AIR Lit Terms

cultural narrative believed to be a rationale of a society custom

how slow or fast the story is moving

giving human qualities to something nonhuman

to entertain, inform, persuade

star/hero

common ancient story pattern

an extreme exaggerated statement

a character showing more than one characteristic throughout the story

events from the past that are shown in the story

a reference to a well-known person, place or thing

effective use of language (true, false & half truths) to inform or persuade

comparing two things not using the words like or as

intended meaning not directly stated

telling how two or more things are different

falling action

dictionary definition of a word

narrator is outside the story telling it through the eyes of one character

using your five senses to describe/understand 

theme

humorous play on words

problem/conflict/rising action

the turning point of the story

events that are told that help to predict future events

a reference to a well-know person, place, event or thing

a claim or proposition which forms the basis for a work or theory

bold, italics, maps, charts, labels, headings

a word that sounds like the word it is representing/describing

facts, figures, details, quotations

comparing two things using like or as

tell how two or more things are the same

conversation or events between two or more characters

when and where a story takes place

propaganda/words describing strong feelings

author's attitude about his topic

reader knows more information than a character

meaning is clearly stated

a statement with a figurative meaning not a literal one

the way a passage is organized

who the author most likely wrote the story for

a concept to cover the entire scope of a literary work

a type of literature (fiction, drama, non-fiction, science fiction, poetry)

how the author wants the reader to feel

when a character up against something or someone

draw a conclusion based on details/facts

sarcasm, meaning is opposite of the intent

the author's attitude toward the story

To make meaning and easy to understand.

additional meaning of a word

a character that shows only one characteristic through out the story

comparison of two unlike things

position an author takes on an issue

repetition of the same beginning sound

life lesson of human behavior

The motive an author writes: to entertain, to inform, or to persuade.

conflict within a character

a character that doesn't change throughout the story

narrator who is a character in the story

main idea of the story

emotions expressed by the author

meaning is understood through details

relationship created between new and familiar words

a character who changes throughout the story

the events that occur in a story

to evaluate

short narrative which has been a part of an oral tradition over generations

narrator outside the story telling it through the eyes of several characters,narrator knows all

conflict outside a character

short narrative that contains a moral

character types that have stood the test of time (young hero, wise mentor)

repetition of speech sounds in the beginning of nearby words