Literary Terms (Fiction Unit) Flashcards
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Allusion
Reference to a statement, person, place, or event from literature, history, religion, etc.
Antagonist
A person who actively opposes or is hostile toward something or someone.
Ambiguity
An element of uncertainty in a text, in which something can be interrupted.
Analysis
Detailed examination of the elements or structure of something.
Characterization
The process of revealing the personality of a character in a story. (Actions, history, manners, belief, appearance, and thoughts)
Climax
Moment of great emotional intensity or suspense in a plot.
Conflict
Struggle or clash between opposing characters or external forces.
Context
Parts of a written statement that precede and follow a specific
Criticism
Judgement about merit, highest form of analysis.
Diction
Writer’s or speaker’s choice of words.
Exposition
Type of writing that explains, gives information, defines, or clarifies an idea.
Falling Action
Parts of a story after the climax and before the resolution.
Figurative Language
Involve some sort of imaginative comparison between two things.
Flashback
Scene that interrupts the present action of the plot to flash backward.
Foreshadowing
The use of clues to hint at events that will occur later in the plot.
Genre
Category that a work of literature is classified under.
Hyperbole
Figure of speech that uses exaggeration to express strong emotion or comedic effect.
Imagery
Language that appeals to the senses.
In Medias Res
Into the middle; without preamble, it starts in the middle of the story.
Irony
Contrast between expectation and reality.
Metaphor
Figure of speech that compares two things without using like or as.
Mood
Story’s atmosphere or the feeling that in involves.
Alliteration
Repetition of the same or very similar consonant sounds at the beginning of a word.
