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Literary Terms
literary terms
36 cards·by sweetpeamama72
irony
incongruity between what actually happens and what you expect to happen.
match the example to a literary term. The mechanic's car broke down.
irony
metaphor
Comparison of 2 unlike things using the verb "to be", instead of "like" or "as".
What is the literary term for the example. Her words are butterflies that float in my brain.
metaphor
Name several versions of "to be"
am, are, was, were, is been, being, as
motif
An important and sometimes recurring theme or idea in a work of literature.
mood
Is the atmosphere or state of mind of a work.
personification
Giving human qualities to inanimate objects.
What is the literary term for the examples. The sun smiled down on us. The printer spit out the
papers at me.
personification
point of view
Ther perspective on events of the narrator or a particular character in a story.
1st person point of view
point of view involves the use of either of the two pronouns “I” or “we.” “I felt like I was
getting drowned with shame and disgrace.”
2nd person point of view
point of view employs the pronoun “you.” “Sometimes you cannot clearly discern between anger
and frustration.”
3rd person point of view
point of view uses pronouns like “he,” “she,” “it,” “they,” or a name. “ Stewart is a principled
man. He acts by the book and never lets you
satire
The use of wit, especially irony, sarcasm and ridicule, to critique politics and society.
setting
The time and location in which a story takes place.
simile
A comparison between 2 different things using "like" or "as"
literary term
A written device used to engage audiences.
aliteration
An expression that indirectly refiers to something else - real or fictitious- person, place,
event, work of art.
analogy
is a comparison in which an idea or a thing is compared to another thing that is quite different
from it.
characterization
The method used by a writer to develop a character. appearance, actions, thoughts, speech, or
other character's reaction to them.
conflict
A struggle between opposing forces or characters, internal or external, that shapes and
motivates the plot.
List 4 types of literary conflict.
man to man, man to nature, man to self, man to technology
foreshadowing
A warning or indication of a future event. The author drops subtle hints about the plot that
comes later in the story.
hyperbole
A deliberate and obvious exaggeration that is used for effect and not meant to be taken
seriously.
imagery
Writing or language that evokes one or more of the five senses.
symbolism
The use of symbols to represent something abstract by something concrete.
theme
a broad idea in a story, or a message, or lesson, conveyed by work. ask: What is the |"work"
about? It is NEVER just one word
What is the literary term for the example. Love endures all things.
theme
What is the literary term for the example. Jesus washed our sins to be as white as snow.
symbolism
What is the literary term for the example. The Simpsons.
satire
What is the literary term for the examples. She runs like a gazelle. He is as busy as a beaver.
simile
What is the literary term for the example. Frank farted frequently for fifty days.
alliteration
What is the literary term for the example. I want to be an astronaut that travels to infinity and
beyond.
allusion
What is the literary term for the example. A writer uses a pen the way a warrior uses a sword.
analogy
What is the literary term for the example. The performers carried a disco ball onto the stage.
foreshadowing
What is the literary term for the examples. I caught a fish the size of a house! I told you a
million times to clean your room.
hyperbole