LEC Literature Terms

The Writer Coming through th words, the sense that a real person is speaking to us.

This is the leading character, a hero of a drama or other literary work

The Formation of a mental pictures, or creating figurative descriptions in the text

A unifying or dominant idea that guides the text

People are entirely free and responsible for what they make of themselves, which leads to profound anguish and dread.

Comparing two unlike things; "love is a battlefield"

Imaginary stories, not based on facts.

Written account about another person's life

An expansive narrative, often a poem, recounting heroic deeds and exploring grand themes like war, love, or faith.

A form of language that is the same language but sounds different. Sometimes location impacts this.

To give an account or to tell the story. Example - Nick in Gatsby.

Repitition of a chosen grammatical form within a sentence. A way of balancing your sentence.

An object or idea that repeats itself throughout the book. A symbol that develops a theme. The Green Light in Gatsby.

A similiarity between like features of two things, on which a comparison may be based for the purpose of explanation.

An event or scene taking place before the present time.

The use of words to give meaning that is the opposite of its actual meaning. Sarcasm sometimes is used with this.

A State or quality of feeling at a particular time or a prevailing emotional tone and general attiude.

This is the type of style someone speaks with or writes with. It is a choice of words they use.

A Hint at what is to come...

Two or more ideas, places or characters side by side for the purpose of developing comparisons.

A Symbolic Narrative. Example - Bible Teachings

Writing based on facts and real events, not imagination.

Statement that is self-contradictory because it contains TWO statements that are both TRUE but can't be true.

The location or period in which the action from the novel, play, film takes place.

A figure of speech in which two unlike things are explicitly compared, as in "Life is like a Rose"

The formation of a word, as cuckoo, meow, honk, or boom, by imitation of a sound.

To come into disagreement, to be in opposition; clash

A History of a persons life written or told by that same person

A Character that is used as a contrast to another character

It's a type of figurative language that gives human qualities to nonhuman things. Ex. Animals, Objects