Literary Terms
Allegory - is used to describe events and characters from an abstract idea(s), it can also be noted as an extended metaphor. The purpose of this term is to illustrate that an event, character, symbol, and setting have both figurative and literal meanings. EX. Animal Farm book
Anti-Climax – an event or outcome, which is much less dramatic or exciting than it was expected to be. Generally has a disappointing or dull ending.
Aside- An aside is when a character says something out loud in the attempt of conveying his or her thoughts to the audience, with the supposition that other characters cannot hear it. This can be used when a character wants to share what he or she is thinking, when describing a previous event, etc.
Autobiography is a style of writing. It describes a biography of a person written by that person. Autobiographies will include the person’s life story, anything else that relates to them and will always be in the form of first person.
Ballad Stanza - In poetry, a Ballad stanza is the four-line stanza, known as a quatrain, most often found in the folk ballad. This form consists of alternating four- and three-stress lines. Usually only the second and fourth lines rhyme (in an “a/b/c/b” pattern). Assonance in place of rhyme is common. Ballad is a narrative folk song. The ballad is traced back to the Middle Ages. Ballads were usually created by common people and passed orally due to the illiteracy of the time. Subjects for ballads include killings, feuds, important historical events, and rebellion.
Biography - is an extended piece of non-fiction that tells the whole story of a person's life. Unlike an autobiography, biography is not written by the subject of the book.
Caricature - Visual art or descriptive writing that greatly exaggerates certain features of a subject to create a comic or absurd effect.
CATASTROPHE: The "turning downward" of the plot in a classical tragedy.
Chorus - A group of characters in Greek tragedy, who comment on the
Anti-Climax – an event or outcome, which is much less dramatic or exciting than it was expected to be. Generally has a disappointing or dull ending.
Aside- An aside is when a character says something out loud in the attempt of conveying his or her thoughts to the audience, with the supposition that other characters cannot hear it. This can be used when a character wants to share what he or she is thinking, when describing a previous event, etc.
Autobiography is a style of writing. It describes a biography of a person written by that person. Autobiographies will include the person’s life story, anything else that relates to them and will always be in the form of first person.
Ballad Stanza - In poetry, a Ballad stanza is the four-line stanza, known as a quatrain, most often found in the folk ballad. This form consists of alternating four- and three-stress lines. Usually only the second and fourth lines rhyme (in an “a/b/c/b” pattern). Assonance in place of rhyme is common. Ballad is a narrative folk song. The ballad is traced back to the Middle Ages. Ballads were usually created by common people and passed orally due to the illiteracy of the time. Subjects for ballads include killings, feuds, important historical events, and rebellion.
Biography - is an extended piece of non-fiction that tells the whole story of a person's life. Unlike an autobiography, biography is not written by the subject of the book.
Caricature - Visual art or descriptive writing that greatly exaggerates certain features of a subject to create a comic or absurd effect.
CATASTROPHE: The "turning downward" of the plot in a classical tragedy.
Chorus - A group of characters in Greek tragedy, who comment on the