Literary Lexicon Vocabulary Practice

A contrast between appearances and reality, usually one in which reality is the opposite from what it seems; in other words, one thing is expected to happen or be, but the opposite occurs

• Anecdote
• Symbol
• Tone
• Irony

The words or phrases a writer uses to represent persons, objects, actions, feelings, and ideas descriptively by appealing to the five sense (sight, sound smell, taste, touch)

• Allusion 
• Symbol
• Motivation 
• Diction 

Interrupts the peace and balance; one or more of the characters comes into conflict

• Climax
• Resolution 
• Exposition 
• Conflict 

A character that undergoes a change in actions or beliefs during the course of a story

• Protagonist
• Antagonist
• Static 
• Dynamic

A figure of speech in which one compares two unlike things or ideas DIRECTLY instead of using LIKE or AS

• Simile 
• Metaphor
• Hyperbole
• Litote

The use of any object, person, place, or action that has both a meaning in itself and that stands for something larger than itself, such as a quality, attitude, belief, or value

• Emphasis 
• Sensory Language (Imagery)
• Theme
• Symbolism

Word choice

• Connotation 
• Detail 
• Denotation 
• Diction 

A type of EXTERNAL conflict in which a character has a problem with a tradition or rule of society

• Character v. Self
• Character v. Fate
• Character v. Society 
• Character v. Character

The author lays the groundwork for the story by revealing the setting (where and when); establishes the basic relationships between the characters.

• Allusion
• Climax
• Resolution
• Exposition

A specific type of writing

• Genre
• Myth
• Legend
• Fable