Literary Terms (even though they cross over, see other sheet for basic poetry terms)

 

 

allusion

also on poetry terms sheet

 

 

antagonist 

 

 

 

autobiography    

 

 

 

biography

 

 

 

cause & effect

 

 

 

conflict

 

 

 

                                     

internal

 

 

 

 

 

external

 

 

 

 

 

sub-types of conflict

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.

man vs.

 

 

2.

man vs.

 

 

3.

man vs.

 

 

4.

man vs.

 

 

5.

man vs.

 

 

6.

man vs.

 

 

7.

man vs.

 

 

 

connotation

also on poetry terms sheet

 

 

denotation 

also on poetry terms sheet

 

 

characterization

 

 

 

         

5 methods of characterization

 

1.

 

 

2.

 

 

3.

 

 

4.

 

 

5.

 

 

 

dialogue

 

 

 

                                      

direct dialogue           

 

 

 

 

 

indirect dialogue

 

 

diction

 

 

 

essay

 

 

 

fiction

 

 

 

flashback

 

 

 

foreshadowing

 

 

 

generalization

 

 

 

genre

 

 

 

imagery

or sensory details

also on poetry terms sheet

 

 

inference

also on poetry terms sheet

 

 

irony

 

 

 

                  

verbal

 

 

 

 (example: a large, black dog named Fluffy)

 

 

 

                            

situational

(sometimes called climactic)

 

 

 

(example: unknown to you, your neighbor is in the same hotel as you are when on vacation)

 

 

 

                            

dramatic

 

 

 

 

 (example: TV news announces escaped convict & unbeknownst to you, the convict is breaking into your house)

 

 

mood

also on poetry terms sheet

 

 

moral

 

 

 

mystery

 

 

 

narrator

 

 

 

parallel episode

·         

·         

 

 

personification

 

 

 

 

plot

 

 

 

 

1.

introduction

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.

conflict

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.

rising action      

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.

climax

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.

falling action

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.

conclusion/resolution

 

 

 

 

 

 

plot diagram

 

 

 

 

point of view         

 

 

 

                         

1st person       

 

 

 

 

 

3rd person

 

 

 

protagonist

 

 

 

sarcasm

 

 

 

short story           

 

 

 

science fiction 

 

 

 

setting

 

 

 

sub-plot

 

 

 

symbol

also on poetry terms sheet

 

 

theme

 

 

 

tone

also on poetry terms sheet