Literary Terms

Front

A character that remains fundamentally the same.

Back

Static Character

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

Front

An indirect expression used to describe something considered blunt or harsh.

Back

Euphemism

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5A

Front

Recurring theme or element in a literary work.

Back

Motif

Tags

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

Front

Ridicule or mocking of a work for comic effect.

Back

Parody

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Front

A form of language specific to a region or group.

Back

Dialect

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

Front

Words that imitate sounds

Back

Onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.4.5

Front

A figure of speech in which a part is used for the whole, or the whole for a part

Back

Synecdoche

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

Front

Word choice

Back

Diction

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RI.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

Front

Characters and events are used to represent an abstract concept

Back

Allegory

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.4.5

Front

Use of irony, sarcasm, hyperbole, etc. in order to provoke change

Back

Satire

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6