Literary Terms Flashcards
Alliteration
The repetition of the same or similar consonant sounds,usually at the beginning or end of words.
Example: busy bee/ Sally sells seashells
Vowel
Assonance
The repetition of a vowel sound
Example:on a proud round cloud in white high nite
Consonant
Real word-consonance
The repetition of consonants
Example:I’ll swing by my ankles. She’ll cling to your knees. As you hang by your nose, from a high up trapeze. But just one thing, please, As we float through the breeze, Don’t sneeze
Character
Person, animal, or thing in literary work. Which the writer reveals the personality of a character is called charecterization
Protagonist
Central character
Example:batman
Anti
Antagonist
Whatever apposing force that the protagonist struggles with
Cliché
A phrase that’s overused
Conflict
Struggle or clash between opposing characters or opposing forces
Connotation
The idea or feeling of a word
(In)ternal conflict
Struggle within a person
(Ex)ternal conflict
Conflict includes man vs man or man vs nature
Definition
(De)notation
The literal meaning of a word
Example: a dove is a type of pigeon
(Fore)shadowing
Authors use foreshadowing to give a warning or indication of the future
Example: the leaves fell early that year
Metaphor
A comparison between two things that are not related
Example: the class was a zoo
Onomatopoeia
A word whose sound suggests in meaning
Example:bam splat kapok boom
