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Honors English 9th grade Literary Terms
Allegory- A story in which the characters, setting and events stand for abstract or moral concepts.

Alliteration- The repetition of constant sounds in words that are close to one another. Assonance- Same vowel sounds with different constants. Consonance- Use of the repetition of consonants.

Anaphora- The repetition of words or phrases at the beginning of consecutive lines or sentences (We will gather, we will fight, we will win)

Antagonist- The character that opposes or blocks the the protagonist; the villain

Apostrophe- The act of speaking directly to an absent or imaginary person (O death, where is thy sting(Shakespeare)).

Character- An individual in a story or play. Static- Does not change through the course of history Dynamic- Changes in an important way as a result of the story's action. Flat- Have only one or two personality traits Round- Has many dimensions to their personality

Characterization- The process by which the writer reveals the personality of the character Direct Characterization- Traits that an author directly tells the reader about the character Indirect Characterization- Traits that an author reveals about a character through symbolism, the words/thoughts of another character or

themselves

Internal Conflict- In literature or drama, a struggle which takes place in the protagonist's mind and through which the character reaches a new understanding or dynamic change.

External Conflict- In literature, a struggle which takes place between the protagonist and another character.

Connotation- The implied or associated meaning of a word.