Literary Terms Review Aug. 2022

what results when the actual outcome is different than what is expected

• irony

• hyperbole

• metaphor

• climax

central character

• antagonist

• protagonist

• irony

• exposition

repetition of beginning consonant sounds

• alliteration

• assonance

• connotation

• theme

"umbrella" that covers different words that affect a meaning other than the usual or literal meaning of the words

• hyperbole

• genre

• foreshadowing

• figurative language

a thing, person, or place that represents a larger meaning

• genre

• euphemism

• cliché

• symbol

use of figurative language to paint a sensory picture

• euphemism

• imagery

• analogy

• pun

the message of a story; the abstract idea one can take away from a story

• idiom

• theme

• climax

• setting

turning point in a story

• climax

• setting

• resolution

• plot

the use of identical or similar sounding words to create an alternate meaning

• irony

• symbol

• pun

• metaphor

location and time period where plot takes place

• theme

• setting

• cliché

• imagery