Lit Terms 1

Prose writing which tells an imaginary story.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Relating to, or inserted as a parenthesis.

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

A person represented in a story

An intentional exaggeration for emphasis or comic effect.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

The voice of a verb whose subject receives an action.

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

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

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

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

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

The voice of a verb whose subject performs the action

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

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

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

A statement which can be proved or verified.

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

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

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

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