Literary Terms Review

A literary device in which the writer or speaker refers either directly or indirectly to a person, event, or thing in history or to a work of art or literature.

• Allusion

• Conflict

• Epithet

• Hyperbole

• Symbolism

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Opposing force that brings conflict and is instrumental in developing the main character

• Antagonist

• Protagonist

• Conflict

• Dramatic irony

• Symbolism

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

Occurs when the author specifically reveals traits about the character in a straightforward manner or through comments made by another character involved with him in the storyline.

• Direct characterization

• Indirect characterization

• Static character

• Dynamic character

• Personification

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

Literary element that involves a struggle between two opposing forces, usually a protagonist and an antagonist.

• Conflict

• Foreshadow

• Flashback

• Dramatic Irony

• Epithet

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.L.7.6

Struggle between a character and an outside force: drives the dramatic action

• External conflict

• Internal conflict

• Dramatic irony

• Situational irony

• Verbal irony

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

Psychological struggle within the mind of a character

• External conflict

• Internal conflict

• Dramatic irony

• Situational irony

• Verbal irony

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

A descriptive literary device that describes a place, a thing, or a person in such a way that it helps in making its characteristics more prominent than they actually are.

• Epithet

• Allusion

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

• Figurative Language

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

A scene in a movie, novel, etc., set in a time earlier than the main story

• Flashback

• Foreshadow

• Imagery

• Mood

• Tone

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

Literary device in which a writer gives an advance hint of what is to come later in the story

• Foreshadow

• Flashback

• Imagery

• Mood

• Tone

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Figure of speech that uses extreme exaggeration to make a point or show emphasis

• Hyperbole

• Personification

• Pun

• Simile

• Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A