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