SOL Lit Terms Review Part 1

Allegory

• The dictionary definition of a word

• Most exciting moment of a story; the turning point

• A story that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning (moral or political)

• A speaker or writer's choice of words

Foreshadow

• The use of clues to hint at events that will occur later in the plot

• A reference to something known from literature, history, politics, etc.

• A written account of another person's life

• Central idea of a work of literature

Parallelism

• Events leading up to the climax

• A comparison between two things using like or as

• An appeal to emotions

• A persuasive technique in which the writer repeats certain structures, words or phrases to drive his/her message

Parable

• A character with only one or two defining characteristics

• Conversation between 2 or more characters

• The dictionary definition of the word

• A brief story in prose or verse that teaches a moral or gives a practical lesson about how to get along in life

Allusion

• Credibility

• Reference to something know from literature, history, politics, etc.

• A character with fixed characteristics based on a group affiliation

• A way of speaking characteristic of a particular region or group of people

Diction

• A speaker or writer's choice of words

• The main or central figure in fiction or dram

• The use of clues to hint at events that will occur later in a plot

• End of the story where loose ends are tied up

Logos

• Discrepancy between what is said and what is meant

• Appeal to logic

• Appeal to emotion

• Credibility

Stereotype

• When the reader know something a character in a story does not know

• A statement in which something is intentionally represented as less than it actually is

• A character with fixed characteristics based on a group affiliation

• A way of speaking characteristic of a particular region or group of people

Antagonist

• The character, force, or obstacle the protagonist must overcome

• The main or central figure in fiction or drama

• Events leading up to the climax

• A character with one or two defining characteristics or traits

Tone

• A comparison in which a non-human thing or quality is given human characteristics

• Part of a plot that occurs after the climax has been reached and the conflict has been resolved

• The attitude the writer takes toward the reader, a subject, or a character

• A struggle or clash between opposing forces (man vs. man, nature, society, self)