Literary Terms Flashcards

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Protagonist

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The leading character or a major character in a drama, movie, novel, or other fictional text.

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Antagonist

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A person who actively opposes or is hostile to someone or something.

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Dynamic character

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A literary or dramatic character who undergoes an important inner change.

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Static character

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A literary or dramatic character who undergoes little or no inner change.

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Dramatic Irony

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The audience knows or understands something that the character or characters do not.

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Verbal Irony

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The contrast is between the literal meaning of what is said and what is meant. Also known as sarcasm.

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Personification

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Inanimate objects take on human characteristics.

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Metaphor

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A figure of speech that compares two unlike things without using "like" or "as".

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Simile

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Comparing two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'.

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Imagery

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The picture that forms in the reader's mind as they read.