1 Literary Terms & Stylistic TechniquesChoices Individualism & Integrity Unit Sophomore English

2 The Lion the Witch and the WardrobeAllegory A work in which the characters and events are to be understood as representing other things and symbolically expressing a deeper, often spiritual, moral, or political meaning. The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe

3 We wink when widows wince…Alliteration Repeated consonant sounds in neighboring words generally more than 2 words It is used to create melody, establish mood, call attention to important words, and point out similarities and contrasts. We wink when widows wince…

4 Biblical or historicalAllusion A brief reference to a person, event, or place, real or fictitious, or to a work of art Biblical or historical

5 Assonance The repetition of identical or similar vowel sounds in neighboring words "It beats as it sweeps as it cleans!" (Hoover vacuum cleaners, 1950s)

6 Climax the moment in a play, novel, short story, or narrative poem at which the crisis comes to its point of greatest intensity and is resolved the peak of emotional response from a reader or spectator, and it usually represents the turning point in the action. the most exciting part

7 Conflict the opposition between or among characters or forces in a literary work that shapes or motivates the action of the plot. man vs. man  300 , Rocky man vs. nature  Titanic man vs. self  Fight Club , Beautiful Mind man vs. machine  Matrix , Terminator

8 Descriptive Details allow sensory recreations of experiences, objects, or imaginings. encourage a more concrete or sensory experience of a subject, one which allows the reader to transport himself or herself into a scene. "I got a car"  "I got a brand new, red car that drove beautifully and got great gas mileage.”

9 Foreshadowing An author drops subtle hints about plot developments to come later in the story. In the opening of The Wizard of Oz, set in Kansas, the transformation of Miss Gulch into a witch on a broomstick

10 fantasy, mystery, historical fiction, sci-fi, romance…Genre The term for any category of literature or other forms of art or entertainment fantasy, mystery, historical fiction, sci-fi, romance…

11 Gothic Fiction A genre of literature that combines elements of both horror and romance. sometimes referred to as Gothic Horror Edgar Allan Poe

12 Grotesque Implies a mutation of the characters, plants and/or animals.transforms the normal features and/or behaviors into extremes that are meant to be frightening and/or disturbingly comic a work in which two separate modes, comedy and tragedy, are mixed. This is a common device of fairytales, as in Beauty and the Beast.

13 Hyperbole A deliberate and obvious exaggeration used for effectI called you a billion times and you never picked up!

14 Imagery Writing or language that evokes one or all of the five senses.Descriptions of people or objects stated in terms of our senses. The eerie silence was shattered by her scream.

15 Inference a reasonable conclusion (assumption) from the information presented When you see that the sky is gray, you can assume that it is likely to rain.

16 The fireman’s house burnt down.Irony incongruity between what actually happens and what might be expected to happen the contrast between what is expected or what appears to be and what actually is The fireman’s house burnt down.

17 Macabre (mah-kob-rah) quality of having a grim or ghastly atmosphere.emphasize the details and symbols of death. horror stories

18 The road was a ribbon of moonlight.Metaphor An implied comparison between two relatively unlike things using a form of be. The comparison is not announced by like or as. The road was a ribbon of moonlight.

19 Mood The atmosphere or state of mind of a workThe climate or feeling in a literary work A feeling of love, doom, fear, pride… An atmosphere of chaos, peace…

20 Jane Austen's Pride and PrejudiceOmniscient Narrator has a full knowledge of the story's events and of the motives and unspoken thoughts of the various characters. all‐knowing point of view God-like Perspective Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice

21 walking back and forth nervouslyPacing Advancing or developing writing at a particular rate or tempo walking back and forth nervously

22 Bible  The Prodigal SonParable A story, usually short and simple, that illustrates a lesson. Bible  The Prodigal Son

23 1st person, 2nd person, 3rd person limited, omniscientPoint of View the perspective on events of the narrator or a particular character in a story the way the author allows one to "see" and "hear" what's going on 1st person, 2nd person, 3rd person limited, omniscient

24 Prediction a statement about the way things will happen in the future, often but not always based on experience or knowledge. a statement that some outcome is expected forecast an educated guess

25 Samuel Clemens  Mark TwainPseudonym A fictitious name A pen name Samuel Clemens  Mark Twain

26 “I Have a Dream” speech – Martin Luther King, Jr.Repetition the simple repeating of a word, within a sentence or a poetical line, with no particular placement of the words, in order to emphasize use word association to convey emotion and mood often in a non-literal sense. “I Have a Dream” speech – Martin Luther King, Jr.

27 Romanticism An artistic and intellectual movement originating in Europe in the late 18th century and characterized by a heightened interest in nature, emphasis on the individual's expression of emotion and imagination, departure from the attitudes and forms of classicism, and rebellion against established social rules and conventions. Melville’s Moby Dick, Irving’s works, or Whitman’s Leaves of Grass

28 South Park or The SimpsonsSatire the use of wit, especially irony, sarcasm, and ridicule, to critique politics and society South Park or The Simpsons

29 Setting the time and location in which a story takes placeFriends  New York City Cheers  Bar in Boston

30 On the edge of one’s seatSuspense Anxiety or apprehension resulting from an uncertain, undecided, or mysterious situation On the edge of one’s seat

31 Symbol Representation of something abstract by something concrete.A person, place or object which has a meaning in itself but suggests other meanings as well peace  dove

32 Ralph Waldo Emerson & Henry David ThoreauTranscendentalism A philosophical movement that developed in the 1830s and 1840s in the New England region of the United States as a protest to the general state of culture and society, and in particular, the state of intellectualism Among the core beliefs was the inherent goodness of both man and nature. Ralph Waldo Emerson & Henry David Thoreau

33 Varied Sentence StructureTo make writing more interesting, change sentences in terms of length and structure