Literary Terms Flashcards
(15 cards)
Alliteration:
the repeated same sound at the start of a series of words in succession, whose purpose is to provide an audible pulse that gives a piece of writing a lyrical and or emotive effect
Allusion:
an implied or indirect reference to a person, event or thing, or to a part of another text
Climax:
The most intense moment within a story, marking a turning point for the protagonist as they confront the main conflict
Diction:
the linguistic choices a writer makes to effectively convey an idea, point, etc; aka choice of words
1st Person Narrative:
the narrator is a person in the story and uses I or we
Theme:
The main idea or underlying meaning a writer explores in a work
Simile:
a figure of speech that compares two unlike things using the words like or as
Hyperbole:
an extreme exaggeration specifically for literary or rhetorical effect
Personification:
the attributuion of human characteristics to things, abstractions, etc as for literary or artistic effect
Free verse:
poetry that does not rhyme or have a regular meter
Metaphor:
a literary technique where one thing is compared to another by stating they share the same qualities
Imagery:
words that trigger the reader to recall images, or mental pictures, that engage one of the five senses
Onomatopoeia:
a type of figurative language where a word actually looks or sounds like the sound it is intended to make
Omniscient:
All knowing kind of narrator, found in fiction 3rd person
Protagonist:
the main character who drives the plot forward
