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Literary Terms

Literary Terms. By: Kaitlyn Mikkelson. Anticlimax. The turning point in a story, and often a letdown because the story well not end the way we expected. Romeo & Juliet, By William Shakespeare Page 869.

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Literary Terms

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  1. Literary Terms By: Kaitlyn Mikkelson

  2. Anticlimax • The turning point in a story, and often a letdown because the story well not end the way we expected. • Romeo & Juliet, By William Shakespeare Page 869. • Romeo and Juliet is an anticlimax, Because we didn’t know that both Romeo and Juliet were going to die.

  3. Comic Relief • A technique that is used to interrupt a serious part of a literary work by introducing a humorous character or situation. • Understanding Comics, By Scott McCloud Page 698. • In the story Understanding Comics, it tells us about comic relief and how comics are funny and the pictures interesting.

  4. Dramatic Monologue • Is a poem or speech in which a fictional character addresses the listener. • Understanding Comics, By Scott McCloud Page 698. • Understanding Comics is a dramatic monologue Because Scott McCloud is fictional character and he is informing us about comics.

  5. Foreshadowing • Is the use in literary work of clues that suggest events that have yet to occur. • Earhart Redux, By Alex Chadwick, Page 710. • Amelia Earheart Failed her journey around the world so there is foreshadowing that someone else might finish what she started.

  6. Meter • A poem that’s rhythmical pattern, the pattern is determined by the number and types of stresses, or beats in each line. • “I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud”, By William Wordsworth Page 896. • This story is a meter because it’s a poem and it has stress and beats when you read it.

  7. Monologue • Is a speech by one character in a play, story, or poem. • Romeo and Juliet, By William Shakespeare Page 770. • There is a monologue between the prince of Verona and the Capulets/ Montagues, which the prince commands them to cease the feuding.

  8. Paradox • A statement that seems contradictory but that actually may be true, the paradox is surprising it catches the readers attention. • The Most Dangerous Game, By Richard Connell Page 18. • This story has a paradox because this person was shooting some animals and wasn’t paying attention and shot some people and this is heart pounding.

  9. Science Fiction • A writing that tells about imaginary events involving science or technology, many science fiction stories are set in the future. • If I forgot thee, oh earth…, By Arthur C. Clarke’s Page 486. • If I Forgot Thee, Oh Earth is science fiction because this story is set in the future on the moon after a nuclear disaster on earth.

  10. Theme • A central message or insight into life revealed through literary work, the theme may be stated directly or implied. • Single Room, Earth View, By Sally Ride Page 636. • The theme of “Single Room, Earth View” is space traveling and her views of space from the space ship.

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