Flashcards › Literary Terms Review (Part 1)

alliteration two or more words in a row beginning with the same sound antagonist the character who fights with the main character article writing that is serious in tone and filled with facts (example of nonfiction) author's purpose the author's reason for writing autobiography a story about a person's life written by that person biography a story about a person's life written by another person characterization the methods an author uses to develop characters climax the turning point of the story closed plot the story has a falling action and a resolution conflict a problem or struggle connotation what is meant beyond the dictionary definition denotation the specific dictionary definition dialogue conversation between two or more characters director the person in charge of the artistic interpretation of a production drama a type of literature written in prose (paragraph form) or verse to be acted upon a stage or performed in front of cameras dramatic irony the reader or audience knows more than the character end rhyme end words in a line of poetry that share a particular sound essay writing that is a discussion on some specific topic external conflict man against man; man against nature; man against society fable a brief tale; characters are often animals; ends in moral falling action the events in a story occuring after the climax