DICTIONARY OF LITERARY TERMS


LITERARY TERMS

Choose a literary term to research. Consult multiple reference sources, including web sites for literary analysis. The terms below can be located on the homework page under the section entitled "Links." Develop your own definition, using your own words. Look for an example or two from the literature studied this year to illustrate your term. Send your information by e-mail if at all possible.

ALLEGORY TO CORRUPT

DACTYL TO PROTAGONIST

PUN TO UNDERSTATEMENT