Literature Terms English III

The main character

• Antagonist
• Protagonist
• Always the good guy
• Always the bad guy

Causes the main character problems

• Antagonist
• Protagonist
• Always the good guy
• Always the bad guy

When he/she speaks, the author or speaker suggest information but does not actually say it. 

• Implication
• Inference
• Rumor/Gossip
• Heresay

When the reader reads between the lines

• Implicaton
• Inference
• Both of these
• Neither of these

When something from the past is brought into the story

• Flashback
• Inference
• Allusion
• Metaphor

A heart represents love; the American flag represents freedom

• Symbolism
• Allusion
• Flashback
• Simile

He is small but he won; he was like David (and Goliath) in the fight. 

• Allusion
• Symbolism
• Flashback
• Metaphor

She's such a pig

• Simile
• Metaphor
• Allussion
• Symbolism

Life is like a box of chocolates; you never know what you're going to get. 

• Metaphor
• Simile
• Flashback
• Allusion

The teacher did not know what the words meant

• Irony
• Dramatic Irony
• Allusion
• Symbolism