Literary Terms

Word Choice

• Imagery

• Diction

• Denotation

• Connotation

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

The dictionary definition for a word

• Denotation

• Connotation

• Theme

• Diction

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

The attitude the WRITER takes toward a work

• Diction

• Theme

• Imagery

• Tone

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Language that appeals to the senses- it can be tactile, visual, olfactory, auditory, or gustatory

• Motif

• Theme

• Imagery

• Tone

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

an idea or feeling or association that a word invokes in addition to its literal meaning

• Denotation

• Conflict

• Theme

• Connotation

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

When the author shows the reader something about the character through the character's actions, things the character says, or things other characters say

• Direct Characterization

• Indirect Characterization

• Theme

• Personification

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

When the author explicitly states what a character is like

• Direct Characterization

• Indirect Characterization

• Theme

• Conflict

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

The time, place, and culture of a piece of literature

• Motif

• Tone

• Setting

• Theme

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

The perspective from which the story is told

• Theme

• Conflict

• Setting

• Point of view

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

The central message of a work that is meant to reveal and/ or explore an aspect of the human condition

• Motif

• Tone

• Theme

• Foreshadowing

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D