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13 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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Total effect
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The final, overall impression the story leaves on the reader
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Characterization
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The sort of personality a character displays; also the means by which the author reveals those characteristics
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Climax
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The crisis or turning point.
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Conflict
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A clash of purposes or viewpoints
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Exposition
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The kind of writing that seeks primarily to present information. Helps the reader to understand the situation
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Foreshadow
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To suggest what will come later in the story
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Image-imagery
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The words and phrases that summon up a picture in the mind
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Irony
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The difference between what is real and what only seems to be real
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Point of view
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The vantage point from which the story is told
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Paradox
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A statement that is in fact true although it seems to contradict itself such as "fortunate accident"
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Tone
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The attitude of the author as this attitude is revealed through his written words
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Symbol
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Something specific that is used to stand for an idea
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Theme
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The underlying idea or ideas of a literary work
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