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26 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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Foreshadowing
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A hint of what is coming next
ex. "the cough isnt going to kill you" |
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Climax
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Highest point; one thing must change
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rising action
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building problem
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falling action
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tie up, solutions fall into place
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Introduction
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5 W's: who, what, when, where, why
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Setting
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time and place
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Conclusion
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enging--resolve problems
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Theme
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message
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Symbolism
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an object that represents something else
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Mood
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the way the author wants you to feel
ex.: erie mood in C of A |
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Shakespearean sonnet
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AB AB CD CD EF EF GG
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Rhymed couplet
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two lines that rhyme
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Tone
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the way the author wants you to hear the story
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Point of view
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first person: I
second person: you (looking through a camera) third person: narrator |
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character
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the who
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concrete poem
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poem put into a shape
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free vers
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no rules, poem of whatever you want
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Onomatopeia
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word makes same sound
ex. BAM, BOOM |
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Irony
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when something happens that you didnt expect
ex. guy wins lottery and dies |
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plot
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sequence of events--the entire triangle
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non-fiction
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fact, real
ex. biography, autobiography, documentary, newspaper, magazine, memoir |
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fiction
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not fact; novels, short stories
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poetry
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has stanzas, lines
ex. shakespearean sonnet, free verse, concrete, haiku, elegy (loss), ode (celebration) |
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drama
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plays; improv, skits
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folk stories
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tall tales, morals, oral tradition, urban legends
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narrator
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story teller
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