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Literary Terms & Devices
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- 1AllegoryA narrative which involves characters & events that stand for an abstract idea/event
- 2AllusionA brief reference to a person, place, thing, or event.
- 3AntagonistA character or group of characters who oppose the protagonist.
- 4CharacterizationThe process of revealing the personality of a character.
Can be DIRECT ( - 5Character FoilA character whose main purpose is to contrast another character.
- 6Dramatic IronyWhen the audience knows something that the character does not.
- 7Dynamic CharacterA character who undergoes an important, internal change b/c of the action in the plot.
- 8FlashbackAn interruption in the present of a vivid memory from the past.
- 9ImageryDescriptive language that appeals to the audience's 5 senses (taste, touch, sight, smell, sound).
- 10IntertextualityThe way that one text influences another, Can be direct (quote, plagiarism) or indirect (parody, allusion, translation).
- 11JuxtapositionWhen 2 things (concepts, characters, ideas, places) are placed next to each other for contrast.
- 12MetaphorA comparison without using "like" or "as".
- 13MoodThe emotion/atmosphere that a literary work produces in the audience.
- 14ProtagonistThe main character.
- 15SarcasmA remark made mockingly, ironically, or in bitter contempt to make fun of a character.
- 16SatireThe use of irony, sarcasm, humour, and/or exaggeration for the purpose of social criticism.
- 17SimileA comparison using "like" or "as"
- 18Static CharacterThe opposite of a dynamic character; a character who does NOT change throughout the plot.
- 19Stock / Stereotyped CharacterA fictional character based on a common stereotype.
- 20SuspenseAn intense feeling that the audience experiences while waiting for the outcome of events.
- 21SymbolAn object/action that means something more than its literal meaning.
- 22SymbolismThe use of symbols to signify ideas & qualities by giving them symbolic meanings different from their literal sense.
- 23ThemeA central topic/idea explored in a text. A work of literature usually has more than 1.
- 24TragedyA branch of drama that presents a serious subject matter about human suffering and corresponding terrible events in a dignified manner.
- 25UnderstatementA figure of speech to intentionally make a situation seem less important.
- 26WitIntellectual amusing language that surprises and delights.
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- grade 12 ENG 4U Flashcards on Literary Terms & Devices, created by Julia Castellani on 06/04/2016.
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