Literary Terms from the Semester

Character Non-fiction
Round Biography
Flat Auto-Biography
Static Memoir
Dynamic Poetry
Direct Characterization Drama
Indirect Characterization Literal Language
Protagonist Figurative Language
Antagonist Simile
Setting Epic simile
Geographical Metaphor
Structural Pun
Time Paradox
Socioeconomic Oxymoron
Plot Personification
Exposition Idiom
Rising Action Onomatopoeia
Climax Hyperbole
Falling Action Descriptive Writing
Resolution Persuasive Writing
Theme Logos
Motif Ethos
Symbolism Pathos
Conflict Expository Writing
Man v. Man, Self, Nature, Machine, etc Narrative Writing
Narrator Spatial Order
Point of View (also called perspective) Chronological Order
1st person Perception
2nd person Reality
3rd person Connotation
Omniscient Dialogue
Limited Omniscient Monologue
Tone Irony
Imagery Verbal
Genres Dramatic
Fiction Situational