Literary Terms Part One

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same consonant at beginning of a word

alliteration

reference to well-known character, place or event

allusion

unclear meaning

ambiguity

against main character

antagonist

person reading story or writing

audience

how author presents characters

characterization

turning point of story; determines outcome

climax

repetition of consonants usu. within or at end of words

consonance

person or force opposes protagonist: external conflict: exs: man vs. nature, man vs. man, manvs.society, internal conf: ex: man vs.

conflict

unraveling and resolution of a story

denouement

author's choice of words

diction

reader or author knows, but character does not know

dramatic irony

author introduces characters, setting, problem, at the beginning

exposition

words that mean more than just their definition

figurative language

clues to prepare audience for what will happen later in the story

foreshadowing