Literature Terms

Changes in some important way as a result of the story's action

• Static character

• Dynamic character

• character

• major character

An imaginary person in a literary work

• Invisible Man

• Candy Man

• Character

• Static Character

Does not change in the course of the story

• Dynamic character

• static character

• True character

• Fake character

Seize the Day-advises the reader to enjoy the present pleasures because of the brevity of life and finality of death

• Carpe diem

• Allegory

• Alliteration

• Character

A simple poem which tells a tragic story, usually created for singing

• narrative

• Rap

• Ballad

• Poetry

The mood or prevailing feeling created in a literary work

• Allusion

• Atmosphere

• Alliteration

• Allegory

The character that opposes the hero

• Antagonist

• Protagonist

• The Bully

• The hater

Brief reference to something in history, politics, literature, art or music

Ex. David and Goliath type of fight

• Allegory

• Alliteration

• Allusion

• Antagonist

The repetition of the same or similar consonant sounds in words that are close together.

Ex. She sells seashells down by the seashore.

• Allegory

• Alliteration

• Unlimited

• Illiterate

A narrative in which characters, action, and sometimes setting represent abstract concepts or moral qualities

Ex. "The Fall of the House of Usher"

• Allegory

• Alliteration

• Antagonist

• Allusion