Pre-AP Elements of Literature Flashcards

4554632721	alliteration	a stylistic device in which a number of words, having the same first consonant sound, occur close together in a series	0
4554632722	allusion	a brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing, or idea of historical, cultural, literary, or political significance	1
4554632723	analogy	a comparison in which an idea or thing is compared to another thing that is quite different from it	2
4554632724	antagonist	a character or a group of characters which stand in opposition to the protagonist or the main character	3
4554632725	assonance	when two or more words close to one another repeat the same vowel sound but start with different consonant sounds	4
4554632726	atmosphere (mood)	a type of feelings that readers get from a narrative based on details such as settings, background, objects, foreshadowing, etc.	5
4554632727	characterization	a literary device that is used step by step in literature to highlight and explain the details about a character in a story	6
4554632728	climax	that particular point in a narrative at which the conflict or tension hits the highest point	7
4554632729	conflict	a literary element that involves a struggle between two opposing forces, usually a protagonist and an antagonist	8
4554632730	connotation	a meaning that is implied by a word apart from the thing which it describes explicitly	9
4554632731	dialect	the language used by people of a specific area, class, district or any other group of people	10
4554632732	diction	the style of speaking or writing determined by the choice of words by a speaker or a writer	11
4554632733	epic	a long narrative poem, which is usually related to heroic deeds of a person of an unusual courage and unparalleled bravery	12
4554632734	epilogue	a chapter at the end of a work of literature which concludes the work	13
4554632735	exaggeration	a statement that makes something worse, or better than it really is	14
4554632736	figure of speech	cause text to be more effective, persuasive, and impactful	15
4554632737	flashback	an interruption of the chronological sequence (as of a film or literary work) with an event of earlier occurrence to provide insight to the audience	16
4554632738	foreshadowing	a literary device in which a writer gives an audience hint of what is to come later in the story	17
4554632739	hyperbole	an exaggeration of ideas for the sake of emphasis	18
4554632740	idiom	a set expression or a phrase comprising two or more words, not interpreted literally	19
4554632741	imagery	to use figurative language to represent objects actions and ideas in such a way that it appeals to our physical senses	20
4554632742	irony	a figure of speech in which words are used in such a way that their intended meaning is different from the actual meaning of the words, or a situation that may end up in quite a different way than what is generally anticipated	21
4554632743	metaphor	a figure of speech which makes an implicit, implied, or hidden comparison between two things that are unrelated but share some common characteristics	22
4554632744	onomatopoeia	a word which imitates the natural sounds of a thing	23
4554632745	personification	a figure of speech in which a thing, an idea, or an animal is given human attributes	24
4554632746	persuasion	a literary technique that writers use to present their ideas through reasons and logic to influence the audience	25
4554632747	plot	a literary term used to describe the events that make up a story or the main part of a story	26
4554632748	point of view	the angle of considering things, which shows us the opinion, or feelings of the individuals involved in a situation	27
4554632749	protagonist	the central character or leading figure in poetry, narrative, novel or any other story	28
4554632750	pun	a play on words in which a humorous effect is produced by using a word that suggests two or more meanings	29
4554632751	resolution	the unfolding or solution of a complicated issue in a story (aka denouement)	30
4554632752	rising action	a series of relevant incidents that create suspense, interest and tension in a narrative	31
4554632753	satire	a technique employed by writers to expose and criticize foolishness and corruption of an individual or a society by using humor, irony, exaggeration or ridicule	32
4554632754	setting	the environment or surrounding in which an event or story takes place	33
4554632755	simile	a figure of speech that makes a comparison, showing similarities between two different things by using "like" or "as"	34
4554632756	speaker	the character that is speaking, or the voice in a poem	35
4554632757	stereotype	a widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing	36
4554632758	subplot	a secondary plot, or a strand of the main plot that runs parallel to it and supports it	37
4554632759	symbol	a object or character that has a meaning different than its literal appearance to portray ideas and beliefs	38
4554632760	theme	a main idea or an underlying meaning of a literary work that may be stated directly or indirectly	39
4554632761	tone	an attitude of a writer toward a subject or an audience	40