Literary Terms

A character that contrasts with the protagonist, in order to highlight character traits of the protagonist

• static character

• foil character

• protagonist

• stock character

• dynamic character

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

A crazy exaggeration (ex: “I could eat a horse”)

• tone

• mood

• theme

• irony

• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

Reference to another work of literature

• Analogy

• Allusion

• Ambiguity

• Author's Purpose

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

Uses persuasion that appeals to reason instead of emotion to convince an audience to think or act in a certain way

• Argumentative Essay

• Essay

• Narrative Essay

• Expository Essay

Inconsistency between what a character believes/says and what the reader knows to be true

• Irony

• Situational Irony

• Dramatic Irony

• Verbal Irony

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

Repetition of consonant sounds before and after vowels

• Alliteration

• Allusion

• Repetition

• Consonance

• Assonance

The intent by the author to either persuade, inform, or entertain

• Author's Purpose

• Bias

• Theme

• Main Idea

• Tone

Characters who are known for a single or dominant trait

• Round

• Static

• Flat

• Dynamic

• Stock

A character in a story who is complex and fully developed

• Flat

• Static

• Round

• Dynamic

• Foil

A short piece of non-fiction where the writer discusses some aspect of a subject

• Poetry

• Parody

• Drama

• Genre

• Essay

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.W.4.2B