Engligh Literary Terms

English Literary Terms

o Narration Ð'-

o Protagonist Ð'- main character

o Antagonist Ð'- character who opposes the protagonist

o Theme Ð'- what you as a reader is supposed to learn

o Metaphor Ð'-

o Simile Ð'- a comparison using the words like or as

o Oxymoron Ð'-

o Hyperbole Ð'-

o Personification Ð'- giving human qualities to non living things

o Alliteration Ð'- repetition of initial consonant sounds

o Allusion Ð'- make reference to the bible, work of art, mythology, or history

o Irony Ð'- opposite of what is expected to be

o End Rhyme Ð'- a rhyme that comes at the end of the line

o Rhyming Couplet Ð'-

o Apostrophe Ð'- talking to a non human object in a work of literature

o Ambivalence Ð'- having 2 emotions at the same time

o Secondary Character Ð'- noh plays Ð'- always introduces the play

o Flat Character Ð'- a character you only learn 1 or 2 characteristics about

o Round Character Ð'- a character you learn many characteristics about

o Static Character Ð'- a character who does not change

o Dynamic Character Ð'- a character that changes from the beginning of the play/story to the end of the story

o Three Unities Ð'- 1. Unity of Place; 2. Unity of Time; 3. Unity of Action

o Fable Ð'- a brief story that teaches

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