Knights Pre-AP English Literary Terms

82449621	setting	time, place and social context in which a story takes place
82449622	symbol	an image that is itself but also stands for something more
82449623	situational irony	what we expect and what happens are not the same
82449624	repetition	use of key words, phrases, or ideas more than once, in close proximity
82449625	sound devices	any of a number of literary elements such as onomatopoeia, alliteration, etc. (part of figurative language)
82449626	theme	main idea of a work of literature
82449627	syntax	the way words and phrases are connected to form sentences
82449628	structure	the organized, planned framework of a piece of literature
82449629	stereotyped character	stock character; character created to represent some standard archetypes
82449630	slang	informal words and expressions
82449631	alliteration	repetition of initial consonant sounds
82449632	cliche	an overused expression that has lost meaning such as quick as lightning
82449633	antagonist	character in opposition to the protagonist
82449634	assonance	repetition of the same vowel sounds in close proximity
82449635	denotation	dictionary definition of a word
82449636	diction	word choice
82449637	dramatic irony	the reader or audience knows more than the characters
82449638	consonance	repeated consonant sounds; not at the beginning of words
82449639	imagery	language that appeals to the five senses; creating pictures with words
82449640	metaphor	a comparison of two dissimilar items through direct comparision
82449641	onomatopoeia	words that sound like they are spelled and create aural imagery like fizz and whirr
82449642	tragedy	a work of literature that raises emotions of pity and fear and shows the fall of a noble person
82449643	verbal irony	saying one thing but really meaning another
82449644	vernacular	common every day language
82449645	point of view	the vantage from which a story is told: first or third person, omniscient (objective), limited, or not at all
82449646	protagonist	the main character in a story
82449647	parallel events	events that are similar in scope
82449648	climax	the point of highest tension in a plot
82449649	characterization	how a character acts and talks, what other characters say about him, and how others react to him
82449650	simile	an explicit comparison between two unlike things signaled by the use of like or as
82449651	personification	attributing human qualities to an inanimate object
82449652	oxymoron	contradiction; two contradictory terms or ideas used together
82449653	paradox	a statement that appears to be contradictory but, in fact, has some truth
82449654	parallelism	expresses similar or related ideas in similar grammatical structures
82449656	irony	Using a word or phrase to mean the opposite of its literal or normal meaning.
82449657	hyperbole	exaggeration; deliberation exaggeration for emphasis
83347714	foreshadowing	Hints or clues about what will happen later in the plot of a story.
83347715	idiom	A phrase or an expression that means something different from what the words actually say. Ex. "over his head" for didn't understand.
83347716	novella	A prose work longer than the standard short story, but shorter and less complex than a full length novel.
83347717	motif	The term for an often repeated idea or theme in a piece of literature.
83347718	figurative language	Language used to create a special effect or feeling through use of rhythms, sounds, and images.
83347719	dialect	The language of people from a certain community or region.
83347720	allusion	A literary reference to a familiar person, place, thing, or event.
83347721	allegory	A story in which people, things, and actions represent and idea or a generalization about life; it often has a strong moral or lesson.