Junior Cycle English Literary Terms Glossary

By technique Critical vocabulary

Grouped sets of terms, each with a plain-English meaning and an example.

Imagery and figurative languageMetaphor, simile, personification and symbolism.View notes Sound techniquesAlliteration, assonance, onomatopoeia, rhythm and rhyme.View notes Poetic form and structureStanza, free verse, sonnet, enjambment and repetition.View notes Narrative techniqueNarrator, point of view, foreshadowing and flashback.View notes Drama techniqueStage directions, soliloquy, dramatic irony, aside and staging.View notes Film techniqueMise-en-scene, shot types, sound, editing and lighting.View notes Theme, motif and toneWhat each one means and how they differ.View notes Character termsProtagonist, antagonist, characterisation and foil.View notes Genre and registerNaming the type of text and the level of formality.View notes

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Every term in one place, linking out to the fuller explanations.

A to Z of JC English termsA single glossary linking to every term above.View notes

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