Lit. Terms

Allusion is a

• feeling created in a reader by a literary work of passage

• reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art.

• words are used to suggest the opposite of what is meant.

• the use of clues to suggest events that have yet to occur

Irony is

• central message or insight into life revealed through a literary work

• a figure of speech in which one thing is spoken of as though it were something else.

• he term for literary techniques that portray differences between appearance and reality

• anything that stands for or represents something else

Theme is

• central message or insight into life revealed through a literary work

• a figure of speech in which like or as is used to make a comparison

• a fictional tale that explains the actions of gods or the causes of natural phenomena

• used o reveal character, to present events, to add variety to a narrative, and to interest readers.

Setting is

• the act of creating and developing a character

• the feeling created in a reader by a literary work

• the time and place of the action

• a category or type of literature.

A protagonist is

• a term for creating a character's personality

• the most important character in a story

• the character who opposes the main character

• a long narrative or narrative poem about the deeds of gods or heroes.

A metaphor is

• a figure of speech in which like or as is used to make a comparison

• anything that stands for or represents something else.

• a figure of speech in which one thing is spoken of as though it were something else

• keeping readers wondering and speculating what happens next

In irony of the situation,

• an event occurs that directly contradicts the expectations

• words are used to suggest the opposite of what is meant

• there is a contradiction between what a character thinks and what the reader or audience knows to be true

• Writers use dialogue to reveal character, to present events, to add variety to a narrative, and to interest readers.

Atmosphere is

• a conversation between characters.

• often suggested by descriptive details

• a telling portrait of a culture in which it was produced

• the sequence of events in a literary work

An image is

• something that implies a comparison by stating one thing is another.

• a generalization about people or about life that is communicated through the literary work

• an object that has its own meaning, but also represents abstract ideas

• word or phrase that appeals to one or more of the five senses

A myth is

• something that shows a character’s personality through his or her actions, thoughts, feelings, words, and appearance

• presents a telling portrait of a culture in which it was produced

• a fictional tale that explains the actions of gods or the causes of natural phenomena

• something that determines the story’s point of view, which in turn determines the type and amount of information the writer can reveal.