Literary Terms and Definitions

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Anti-Climax

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A sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea.

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Point-of-view

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The manner in which a story is narrated or depicted and who it is that tells the story.

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Assonance

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A repetition of sounds in words or syllables.

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Setting

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Used to identify and establish the time, place, and mood of the events of the story.

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Foreshadowing

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Refers to the use of indicative words or phrases and hints that set the stage for a story to unfold and give the reader a hint of something that is going to happen without revealing the story or spoiling the suspense.

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Epiphany

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An intuitive grasp of reality through something (such as an event) usually simple and striking.

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Facetious

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Treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor.

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Homogeneous

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All of the same or similar kind or nature.

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Usurp

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To seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right.

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Irrevocable

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Not able to be changed, reversed, or recovered; final.