7419097993 | Climax | The point of greatest interest in a story or play. Usually occurs near the end of a story, after the reader has understood the conflict and become emotionally involved with the characters. The conflict is resolved and the outcome of the plot usually becomes clear. | 0 | |
7419097996 | Conflict | A struggle between opposing forces. | 1 | |
7419098001 | 1st Person Point of View | The narrator is a character in the story. ( I, me, my, we, our ) | 2 | |
7419098002 | 3rd Person (limited) | The narrator tells what only one character thinks, feels and observes. | 3 | |
7419098003 | 3rd Person (omniscient) | an all-knowing point of view, where the narrator sees into the minds of all the characters. | 4 | |
7419098004 | Resolution | the final outcome of the story | 5 | |
7419098006 | Allusion | A reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art | 6 | |
7419098007 | Imagery | Description that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste) | 7 | |
7419098010 | Alliteration | the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words | 8 | |
7419098014 | Tone | Attitude a writer takes toward the audience, a subject, or a character | 9 | |
7419098015 | Mood | Feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader | 10 | |
7419098016 | Theme | A message about life or human nature that the writer shares with the reader. | 11 | |
7419098018 | Protagonist | the main character in a literary work | 12 | |
7419098019 | Antagonist | A character or force in conflict with the main character | 13 | |
7419330971 | Idiom | A common, often used expression that doesn't make sense if you take it literally. | 14 | |
7419343490 | Irony | A contrast between expectation and reality | 15 | |
7419374788 | Personification | the giving of human qualities to an animal, object, or idea | 16 | |
7419380601 | Oxymoron | It is a figure of speech in which two opposite ideas are joined to create an effect. | 17 | |
7419391783 | Symbol | A thing that represents or stands for something else | 18 | |
7419425045 | Extended Metaphor | Comparison that continues for several lines or possibly the entire length of a work | 19 |
Pre-AP Literary Terms Flashcards
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