Literary Terms #1 (ALL TERMS)

the form of language spoken by people in a particular region or group

The story’s conclusion or outcome of the story.

the technique of disrupting the chronological flow of a narrative by interjecting past events

Irony that occurs when something happens that directly contradicts the person's expectations

Type of 3rd person- the narrator relates to the inner thoughts & feelings of only 1 character

A character who is fully developed and exhibits many traits.

A character who does not change

a reference to a well-known person, event, place, literary work, work of art, etc.

recurring subjects or ideas that develop/inform the text's theme - building block, piece

turning point or the high point in the action of the plot-the moment of greatest tension

the feeling created in the reader by a literary work or passage, also known as atmosphere

the use of hints or clues in a story to suggest future action; used to build suspense

The part of the story where the conflict lessens.

The story is told from a character in the story that uses the pronoun “I”.

Irony that occurs when the audience is aware of something that the character or speaker is not.

A character who changes or grows during the course of the work.

Irony that occurs when a person says the opposite of what is meant.

Author provides clues about a character by describing what he or she looks like, does, & says,

A character who is one-sided, showing just a single trait.

A message about life that is expressed regularly in many different cultures and time periods.

The author directly states a character’s traits.

Type of 3rd person where the narrator knows & tells about what ALL characters feel and think

a type of character, detail, image...that appears in all types of literature around world

The part of the story that introduces the setting, the characters, and the basic situation.

A character struggles with an outside force, such as another person or some force of nature.

A theme suggested, or stated indirectly through what happens to the characters.

The central message/lesson expressed in a story.

A theme expressed directly by the author

the writer's attitude toward his or her audience and subject (single adjective)

a reason that explains or partially explains a character's thoughts, feelings, actions, etc

a character's sudden flash of insight into a conflict or situation

The part of the story where the conflict, or problem, is introduced.

a personal and largely unreasoned judgment either for or against a person, position, thing

The story is told from narrator outside the story using 3rd person pronouns

A struggle that takes place in the mind of a character.

a person, place, or thing that represents something beyond its literal meaning

the time and place where the action of the literary work occurs