Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
26 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
ASIDE |
a character's dialogue is spoken but not heard by the other actors on the stage. |
|
|
Symbolism |
the practice or art of using an object or a word to represent an abstract idea. |
|
|
Simile |
a figure of speech that makes a comparison, showing similarities between two different things. |
|
|
Metaphor |
comparing things without using like or as |
|
|
Theme |
a main idea or an underlying meaning of a literary work that may be stated directly or indirectly. |
|
|
Soliloquy |
a character speaks to himself or herself, relating thoughts and feelings, thereby also sharing them with the audience, giving off the illusion of being a series of unspoken reflections. |
|
|
Dramatic Irony |
The audience knows something the characters does not. |
|
|
Foreshadowing |
writer gives an advance hint of what is to come later in the story. |
|
|
Personification |
a figure of speech in which a thing, an idea or an animal is given human attributes. |
|
|
Imagery |
an author's use of vivid and descriptive language to add depth to their work. |
|
|
Historical Allusion |
a reference, usually within a speech or a piece of writing, to people or events that have historical significance and carry certain ideas along with them. |
|
|
Cultural Allusion |
is something that most people within a culture recognize. It's not shared among a few people. |
|
|
Falling Action |
the part of a literary plot that occurs after the climax has been reached and the conflict has been resolved. |
|
|
Exposition
|
a literary device used to introduce background information about events, settings, characters etc. to the audience or readers. |
|
|
Alliteration
|
using the same letter in the in the beginning of a word to entertain the reader
|
|
|
Mythological Allusion
|
a reference to mythology in art, literature, or music
|
|
|
Narrative
|
a sequence of connected events, whether real or fictional.
|
|
|
Repetition
|
a literary device that repeats the same words or phrases a few times to make an idea clearer.
|
|
|
Technical
|
Information to perform a task / steps
|
|
|
Analogy
|
a comparison in which an idea or a thing is compared to another thing that is quite different from it. It aims at explaining that idea or thing by comparing it to something that is familiar.
|
|
|
Iambic Pentameter
|
In a line of poetry, an iamb is a foot or beat consisting of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable, or a short syllable followed by a long syllable ababcdcdefefgg
|
|
|
Pathos
|
The quality of an experience in life or a work of art that stirs up emotions of pity, sympathy and sorrow.
|
|
|
Logos
|
a literary device that can be defined as a statement, sentence or argument used to convince or persuade the targeted audience by employing reason or logic.
|
|
|
Ethos
|
an appeal to ethics, and it is a means of convincing someone of the character or credibility of the persuader.
|
|
|
Allusion
|
a brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing or idea of historical, cultural, literary or political significance.
|
|
|
Alliteration
|
using the same letter in the in the beginning of a word to entertain the reader
|
