Literary Language.

1. Literary Language. By: Kiersten Kio

2. alliteration oxymoron idiom Places to go resolution allusion parody imagery sarcasm personification analogy irony antagonist euphemism plot satire Dramaticirony apostrophe exposition Pointofview Situationalirony tone fable character Firstperson Verbalirony flashback characterization Thirdpersonomniscient jargon cliché foil Thirdpersonlimited metaphor climax foreshadowing Secondperson mood conflict genre narrator protagonist dialect hyperbole onomatopoeia pun dialogue

3. alliteration definition example

4. definition • Repetition of the initial sounds of several words in a group.

5. example • “Rabbits running over roses”

6. allusion definition example

7. definition • A reference in one literary work to a character or theme found in another literary work.

8. example • “Harriet Tubman was called the Moses of her time”

9. analogy definition example

10. definition • A comparison of two things made to explain something unfamiliar through its similarities to something familiar.

11. example • “A street light is like a star. Both provide light at night, both are in predictable locations, both are overhead, and both serve no function in the daytime. “

12. antagonist definition example

13. definition • The character who opposes the main character.

14. example • an example of an antagonist in Harry Potter would be Voldemort.

15. apostrophe definition example

16. definition • A statement, question, or request addressed to an inanimate object or nonexistent or absent person.

17. example • "Bright star, would I were steadfast as thou art"

18. character definition example

19. definition • The people (or animals, things, etc. presented as people) appearing in a literary work.

20. example • Who is your favorite character in the notebook? • My favorite character is either noah, or ally.

21. characterization definition example

22. definition • The way in which a writer reveals the nature of a character.

23. example • So all we could do is • Sit! • Sit! • Sit! • And we did not like it. • Not one bit.

24. cliche definition example

25. definition • An expression that has lost its power or originality from overuse.

26. example • “There's no place like home.”

27. Climax definition example

28. definition • The high point of interest or suspense in a story or play.

29. example • "Nothing has been left undone to cripple their minds, debase their moral stature, obliterate all traces of their relationship to mankind."

30. conflict definition example

31. definition • Dramatic struggle between two forces in a story.

32. example • “An eagle has strong wings and may, therefore, symbolize something within you that can lift you - perhaps out of depression, towards the "light". “

33. dialect definition example

34. definition • Language used that is different from the formal language of an area or region.

35. example • “Language dialect is like the type of language that you speak in a particular region. It is like, in Tennessee, you wouldn't usually say you, you would say y'all.“

36. dialogue definition example

37. definition • Conversation between people in a literary work.

38. example • Jake: (enthusiastically) "Hey! What's up?" Selena: (grimly) "Nothing...just doing boring homework" Jake: (grinning) "Yeah, its boring alright, but if you get it done by nerd, he'll happily do it for you. Just as long as you pay him, that is. Selena: (amused) "Don't you EVER get caught?" Jake: (still grinning) "Some people are just plain lucky. Like me!" Selena: (shaking her head) "Someday, you're gonna pay for it and you'll wish you'd never done it" Jake: "Maybe, but for now just let it go as it is, OK?

39. euphemism definition example

40. definition • The substitution of a mild or less negative word or phrase

41. example • “Her mother kicked the bucket yesterday.”

42. exposition definition example

43. definition • The part of a story or play that provides background information and introduces the setting and main character.

44. example • Most expositions begin from the first line

45. fable definition example

46. definition • A brief tale designed to illustrate moral lesson. Characters are usually animals.

47. example • "A fox, seeing some sour grapes hanging within an inch of his nose, and being unwilling to admit that there was anything he would not eat, solemnly declared that they were out of his reach."

48. flashback definition example

49. definition • An interruption in the sequence of a story to describe an event that took place earlier.

50. example • "For a flashback to succeed as part of your beginning, it should meet three criteria."First, it should follow a strong opening scene, one that roots us firmly in your character's present. . . ."In addition, the second-scene flashback should bear some clear relation to the first scene we've just witnessed. . . ."Finally, don't let your readers get lost in time. Indicate clearly how much earlier the flashback