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Allegory

A story with a separate meaning

Alliteration

Repetition of consonant sounds

Allusion

A reference to something known in the real world

Antagonist

Opponent of the protagonist

Character/Characterization

A person in a work of literature who learn learn about through characterization


Flat/Static character = not changing


Round/Dynamic = changing

Conflict

A struggle within or between characters

Denouement

Resolution to the plot

Diction

writer carefully selects words

Drama

Literature designed for performance on a stage

Figurative Language

Departure from standard meaning of words in order to produce a desired effect

Foreshadowing

A hint at the future of a story

Genre

A class of literature

Imagery

When literature produces an image in one's head

Irony

Implying something very different than what is said

Local Color

A detailed representation of a region's culture

Motif

An element, device, or event that occurs frequently in a work of literature.

Onomatopoeia

When a word sounds like what it actually sounds like

Oxymoron

Two opposite terms joined

Plot

The design and ordering of events in a literary work.

Point of Veiw

From who the story gets told



Protagonist

The person around whom the plot centers

Pun

A play on words

Refrain

A line, or set of lines repeated in a poem

Satire

When a literary work is intended to poke fun, or insult something outside of the work

Setting

The location and historical time in which a literary work occurs

Soliloquy

Talking to oneself

Symbol

A person place or object or event that stands for an abstract idea

Theme

A significant idea in a literary text

Tone

The writer's attitude towards a subject expressed in a work

Unreliable Narrator

A first person narrator that can't always be trusted