Lit. Terms Flashcards
Plot
The sequence of events of the story
Static character
A character who stays the same
Theme
The topic
Verbal irony
The speaker say the opposite of what they mean
Conflict
The main character struggling with an opposing force
Narrator
A person who narrates something
Omniscient
All knowing
Fiction
Imaginary stories
Foreshadowing
A warning or indication (of a future event)
Dialogue
Conversation between 2 or more people
Flashback
Interruptions to show something that happened prior to the current scene
Epiphany
A sudden realization
Thesis
Summarization
Simile
Comparison using like or as
Direct characterization
How an author describes a character
Framework story
A story within a story
Symbol
A thing that represents or stands for something else
First person POV
The story is told from a characters POV
Metaphor
A comparison without like or as
Setting
The place where an event takes place
Resolution
At the end of the story where the conflict is resolved
Dramatic irony
When something is known to the audience but not the character
Round character
Complex and undergo development
Situational irony
When the outcome is unexpected
