Literature Terms

deliberately distorted picturing of a person literary style, exaggerating features for comic or satire effect

character thats serves as contrast to emphasize traits of another character

situation where 2 or more events occur at the same time for no apparent casual reason

words spoken by an actor when he is on stage alone

involves a situation in a narrative in which the reader knows something about present or future circumstances that the character does not

speaker makes a statement in which its actual meaning differs sharply from the meaning that the words ostensibly express (also known as sarcasm)

a comparison using the words like or as

an implied comparison that does not use the words like or as

when a main character goes through misfortunes leading up to the final

play on words that are similar in sound but different in meaning

giving animate qualities to in-aminate objects

clues to future action

story is interrupted to look back on characters past events

an author or poet's description, dialogue, dialect, and action to create in the reader an emotional or intellectual reaction to a character

the place where the book takes place

the structure and relationship of actions and events in a work of fiction

balanced contrasts

an indirect or roundabout way of expressing or explaining something

any scene in a play, movie, or book in which actions and emotions are so exaggerated that they become ridiculous and unbelievable

the literal meaning of a word

a secondary meaning suggest by a word in addition to the meaning

the author interrupts the book to give his thoughts

several successive words which begin with the same consonant

a central idea that unifies and controls an entire literary work

any play or narrative poem in which the main characters manage to avert an impending disaster and have a happy ending

words which sound like they are describing

an excessive appeal to the emotions

ridicule with an intent to change or correct

small world