Literary Terms for Semester Exam CFE Frazier

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Allusion

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A short, indirect reference to a person, place, thing, or idea of importance, and which is external to the text (e.g., "We walked into a Garden of Eden when we entered the forest.")

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Argument

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Reason(s) given with the goal of convincing or influencing others that an idea or decision is wrong or right.

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Bias

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When a writer or speaker exhibits a partiality - or prejudice against - a person, topic, or an idea

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Central Idea

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The message or messages an author is trying to convey to the reader in an informational text.

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Claim

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The foundation of an argument; a strong version of this concept is focused, clear, and debatable

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Conflict

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A struggle between opposing characters, forces, or emotions within a text

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Counterclaim

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A statement made in response to another claim for the purpose of opposing it

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Dramatic Irony

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As aspect of speeches or drama in which information or events are interpreted by the audience but not grasped or realized by the characters

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Fragment

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An incomplete sentence; a break in a sentence.

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Parallel Structure

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Words, phrases, or clauses that have similar or identical forms, structures, and/or sounds