Engligh Literary Terms
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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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