Literary Terms Review

The methods an author uses to develop characters in a work.

• Connotation

• Characterization

• Point of View

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

Use of a word whose pronunciation suggests its meaning. "Buzz," "Thud," Pop."

• Onomatopoeia

• Imagery

• Plot

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

Feeling conveyed to the reader to the reader through the story (how the reader feels as he/she reads).

• Tone

• Mood

• Style

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

A major character's moment of realization or awareness.

• Hyperbole

• Epiphany

• Turning Point

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

Systems of actions presented in a dramatic or narrative work.

• Denotation

• Setting

• Plot

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.5

Conscious exaggeration used to heighten effect.

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Simile

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

A thing, event, or person that represents or stands for some idea or event.

• Symbolism

• Euphemism

• Motif

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

A less offensive synonym; a word or phrase used in place of a term that might be considered
too direct, harsh, unpleasant, or offensive.

• Alliteration

• Paradox

• Euphemism

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

A Simile and a Metaphor both compare two things, but a simile uses ______ or ______.

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

Language that appeals to any sense or any combination of senses.

• Imagery

• Allusion

• Epiphany

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3