2. Analysis: the break of an idea into parts in order to analyze it
3. Anaphora: a use of words in repetition, at the beginning of sentences, phrases, etc.
4. Anecdote: a very short story used to make a point
5. Antagonist: a character (kryptonite is almost placed as an evil character) put in a story with opposition against the protagonist
6. Antithesis: balancing a term for emphasis on a term
7. Aphorism: a statement expressing an clever observation about life
8. Apostrophe: a figure of speech where a dead person, or something inanimate is addressed
9. Argument(ation): the process of persuading a reader
10. Assumption: the act of taking for granted
11. Audience: the intended for listeners
12. Characterization: the means by which a writer reveals a character's personality
13. Chiasmus: a reversal in the order of words so that the second half of a statement balances the first half in inverted word order
14. Circumlocution: a roundabout or evasive speech or writing, in which many words are used but few would have served
15. Classicism: art, literature, and music reflecting the principles of an ancient civilization
16. Cliche: a phrase, or fad which is overused
17. Climax: the decisive point in a story
18. Colloquialism: folksy speech
19. Comedy: original, nondramatic literary piece of work that was marked by a happy ending
20. Conflict: struggle or problem in a story causing tension
21. Connotation: implicit meaning, going beyond dictionary definition
22. Contrast: a rhetorical device by which one element is thrown into opposition to another for the sake of emphasis or clarity
23. Denotation: plain dictionary definition
24. Denouement: loose ends tied up in a story after the climax
25. Dialect: the language of a particular district, or cultural group
Hey, it looks like you haven’t posted the literary terms 83-108 yet. It has been marked in the grade book but I look forward to seeing them when you get around to posting them. Great work on these literary terms by the way.
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