Literary Terms 2
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| 202478489 | Slapstick | comedy characterized by physical action such as pie throwing | |
| 202478490 | Antagonist | the main character opposed to the principal character | |
| 202478491 | Connotation | the implications or suggestions evoked from a word; the emotional feelings attached to a word | |
| 202478492 | Denotation | a word's most literal meaning, exclusive of attitudes or feelings | |
| 202478493 | Archaism | a word or phrase no longer in actual speech | |
| 202478494 | Abstract Idea | a general statement about a quality or state rather than something concrete. Ex. truth, beauty | |
| 202478495 | Confidant (e) | a character to whom another reveals his most intimate feeling and intentions. May not be the protagonist | |
| 202478496 | Dynamic Character | a character who changes as a result of plot action--opposite of a static character | |
| 202478497 | Omniscient | a term used to describe a writer who is all-knowing and can read the thoughts of a number of characters | |
| 202478498 | Bombast | grandiloquent ranting, insincere, extravagant language | |
| 202478499 | Ambiguity | in literature it refers to works that give room for alternative reactions to a work | |
| 202478500 | Pleonasm | the label applied when more words than necessary are used to convey an idea; wordiness | |
| 202478501 | Biography | the account of the life of a person | |
| 202478502 | Pseudonym | a fictitious name assumed by a writer. Ex. Samuel Clemons' calling himself Mark Twain | |
| 202478503 | Irrelevant | the label attached to material in speech or writing that does not contribute to the development of a thread of thought or action | |
| 202478504 | Flashback | a device whereby the reader or audience learns of scenes or incidents that occurred prior to the opening scene | |
| 202478505 | Malapropism | an error in diction caused by the substitution of one word for another similar in sound but different in meaning. | |
| 202478506 | Antithesis | a rhetorical device in which contrasted words, clauses, or ideas are balanced with parallel structure | |
| 202478507 | Anachronism | literally "out of its time." a device describing something placed in an inappropriate time period. | |
| 202478508 | Denouement | the events following the final climax of a work; the final unraveling and setting straight | |
| 202478509 | Verisimilitude | the quality of reality or truth possessed by plot, episode, setting or character | |
| 202478510 | Provincial | narrow in point of view or approach | |
| 202478511 | Tragedy | a plot that follows the Aristotelian definition: disaster in the life of a person brought about by a character flaw | |
| 202478512 | Empathy | the feeling of identify that a reader has when he becomes so involved with a character that he relates to what the character is feeling | |
| 202478513 | Didactic | a label applied to a literary work when its principal aim is to give guidance in moral, ethical or religious matters | |
| 202478514 | Colloquial | characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation; the level of speech in every day conversation | |
| 202478515 | Pedantry | an excessive display of learning or knowledge; adjective form is pedantic | |
| 202478516 | Diction | the choice and arrangement of words | |
| 202478517 | Pathos | the quality in a work that causes a reader to feel pity | |
| 202478518 | Epiphany | a moment of sudden revelation or insight | |
| 202478519 | Foil | a person who serves by contrast to call attention to another person's characteristics (usually opposite the protagonist) | |
| 202478520 | Motif | a recurring pattern, incident, or situation in literature | |
| 202478521 | Setting | the time and place in which a story is set |