Lit Terms Set 7

Front 1

symbol

Back 1

anything that represents, stands for, something else. Usually concrete- such as an object, action, character, or scene- that represents something more abstract

Front 2

synecdoche

Back 2

part as representative of the whole "all hands on deck"

Front 3

syntax

Back 3

the grammatical structure of prose and poetry

Front 4

theme

Back 4

the central idea or message of a work, the insight it offers into life. Usually unstated in fictional works, but in nonfiction may be directly stated, especially in expository or argumentative writing.

Front 5

thesis

Back 5

the sentence or group of sentences that directly expresses the author's opinion, purpose, meaning, or proposition

Front 6

third person limited

Back 6

point of view in which narrator exists outside of all characters, but is privy to the feelings and thoughts of one character, presenting only the actions of all remaining characters

Front 7

third person omniscient

Back 7

point of view in which an omniscient narrator, with a godlike knowledge, is privy to the thoughts and actions of any or all characters

Front 8

tone

Back 8

describes the author's attitude toward his or her material, the audience, or both. Differs from mood in that it is how the author feels, which may be different from how the work feels.

Front 9

understatement

Back 9

the opposite of exaggeration. it is a technique for developing irony and/or humor where one writes or says less than intended

Front 10

verbal irony

Back 10

in this type of irony, the words literally state the opposite of the writer's true meaning

Front 11

voice

Back 11

two definitions/ uses. one refers to the total "sound" of the writer's style. The second refers to the relationship between a sentence's subject and verb (active and passive)