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Figurative language language that represents one thing in terms of something dissimilar nonliteral language   Includes simile metaphor personification hyperbole symbol conflict struggle between two or more opposing forces person vs  person nature society self fateGod   ID: 785460

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Slide1

Literary terms

English I

Slide2

Figurative language

language that represents one thing in terms of something dissimilar (non-literal language).  

Includes simile, metaphor, personification, hyperbole, symbol)

Slide3

conflict

struggle between two or more opposing forces (person vs.  person; nature; society; self; fate/God)  

 

Two subcategories: Internal and External

Slide4

Major Types of Conflict

Internal: Man vs. Himself

External: Man vs. Man

Man vs. Nature

Man vs. Society

Slide5

plot

The sequence of events in a literary

work

Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Denouement/Resolution

Slide6

Exposition

Beginning of the story; the background information (setting, characters, etc. )

Slide7

Rising action

Series of events that build up to the conflict and create tension and suspense

Slide8

Climax

Turning point in the plot

The moment with the greatest intensity

Conflict is directly addressed

Slide9

Falling Action

Events occurring after the climax

Leads to the resolution (ending) of the story

Conflicts are resolved

Slide10

Denouement/resolution

Final outcome of the story

Tying of “loose ends”

Slide11

setting

The

time, place, and circumstance

of a literary

work

Ex: Athens Drive High School, Raleigh, NC, 2

nd

Block,

9

:37 A.M.

Slide12

theme

 

The

underlying main idea of a literary work.  

Significant idea, concept, or argument in a literary work

Example: Love lost or love found; The importance of having good morals; Family will always be there for you

Slide13

Tone

the

author’s attitude toward the subject of a work

.

Ex: Amused, Angry, Sarcastic, Solemn

“Friendship is temporary”

Slide14

Mood

How a literary work makes a reader feel

Feeling or atmosphere a reader experiences

Ex: Tense, joyful, scary

Slide15

Foreshadowing

Use of hints or clues to suggest what will happen later in the story

Ex: “And that was the last time I saw

Issac

…”

Slide16

Slide17

Narrator

A person who tells a story; in 

literature

, the voice that an author takes on to tell a story

.

Slide18

Point of view

T

he

vantage point or perspective from which a literary work is

told

1

st

 person point of view- the narrator is a character in the story 

(

use of ‘I

’)

2

nd

Person: Uses the word “You”

3

rd

 person point of view- the narrator is outside of the story (use of ‘he’ ‘she’ ‘they’)

Slide19

Third Person

Third Person Omniscient: Knows everything about all of the characters (thoughts, feelings, past, etc.)

Third Person Limited: Knows everything about the protagonist

Slide20

Characterization

The manner in which an author develops characters and their personalities

 

Example: The young girl had long blonde hair, curious blue eyes that nervously scanned the room as if hiding a secret

Slide21

protagonist

T

he

main character in a literary work

 

Spongebob

, Cady Herring, Superman

Slide22

Antagonist

 

A

character that is against a protagonist; the “bad guy”

Example: Lord

Voldemort

, Plankton

Slide23

dynamic Character

A character that changes over time, usually as a result of resolving a conflict – usually the protagonist or central character (main character)

Example:

Nemo

,

Simba

, Elsa, Scout

Slide24

Static character

A character is someone who does not change over time (main character)

Example: Scar,

Dori

, Olaf, Bob

Ewell

Slide25

Round character

Has a complex personality; usually portrayed as someone who has a conflicted personality (minor character)

Ex:

Nala

, Gretchen Wieners, Dill

Slide26

Flat character

A character with only one type of personality (minor character)

Example:

Pumba

, Sherriff Tate, Mr. Turtle,

Squidward

Slide27

irony

Dramatic…when

the reader or audience knows something a character does not

Situational…when

there is a

difference

between what is expected and what actually occurs

Verbal…when

the speaker says one thing but means the opposite

Slide28

Examples of irony

Verbal: I just love going to Wal-Mart!

Situational: A fire station on fire

Dramatic: A killer hiding behind the curtain

The necklace being fake the entire time

Slide29

imagery

language

that appeals to the five

senses

The smell of suntan lotion and hamburgers grilling made the 4

th

of July even more special.

Slide30

Slide31

Author’s purpose

An author’s reason for writing a piece

Example: Challenging racial inequality; To share a personal memory; To get an argument presented

Slide32

Flashback

 the method of returning to an earlier point in time for the purpose of making the present clearer

 

Example: Louise hated being beside a transfer truck. It reminded her of that horrible accident, changing

her life

drastically only five years ago.

Slide33

Alliteration

The repetition of first consonants in a group of

words

Ex: Peter Piper Picked A Pack of Peppers

Slide34

Allusion

 A

reference to something well-known that exists outside the literary

work

Example: Moves like

Jagger

Slide35

Dialogue

 

direct speech between characters in a literary work

 

”Do you think you’ll go to the game tonight?” Mary asked.

“Probably not. I have a lot of homework,” John answered.

Slide36

simile

a direct comparison of dissimilar objects, usually using like or

as

Tough as nails

Light as a feather

Slide37

metaphor

an implied comparison

between

dissimilar

objects

Example: Michael is a pig when he eats

America is a melting pot

The snow is a white blanket

Slide38

foreshadowing

hint of what is to come in a

literary work

Example: It was the last time that Jayden would see his best friend. If he had known that, he wouldn’t have said what he did.

Slide39

Symbol/symbolism

one thing (object, person, place) used to represent something else

 

Heart = love

Mockingbird = innocence

Yellow = madness

Slide40

Genre

type

or category to which a literary work

belongs

Non-fiction, Fiction, Poetry

Autobiography, Biography

Thriller, Mystery, Classic, Teen, Romance

Slide41

hyperbole

extreme exaggeration to add

meaning

Example: It’s 1000 degrees in here!

Her cat weighted 500 pounds.

Summer feels years away.

Slide42

Onomatopoeia

use of a word whose sound imitates its

meaning

Example: POW, HISS, BANG, KAPOW

Slide43

OXYMORON

P

hrase

that consists of two words that are

contradictory

Example: Pretty ugly, Civil war, Jumbo Shrimp

Slide44

personification

figure of speech in which non-human things are given human characteristics

 

The clouds look angry; It looked like a sad house

Slide45

parable

Brief story that often teaches a lesson

Example: Little Boy Who Cried Wolf, Hazel & Gretel

Slide46

Parallel Plots

When a story has two, simultaneous plots at once

Example: Mean Girls: Cady Herring trying to make friends; Janice Ian trying to sabotage Regina George

Slide47

Rhyme & Rhyme Scheme

repetition of similar or identical sounds: “look and

book”

Rhyme Scheme

 – pattern of rhyme among lines of poetry [denoted using letters, as in ABAB CDCD EE]

Slide48

stanza

group of lines forming a unit in a

poem

Roses are red

Violets are blue

This class is cool

And you are too