Elements Of Lit Flashcards
(25 cards)
Antagonist
The person or thing working against the protagonist.
Analogy
A comparison of 2 items suggesting they are alike in many aspects.
Caricature
An exaggerated imitation of a person’s features or mannerisms in order to appear comic or absurd.
Characterization
The method an author uses to reveal it describe characters and their personalities.
Climax
The turning point in the story.
Conflict
The problem of the story
Dialogue
Conversation carried on between characters
Antithesis
An opposite, or contrast of ideas.
Hyperbole
Overstating or stretching the truth for special effects.
Simile
A comparison of 2 items using the words “like” or “as”.
Metaphor
A comparison of two items without the use of “like” or “as”.
Personification
When the author speaks of it describes an animal, object, or idea as if it were a person.
Foreshadowing
Giving hints of what is to come later.
Imagery
Words or phrases that create a visual picture in the reader’s mind
Point of View
The perspective from which the story is told.
Protagonist
The main character of the story.
Satire
A literary term used to make fun of human vice or weakness, often with the intent of changing the subject of the attack.
Setting
Time and place
Soliloquy
A speech delivered by a character when he or she is alone on stage.
Symbol
A person, place, thing, or event used to represent something else.
Theme
The main idea of the work.
Tone
Mood of the work.
Tragedy
A literary work in which the protagonist is destroyed by some character flaws and forces beyond his/her control.
Tragic hero
A character who experiences an inner struggle because of a character flaw.
