Literary Terms Flashcards
(30 cards)
A person or animal that takes part in the action of a literary work
Character
The character who stands directly opposed to the protagonist
Antagonist
The high point of interest or suspense
Climax
A struggle between opposing forces
Conflict
A struggle between outside forces
External conflict
A struggle within a character
Internal conflict
Set of ideas associated with it in addition to its explicit meaning
Connotation
Dictionary definition
Denotation
Develops and grows during the course of the story
Dynamic character
A character in a story tells the story
First person point of view
Shows only one trait
Flat character
The use if hints or clues in a narrative to suggest future action
Foreshadowing
Narrator says one thing while meaning the opposite
Verbal irony
Situation turns out differently from what you would normally expect
Situational irony
When the characters in the play don’t know what’s going to happen but the audience knows what is going to happen
Dramatic irony
The atmosphere or predominant emotion in a literary work
Mood
What any character thinks or feels
Omniscient (POV)
Occurs when the elements of a statement contradict each other
Paradox
The sequence of events in the literary work
Plot
The perspective from which a narrative is told
Point of view
The main character in a story
Protagonist
A general insight or change is conveyed
Resolution
The time and place in which events in a short story, novel, play or narrative poem take place
Setting
Does not change
Static character
