Literary terms - Engelska

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• Fiction Literature in the form of prose, especially novels that describe imaginary events and people
• Genre “Type of art”. Definitions for both art, music. Literature: (4) drama, poetry, fiction, non-fiction
• Short-story A fully developed story which is shorter than a novel and longer than a fable*
• Plot The events that make up story, or the main part of a story
• Narrator A person who recounts the events of a novel/poem
• Antagonist A character, or a group of characters who stand in opposition to the protagonist
• Protagonist A leading central character in poetry, a novel or any other story
• A Moral to the Story “A word of advice” a lesson learned is a moral to a story
• Metaphor A figure of speech. A hidden comparison between two things that are relatable.
• Alliteration A stylistic device where a number of words having the same consonant sound occur close to each other
• Character A person, a figure, an inanimate object, an animal
• Characterization A literary way to step-by-step highlight and explain details about a character. An initial stage before introducing the character
• Dialogue Two or more people engaging in a conversation
• Imagery A figurative language to represent objects, actions, ideas in such a way that it appeals to our physical sense. “It is dark and dim in the forest”.
• Point-of-view The angle of considering things which shows us the opinion/feelings of the individuals in a situation
• First person “I”, “we”
• Second person “you”
• Third person omniscient “he, she, it, they” Sv: /allvetande berättaren/
• Symbolism Generally an object representing another to give an entirely different meaning /a dove-peace/, /a red rose-romance/
• Hyperbole A figure of speech that involves an exaggeration.
• Metaphor A figure of speech. Implicit, implies, a hidden comparison between two things that does not relate to each other.
• Simile A figure of speech Makes a comparison between two different things. Has the words as and like in it.
• Irony Words are used in such a way that their intended meaning is different from the actual meaning of the words.
• Climax A point in the narrative at which a conflict/tension reaches its highest point

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