Literary Terms English Iv

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Allegory

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is a literary work with two or more levels of meaning

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Alliteration

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is the repetition of initial consonant sounds in accented syllables.

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Allusion

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is a reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work or work oof art.

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Carpe diem

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a latin phrrase, carpe diem means "seize the day" or make the most passing time.

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Character

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Antagonist- el malo
Protagonist- el bueno
Dynamic- a character that changes
Static-a character that dose not change

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Connotation

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refers to the associations that word calls to mind in addition to its dictionary meaning.EX: Home

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Couplet

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is a pair of rhyming lines written in the same manner.

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Denotation

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is the objective meaning of a word- that to which the word refers, independent of other association that the word calls to mind.Dictionary list the denotative meanings of words.

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Dialect

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is the form of a language spoken by people in a particular region or group. Grammar, voc, pronunciation/

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Diction

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is a writer's word choice.

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Elegy

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is a solemn and formal lyric poem about death.

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Epic

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long narrative poem about the adventures of gods or of a hero.

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Epiphany

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a moment of insight in which one recognizes the truth.

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Gothic

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Dark and myst..

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Hyperbole

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is deliberate exaggeration or overstatement.

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Imagery

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is the descriptive language used in literature to re-create sensory experiences.

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Kenning

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Is a metaphorical phrase used in Anglo-Saxon poetry to replace a concrete noun.

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Ode

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is a long formal lyric poem with a serious theme.

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Neoclassicism

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was a literary movement of the late seventeenth and the eighteenth centuries in which writers turned to classical Greek and Roman Literary models and standards

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Oral Tradition

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past info by generations oral manner

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Parody

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is a humorous imitation of another work or of a type of work.Epic movie

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Pastoral

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refers to literary works that ideal with the pleasures of a simple rural life or with escape to a simpler place and time.

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Regionalism

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is the tendency to to confine one;s writing to the presentation of the distinct culture of a area, including its speech customs and history.

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Soliloquy

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is a long speech in a play or in a prose work made by the character who is alone and thus reveals private thoughts and feelings to audience.

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Sonnet

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is a fourteen line lyric poem with a single theme

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Sonnet sequence

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a sequence is a series or group of of sonnets, most often written to or about a beloved.

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Tone

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is the writer's attitude toward the readers and toward subject

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Tragedy

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is a type of drama or literature that shows the downfall or destruction of a noble or outstanding person