Literary Terms Flashcards
(15 cards)
Dynamic Character
A character that changes as a result of the stories events 
Static Character
A character that does not change much in the course of a story 
Foil
A character who is used as a contrast to another character; writer sets off, intensifies the qualities of two characters this way 
Tragedy
A play novel or other narratives, that depicts serious and important events in which the main character comes to an unhappy end
Sonnet
14 line lyric poem that is usually written in iambic pentameter and that has one of several rhyme schemes 
Couplet
Two consecutive lines of poetry, that rhyme often signals the exit of a character or the end of a scene 
Prose
Direct unadorned form of language, written or spoken in ordinary use 
Soliloquy
An unusually long speech in which a character who is on stage alone, expresses his or her thoughts aloud. If another character is present, they keep silent or disregarded by the speaker. 
Aside
Words that are spoken by a character and a play to the audience or to another character, but that are not supposed to be overheard by the others on stage 
Prologue
A short introduction at the beginning of the play that gives a brief overview of the plot 
Anachronism
An event or detail that is inappropriate for the time Period.
Pun
A play on the multiple meanings of a word or on two words that sound alike, but I have different means
Oxymoron
A combination of contradictory terms 
Dramatic irony
The audience or reader know something important that a character and a play or a story does not know 
Verbal irony
A writer or speaker says one thing, but really means another
