Lit Terms Flashcards
(19 cards)
Symbol
A base meaning of a or word that has many deeper meanings
Parable
a simple story used to illustrate a moral or spiritual lesson
Dialogue
A written out conversation between two characters that is said
Stage direction
instruction in the text of a play, especially one indicating the movement, position, or tone of an actor, or the sound effects and lighting.
Dramatic exposition
used to introduce background information about events, settings, characters etc
Oratory
skill or eloquence in public speaking
Situational irony
it occurs when incongruity appears between expectations of something to happen, and what actually happens instead.
Sermon
any serious talk, speech, or lecture providing moral or spiritual advice
Dramatic monologue
Dramatic monologue, also known as a persona poem, is a type of poetry written in the form of a speech of an individual character.
A long speech or one character speech ing
Conflict
is defined as any struggle between opposing forces. Usually, the main character struggles against some other force
Stream-of-consciousness
a person’s thoughts and conscious reactions to events, perceived as a continuous flow.
Style
the author’s word choice, sentence structure, figurative language, and sentence arrangement all work together to establish mood, images, and meaning in the text.
Verbal irony
which a person says or writes one thing and means another
Narrator
A person who tells a story; in literature, the voice that an author takes on to tell a story.
Climax
The highest point of action in the story or plot
Metaphor
a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.
Extended metaphor
when an author exploits a single metaphor
Allusion
Allusion is a brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing or idea of historical, cultural, literary or political significance
Dramatic irony
occurs when the audience knows something the characters do not.
