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| A poet, oral historian, and entertainer |
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| The process by which the author reveals a character's personality |
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An author tells or describes a character's traits/personality directly and explicitly.
ex. He is a moody and disinterested guy. |
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| Indirect Characterization |
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An author reveals a character's personality indirectly by:
1)what he or she says, thinks, or does
2)a description of appearance
3)the statements, thoughts, or actions of other characters |
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| A struggle between opposing forces |
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A struggle within the character's own mind
ex. person v. self |
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A struggle with some outside force
ex. person v. person
person v. nature
person v. society
person v. fate |
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| A prayer at the beginning of a poem which asks for aid or inspiration. It states the poem's theme and subject, and is dedicated to one of the nine muses. |
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| Information that tells the audience what took place before the narrative's current time setting |
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| Hints or clues about what will happen later on in a story |
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| A long, narrative poem about the adventures of a hero who represents the beliefs, ideals, and morals of a society |
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| Epic Simile (Homeric Simile) |
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| Extended, elaborate comparisons which compare heroic events to simple, everyday, ordinary events that are easy to understand |
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| A figure of speech; a descriptive adjective or phrase that is used repeatedly with or in place of a noun |
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| personal honor and excellence |
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| Descriptive language that re-creates sensory experiences. Language that appeals to the five senses |
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| Literary technique that involves surprising, interesting, or amusing contradictions. |
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| Sarcasm; When one thing is said but the opposite is meant |
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| When the reader or audience member is aware of something that a character in a story or on stage is not |
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| When there is an expectation of one thing happening and the opposite occurs |
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| A figure of speech; two unlike objects are compared without using like or as. One object become the other |
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| The time, place, and circumstances of a work of literature; when and where a story takes place |
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| A sign, word, phrase, image, or other object that stands for or represents something else |
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| The feeling of uncertainty about what will happen next |
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| The main idea, central idea, concern, or message of a work of literature |
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