speech in which two things, essentially different but thought to be alike in one or more respects.


- Compared using "like", "as", "if".


- "As Light as a feather"


- "As busy as a bee"


- "As blind as a bat"

Symbol

Anything that stands for or represents something else.

In The Unbearable Lightness of Being the "soul" is used to symbolize "weight"

Metonymy

Substituting a word naming an object for another word closely associated with it.

Ex. "Pay tribute to the crown" = crown symbolizing the authority of the King & Queen.

Foil

A character who provides a contrast to another character, thus emphasizing the other's traits.

In the Unbearable Lightness of Being, Tomas & Franz are foils.

Figurative language

Writing or speech not meant to be taken literally.

Diction

An author's specific choice of words.

Archetype

A universal symbol

Light = hope


Blue = sad/ feeling down

Motif

A person, place, thing or idea that recurs throughout a work.

Foreshadow

Use of subtle hints or clues to suggest events yet to occur.

Hyperbole

Exaggeration, often used for humor.

Ex. "I am so hungry I could eat a horse."


- "her brain is the size of a pea"