Literary Terminology for Index Cards

Literary Terminology for Index Cards

Look up the following terms in the “Literary Handbook” in the back of the literature book on p. R21. On the front of the card (the unlined side), 1. write the term in the center of the card 2. On the back of the card (the lined side), write the term on the top line of the index card. 3. Skip a line and give a good, summarized definition of the term. Important: Be sure your index cards are in sequential order.

Note: Underlining indicates where the term will be found. Asterisks indicate terms that can be found on-line at A P LITERARY TERMS (PDF file) or at AP Literary Terms (Expanded) flashcards (Quizlet). (d) indicates you will find the term in the dictionary.

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(Group 1)You will take a Test over these terms on Wednesday September 12th.

Literary Terminology for Index Cards

1.  **antithesis

2.  **anaphora

3.  **analogy

4.  archetype

5.  anecdote

6.  **aphorism

7.  apostrophe

8.  antagonist

9.  protagonist

10.  allegory

11.  alliteration

12.  assonance

13.  consonance

14.  allusion

15.  dynamic character

16.  static character

17.  round character

18.  flat character

19.  climax (plot)

20.  **cliché

21.  conflict

22.  external conflict

23.  internal conflict

24.  **deus ex machina

25.  denouement (plot)

26.  dialect

27.  diction

28.  direct characterization

29.  indirect characterization

30.  hubris

31.  **in medias res

32.  irony of situation

33.  dramatic irony

34.  verbal irony

35.  exposition (plot)

36.  falling action (plot)

37.  rising action(plot)

38.  figurative language (identify types)

Literary Terminology for Index Cards

(Group 2)You will take a TEST over these terms on Wednesday, September 19th.

Literary Terminology for Index Cards

38.  first person point of view (narrator)

39.  third person limited point of view(narrator)

40.  third person omniscient point of view(narrator)

41.  **third person objective point of view

42.  connotation

43.  denotation

44.  euphemism (d)

45.  foil

46.  flashback

47.  foreshadowing

48.  genre

49.  hyperbole

50.  imagery

51.  juxtapose (d)

52.  melodrama

53.  metaphor

54.  moral

55.  mood

56.  **motif

57.  motivation

58.  narrator

59.  onomatopoeia

60.  oxymoron

61.  parallelism (rhetorical devices)

62.  personification

63.  paradox

64.  pun

65.  rhetoric

66.  rhetorical question

67.  satire

68.  setting

69.  simile

70.  style

71.  surprise ending

72.  symbol

73.  syntax

74.  tone

75.  theme (see board)

76.  **litote

77.  **metonymy

78.  **stereotype

79.  **synecdoche

Literary Terminology for Index Cards