Literary Terms - 9A (Lyons)

a word whose sound suggests its meaning.

A short summary of a humorous event used to makea point

Repeated word, phrase, line or group of lines

Short fictional narrative that teaches a lesson.

unrhymed form of poetry, in iambic pentameter

literary reference to a familiar person, place,thing or event

Literary work in which the hero is destroyed

literary tone used to make fun of human vice or weakness, often used to make change.

Narrator shares the thoughts and feeling of allthe characters

Greek for suffering. Part of story to elicitpity or sorrow

words spoken in a play directly toaudience or other character, not heard by others

character has only one or two character traits

reader or audience sees a character's mistake,but the character does not

Most intense moment of story

someone who serves as a contrast or challenge toanother character

A word or phrase that is substituted for anotherbecause it is considered less offensive

Writer's or speaker's choice of words

Main character or hero

character has complex and many different character traits

Group of consecutive lines that form a singleunit of a poem

Writing that aims to teach

Literature that attempts to represent life as it really is.

repetition of initial consonant sounds in words,limited to first letters of words in the line

traditional story passed down orally fromgeneration to generation

Way of speaking that is characteristic of a particular region or group of people.

mood or feeling in a work of literature

two syllables in a poetic line, unstressed followed by stressed.

Author speaks of or describes an animal, objector idea as if it were a person

an opposition or contrast of ideas

statement that seems contrary to common sense,yet may be true

Two consecutive lines of poetry that form aunit, usually rhymes

Rising Action). Added detail to make the conflict of a story more difficult.

Greek for "excessive pride". Usually leads to the downfall of a tragic hero.

Something or someone used to represent somethingelse

character changes in important ways as a result of the plot

struggle between characters, forces or emotions

Play on words that results from two words becoming jumbled in the speaker's mind.

Literature based on a humorous and improbable plot.

In a play or novel, the part that gives thebackground information

contradictory terms such as "jumboshrimp"

Conflicts of story are resolved

comparison of two or more similar objects, if alike in one way they will be alike in another

14 line lyric poem, usually in iambic pentameter

Play on words that have same sound but differentmeaning

an exaggeration or overstatement

often-repeated idea or theme

Event or detail that is inappropriate for the time period.

Placed side by side.

Long narrative poem that relates the great deeds of a larger-than-life hero.

two syllables in a poetic line, stressed followed by unstressed.