Literary Terms

A character that remains fundamentally the same.

• Protagonist
• Dynamic character
• Static Character
• Main Character

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

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

• Euphemism
• Apostrophe
• Conceit
• Allusion

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

Recurring theme or element in a literary work.

• Allegory
• Motif
• Theme
• Setting

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Ridicule or mocking of a work for comic effect.

• Satire
• Parody
• Synecdoche
• Paradox

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

A form of language specific to a region or group.

• Diction
• Syntax
• Dialect
• Analogy

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

Words that imitate sounds

• Diction
• Onomatopoeia
• Synecdoche
• Allegory

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

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

• Analogy
• Archetype
• Synecdoche
• Idiom

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

Word choice

• Dialect
• Syntax
• Diction
• Point of View

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

Characters and events are used to represent an abstract concept

• Allusion
• Analogy
• Allegory
• Assonance

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

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

• Parody
• Satire
• Allegory
• Idiom

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3