Literary Term 1-40

The time when a situation starts to change in an important positive way

Refers to the way in which words and sentences are placed together

One who tells a story

Authors attitude towards a subject, how the author is feeling about it

Characters or events that represents or symbol ideas or concepts

A struggle between opposing forces

Perspective from which the story is being told

Symbolism

Do a reference to a famous historical or a literary figures or events

Statement which seems to be to be logical but turns out to be interpretable in a way that it makes a sense

Vastly different objects that are likened together with the help of similes and metaphors

Oxymoron is a combination of seemingly contradictory words

The voice that speaks behind a poem and the person me imagine to be saying things out loud

Mental picture

Set of two things using the words like or as

Language used by the people of a specific area, class, district or any other group of people

The main idea or underlying meaning of a literary work

In media’s res

Used step-by-step in literature to highlight and explain the details about a character in a story

Recurring structures, contrast or literary devices that can help to develop and inform the text’s major themes

Connotation

The central character or leading figure in poetry, narrative, novel or any other story

Anaphora

Onomatopoeia

Figure of speech that uses extreme exaggeration to make a point or show emphasis

Mood

Specialized or technical language of a trade, profession

Used to describe the events that make up a story or a main part of the story

Colloquial is a compound sentence made up of clauses linked by “are”

The resolution of an issue of a complicated plot in fiction

Word choice or general character of the language used be the author

When human traits are given to animals or objects

Things are compared by stating that one thing is another

Foreshadow

A written piece that consist of courageous noble characters who must confront powerful obstacles external or from within

Literal or dictionary meanings of a word in contrast to it connotative or associated

Antagonist

Similes,metaphors,hyperbole and personification to describe something often through comparison with something different

Genre- different types of literary work

Setting