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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.

 Romeo and Juliet is an anticlimax, Because we didn’t know that both Romeo and Juliet were going to die.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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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