POETIC TERMS REVIEW CHART
Short Story Unit Literary Terms Review Chart
|TERM |DEFINITION |EXAMPLE FROM |
| | |SHORT STORY UNIT |
|alliteration |The repetition of a consonant sound at the beginning of | |
| |words close together | |
|allusion |A brief reference to a historical figure, place, event, | |
| |work of art, etc. | |
|antagonist |The force working against the main character | |
|characterization |The methods an author uses to reveal a character's | |
| |personality directly and indirectly | |
|conflict |The struggle or problem that occurs between two opposing | |
| |forces in a story | |
|dialect |A manner of speaking that is specific to a particular | |
| |region | |
|diction |A writer’s or speaker’s choice of words | |
|exposition |The introduction of the setting, characters, and central | |
|(basic situation) |conflict in the story | |
|falling action |The actions that occur after the climax but before the | |
| |resolution | |
|flashback |An interruption in the present action to show what happened| |
|flashforward |earlier or later | |
|foreshadowing |Hints supplied by the author of what is to come later in | |
| |the story | |
|hyperbole |A bold overstatement, a grand exaggeration | |
|idiom |An expression that does not make sense when translated | |
| |literally but has a popular and accepted meaning | |
| |(Ex.: She sang at the top of her lungs.) | |
|imagery |Language that appeals to the senses and paints a picture in| |
| |the reader’s mind | |
|irony | | |
|dramatic |when the reader or audience knows something important that | |
| |the characters do not know | |
| |when what happens in a story is the opposite of what is | |
|situational |expected | |
| |when the speaker says one thing but the reader expects | |
|verbal |another | |
|mood |The overall feeling or atmosphere created within a story | |
|plot |A series of related events that compose a story | |
|point of view | | |
|first person |from the perspective of someone in the story, using the | |
| |pronoun "I" | |
|point of view (cont’d) | | |
|second person |from the perspective of someone in the reader's mind, using| |
| |the pronoun "you" | |
| |from the perspective of a outsider, sharing the thoughts | |
|third person limited |and feelings of one character, using pronouns like "he", | |
| |"she" and "they" | |
| |from the perspective of a outsider, sharing the thoughts | |
| |and feelings of more than one character, using pronouns | |
|third person omniscient |like "he", "she" and "they" | |
|protagonist |The main character | |
|pun |A clever play on words meant to be humorous | |
|resolution |The ultimate conclusion of a story | |
|(denouement) | | |
|rising action |The actions that build to the climax of the story | |
|setting |The time and location of a story | |
|theme |A universal message or insight about life that a text |A theme revealed in ___________________ is… |
| |reveals | |
|tone |The attitude a writer takes toward the subject, characters,|The writer’s tone in ___________________ is…|
| |and audience | |
| | |Clear evidence for this is… |
| | | |
|understatement |A purposeful downplaying of something. (Ex. Adele has an OK| |
| |voice.) | |
|unreliable narrator |A narrator who cannot be trusted to represent the story | |
| |accurately | |
|figurative |TERM |DEFINITION |EXAMPLE FROM |
|Language | | |SHORT STORY UNIT |
| | | | |
| |metaphor |A direct comparison between two unalike things | |
| |personification |A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given | |
| | |human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes | |
| |simile |An indirect comparison between two unalike things, using | |
| | |like or as | |
................
................
In order to avoid copyright disputes, this page is only a partial summary.
To fulfill the demand for quickly locating and searching documents.
It is intelligent file search solution for home and business.
Related searches
- terms for significant other
- terms in philosophy
- negative terms for women
- dictionary of philosophical terms pdf
- other terms for significant other
- demeaning terms for women
- derogatory terms for women list
- personal loan terms 120 months
- general terms and conditions navy
- philosophy terms quizlet
- culture terms sociology
- culture terms quizlet