Allegory: It is a symbolism device where the meaning of a greater, often abstract, concept is conveyed with the aid of a more corporeal object or idea being used as an example.
Alliteration: repetition of the initial consonant sounds of words: “Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers”
Allusion: a reference to something well-known that exists outside the literary work
Antagonist: character that is the source of conflict in a literary work
Aside : a dramatic device in which a character makes a short speech intended for the audience but not heard by the other characters on stage
Assonance: repetition of vowel sounds followed by different consonant sounds: “Anna’s apples,” “the pond is long gone”
Characterization: The manner in which an author develops characters and their personalities
Conflict: struggle between two or more opposing forces (person vs. person; nature; society; self; fate/God)
Dialogue: direct speech between characters in a literary work
Diction: word choice to create a specific effect
Figurative Language: The language that represents one thing in terms of something dissimilar (non-literal language). Includes simile, metaphor, personification, hyperbole, symbol)
Flashback: the method of returning to an earlier point in time for the purpose of making the present clearer
Foreshadowing: hint of what is to come in a literary work
Verse: The literary term ‘verse’ is used to refer to any single, lone line of a poetry composition. A metrical writing line is known as verse. The word can however, also refer to a stanza or any other part of the poetry.
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Alliteration: repetition of the initial consonant sounds of words: “Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers”
Allusion: a reference to something well-known that exists outside the literary work
Antagonist: character that is the source of conflict in a literary work
Aside : a dramatic device in which a character makes a short speech intended for the audience but not heard by the other characters on stage
Assonance: repetition of vowel sounds followed by different consonant sounds: “Anna’s apples,” “the pond is long gone”
Characterization: The manner in which an author develops characters and their personalities
Conflict: struggle between two or more opposing forces (person vs. person; nature; society; self; fate/God)
Dialogue: direct speech between characters in a literary work
Diction: word choice to create a specific effect
Figurative Language: The language that represents one thing in terms of something dissimilar (non-literal language). Includes simile, metaphor, personification, hyperbole, symbol)
Flashback: the method of returning to an earlier point in time for the purpose of making the present clearer
Foreshadowing: hint of what is to come in a literary work
Genre: type or category to which a literary work belongs
Hyperbole: extreme exaggeration to add meaning
Imagery: language that appeals to the five senses
Irony: The use of irony in literature refers to playing around with words such that the meaning implied by a sentence or word is actually different from the literal meaning. Often irony is used to suggest the stark contrast of the literal meaning being put forth.
Metaphor: an implied comparison between dissimilar objects: “Her talents blossomed”
Motif: a recurring feature of a literary work that is related to the theme
Onomatopoeia: use of a word whose sound imitates its meaning: “hiss”
Oxymoron: phrase that consists of two words that are contradictory: “living dead” or “Microsoft works”
Personification: figure of speech in which non-human things are given human characteristics
Plot: The sequence of events in a literary work
Protagonist: the main character in a literary work
Hyperbole: extreme exaggeration to add meaning
Imagery: language that appeals to the five senses
Irony: The use of irony in literature refers to playing around with words such that the meaning implied by a sentence or word is actually different from the literal meaning. Often irony is used to suggest the stark contrast of the literal meaning being put forth.
Metaphor: an implied comparison between dissimilar objects: “Her talents blossomed”
Motif: a recurring feature of a literary work that is related to the theme
Onomatopoeia: use of a word whose sound imitates its meaning: “hiss”
Oxymoron: phrase that consists of two words that are contradictory: “living dead” or “Microsoft works”
Personification: figure of speech in which non-human things are given human characteristics
Plot: The sequence of events in a literary work
Protagonist: the main character in a literary work
Rhyme: repetition of similar or identical sounds: “look and crook”
Rhyme Scheme: pattern of rhyme among lines of poetry [denoted using letters, as in ABAB CDCD EE]
Setting: The time and place of a literary work
Simile: a direct comparison of dissimilar objects, usually using like or as: “I wandered lonely as a cloud”
Soliloquy: a dramatic device in which a character is alone and speaks his or her thoughts aloud
Speaker: voice in a poem; the person or thing that is speaking
Stanza: group of lines forming a unit in a poem
Stereotype: standardized, conventional ideas about characters, plots and settings
Suspense: technique that keeps the reader guessing what will happen next
Symbol/symbolism: one thing (object, person, place) used to represent something else
Theme: the underlying main idea of a literary work. Theme differs from the subject of a literary work in that it involves a statement or opinion about the subject.
Tone: the author’s attitude toward the subject of a work.
Rhyme Scheme: pattern of rhyme among lines of poetry [denoted using letters, as in ABAB CDCD EE]
Setting: The time and place of a literary work
Simile: a direct comparison of dissimilar objects, usually using like or as: “I wandered lonely as a cloud”
Soliloquy: a dramatic device in which a character is alone and speaks his or her thoughts aloud
Speaker: voice in a poem; the person or thing that is speaking
Stanza: group of lines forming a unit in a poem
Stereotype: standardized, conventional ideas about characters, plots and settings
Suspense: technique that keeps the reader guessing what will happen next
Symbol/symbolism: one thing (object, person, place) used to represent something else
Theme: the underlying main idea of a literary work. Theme differs from the subject of a literary work in that it involves a statement or opinion about the subject.
Tone: the author’s attitude toward the subject of a work.
Tragedy: the concept of tragedy refer to a series of unfortunate events by which one or more of the literary characters in the story undergo several misfortunes, which finally culminate into a disaster of ‘epic proportions’.
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