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Brennen Lit Terms

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epic
long narrative poem about the adventures of a god or hero that gives a portrait of a culture
characterization
act of creating and developing a character either directly (being told) or indirectly (being shown)
fable
a brief story, usually with animal characters, that teaches a moral or lesson
hero/heroine
person who tends to be bold and resourceful beyond the means of ordinary mortals
metaphor
figure of speech in which one thing is spoken of as though it were something else
myth
story, origin of which is unknown, that explains natural phenomenon or a culture's belife or custom
parallelism
arrangement of equal ideas in eequal literary structures
persona
character assumed by the speaker of a poem, short story, or novel...a "mask"
plot
sequence of events in a literary work (exposition/developmen or conflict/climax/resolution/denouncement)
point of view
type of narrator: 1st person/omniscentt orr 3rd person/limited
style
manner in which a riter puts his/her ideas into words
theme
central idea, concern or purpose of a literary worrks; insight it gives to life;universal truth or message
tone
author's attitude toward his/her subject and characters
topic sentence
expresses the main idea of a paragraph and defines the scope of the paragraph
archetype
symbols, images, or patterns appearing in the myths,literature and visual art of many different cultures
choka
poetic form/unlimited lines of alternating lines of 5 and 7 syllables
culture
particular form of civilization
dramatic irony
a situation where the audience (reader) knows what will happen but the characters do not
existentialism
kind of philosphical, religious, and artisic thought emphasizing existence rather than abstract ideas
paradox
situation or statement that seems contradictory yet is actually true
tanka
poetic form/five lines of 5, 7, 5, 7, & 7 syllables
verbal irony
situation or use of language that involves a surprising, interesting, or amusing contradiction
quest
a search for immortal life or some kind of secret knowledge
denotation
exact, specific meaning independent of other associations the word might call to mind (dictionary meaning)
folk tale
a story composed orally, in simple language, about unrealistic events that is then passed by word of mouth
haiku
poetic form/three lines of 5, 7, 5 syllables
protagonist
main character
simile
comparison of two unlike things usually "like" or "as"
antagonist
character or force in conflict with the main character
connotation
an association that a word calls to mind in addition to its dictionary meaning (implied)

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