Literary Terms: English 3

The author's attitude expressed toward something in literature...

A story that goes in chronological order has a...

Exaggeration

Words carrying a negative/positive connotation that's purposefully used to provoke the audience

A word that imitates the sound it represents

Character who does not change throughout the events of a story

Repeated use of sounds, words, or ideas for effect and emphasis...

A Struggle between opposing needs, desires, or emotions within a single character

A writer's or speaker's choice of words...

When a person says the opposite of what is mean, like sarcasm

Paragraph in poetry is a...

A character who changes significantly in the story

Worn-out idea or overused expression

Contrast between expectation and reality (something unexpected)

A device that hints at coming events to build suspense is...

The moment of highest intensity and interest; the most exciting part of a story

Atmosphere or feeling created in the reader

When two contradictory words or phrases are combined in a singly expression (jumbo shrimp)

Repetition of a vowel sound within two or more words in close proximity...

A recurring theme, subject, or idea...

The central idea of a work of literature is known as the...

Repetition of consonant sounds

Giving an object human-like qualities

When the outcome is the opposite of expectations

Logos is...

Author's choice in sentence structure

A story that does NOT go in chronological order has a...

The specific language tools that an author uses to carry out a rhetorical strategy.

When the reader or audience knows something important that the character does not know

Description that appeals to the five senses...

A casual reference to a famous historical or literary figure (most commonly, the Bible)

Setting is...

A story that has been passed down from generation to generation about how the world was created

A device in literature where an object represents an idea.

How the reader feels about the text while reading...

Pattern of rhyming words in a poem (AA, BB, AA, BB...)

Pathos is...

The struggle or clash between opposing characters, forces, or emotions

Ethos is...

Language that cannot be taken literally since it is written to create a special effect.

A reference to another commonly known event, literature, movie, etc. is an...

The character or force that opposes the main character

A character's struggle against an outside force

A comparison that establishes a figurative identity between objects being compared...