lit terms 1-15

the struggle which grows out of the interplay of the two opposing forces in the plot

a character in fiction who develops or changes as a result of the actions of the plot.

occurs when a writer gives an advanced hint of what is to come later in the story to build suspense

the representation in poetry or fiction of a sense experience

the placement of two images or symbols close together for the purpose of comparison or contrast

the specific techniques and tools that writers use to capture their reader's attention and convey meaning.

the literal, specific, exact meaning of a word, independent of its emotional coloration or associations

a character who remains fixed in his beliefs, behavior, attitude, personality

what a word suggests beyond its basic definition; the overtones or cluster of implications that a word or phrase may carry with it

a reference, explicit or implicit, to something in previous literature, history, or popular culture.

comparison of 2 things using like or as

comparison of 2 things without using like or as

something which is itself and yet stands for or suggest or means something else of deeper or wider meaning

when a literary work contains some everlasting truth about human life, that is, if its ideas, situations, characters, or incidents are true to life, not only for the time of the work but for all times—past, present, and future

the central or dominating idea in a literary work