Literary Terms Flashcards

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Allusion

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A reference to a person, place, thing, event, or literary or other artistic work outside of the text

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Epistolary

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A novel or other literary work structured in the form of letters

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Foil

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A character who contrasts with another character, highlighting their contrasting traits

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Foreshadowing

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Details authors provide that hint at an event that will happen later in the story

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Frame Narrative

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A story that frames, or surrounds, another story; the outer narrative usually ties together, comments on, or further develops the themes of the inner narrative(s)

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Imagery

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Vivid description of how something looks, sounds, smells, tastes, or feels

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Irony

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An absurd or extreme difference between the way things are and the way they are expected to be; or a statement that means the opposite of what it appears to mean

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Mood

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The emotional atmosphere of a narrative

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Setting

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The time and place in which a narrative takes place

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Symbolism

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The use of signs, shapes, or objects to represent ideas or emotions