Lit Terms 1

A figure of speech that gives life or human characteristics to non-human objects or ideas.

Writing which tells about real people, places, and events mainly to convey factual information

To examine and appraise characteristics or qualities in order to discover similarities.

To quote as evidence for or justification of an argument or statement, especially in scholarly work.

A statement which can be proved or verified.

To briefly retell the main ideas of a piece of writing in one's own words.

A statement that cannot be proved because it expresses a person's belief, feelings, or thoughts.

An explicit or implicit reference, in a work of literature, to a person, place or event, or to another literary work

The voice of a verb whose subject receives an action.

A literary technique that involves surprising, interesting, or amusing contradicitons

An intentional exaggeration for emphasis or comic effect.

A conclusion or opinion that draws on known facts, evidence, or intuition to fill in missing information

A category used to classify literary works, usually by form, technique, or content.

A group of words that has its own subject and verb but may or may not express a complete thought

The perspective established by an author through which the reader is presented w/the characters, actions, setting, etc

Writing which tells a story that is rooted in either fantasy or reality.

Expresses the writer's attitude toward his or her subject.

To develop, back up, or otherwise substantiate an idea using a variety of evidence, facts, and opinions.

The term used to describe words whose pronunciations suggest their meaning (e.g. meow, buzz).

The action of forming a united whole. When the elements of a piece of writing "go together".

The repetition of speech sounds at the beginning of a word or of a stressed syllable within a word

Prose writing which tells an imaginary story.

Vocabulary relating to a particular subject, art, or craft, or its techniques.

A figure of speech or other direct comparison of two things that are dissimilar, using the words "like" or "as"

The repetition in words of identical or similar vowel sounds followed by different consonant sounds.

A person represented in a story

The objective meaning of a word independent of other associations the word call to mind

The voice of a verb whose subject performs the action

A small group of words standing together as a conceptual unit, typically forming components of a clause.

The general idea or insight about life that a work of literature reveals. This may be stated or implied.

A specific piece of information that is offered to support a claim. This may be a fact, quotation, example, etc.

Relating to, or inserted as a parenthesis.

The structure of the actions in a dramatic narrative, rendered toward achieving particular emotional and artistic effect

The practice of taking someone else's work or ideas and passing them off as one's own.

Events forming the outcome of the climax of a play or story.