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29 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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FORESHADOW
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A LITERARY DEVISE THAT USES CLUES TO HELP A READER KNOW WHAT WILL HAPPEN LATER IN THE STORY
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PLOT
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THE EVENTS OF A STORY
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CLIMAX
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HIGH POINT OF INTEREST OR SUSPENSE IN A STORY
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EXTERNAL CONFLICT
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A STRUGGLE BETWEEN THE CHARACTER AND AN OUTSIDE FORCE
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RESOLUTION
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THE END OF THE STORY WHEN ALL REMAINING QUESTIONS ARE ANSWERED
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CONFLICT
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THE STRUGGLE A CHARACTER HAS IN MAKING A DIFFICULT DECISION
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INTERNAL CONFLICT
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A STRUGGLE BETWEEN TWO OPPOSING FORCES
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ALLITERATION
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THE DELIBERATE REPETITION OF CONSONANT SOUNDS AT THE BEGINNING OF A WORD
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SIMILE
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A COMPARISION OF TWO UNLIKE THINGS USING WORD "LIKE" OR "AS"
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ONOMATOPOEIA
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THE USE OF A WORD OR PHRASE THAT ACTUALLY IMITATES OR SUGGESTS THE SOUND TO WHAT IS DESCRIBES
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DIRECT CHARACTERIZATION
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WRITER'S DIRECTLY STATES A CHARACTER'S PERSONALITY TRAITS
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METAPHOR
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A COMPARISION OF 2 UNLIKE THINGS, WITHOUT SING LIKE OR AS
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INDIRECT CHARACTERIZATION
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WRITER REVEALS THE CHARACTER'S PERSONALITIES THROUGH WORDS, THOUGHTS, ACTIONS & WHAT OTHER SAY ABOUT THEM
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FLASHBACK
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FORWARD SEQUENCE OF EVENTS TO GO BACK IN TIME TO AN EARLIER CONVERSATION, SCENE OR EVENT
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PERSONIFICATION
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ATTRIBUTING HUMAN CHARACERISTICS O ABSTRACT IDEAS
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STATIC CHARACTER
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DOES NOT CHANGE OR ALTER PERSONALITY
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DYNAMIC CHARACTER
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ONE WHO CHANGES BY THE END OF THE STORY,LEARNING SOMETHING THAT HAS CHANGE HIM IN A PERMANENT WAY
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HYPERBOLE
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FIGURE OF SPEECH IN WHICH EXAGGERATION IS USED
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SYMBOL
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AN OBJECT OR IMAGE THAT STANDS FOR SOMETHINGS
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SYMBOL
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AN OBJECT OR IMAGE THAT STANDS FOR SOMETHING ELSE
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VISUAL IMAGERY
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A GROUP OF WORDS THAT HELP A READER SEE WHAT THE POEM IS ABOUT
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PROTAGONIST
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THE PRINCIPAL CHARACTER IN A WORK OF FICTION
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MOOD
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THE FEELING THAT A LITERARY WORK CONVEYS TO READERS
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THEME
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THE CENTRAL IDEA OR ONE MAIN IDEAS UNDERLYING A LITERARY WORK
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SENSORY IMAGERY
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LANGUAGE THAT APPEALS TO A READER'S FIVE SENSES
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INFERENCES
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TO MAKE A GUESS BASED UPON CLUES THAT HAVE BEEN IN ASTORY
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ALLUSION
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THE ACT OF ATTRIBUTING HUMAN CHARACTERISITICS, IDEAS
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COMTEMPLATE
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TO THINK AND REFLECT DEEPLY ON A SUBJECT
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FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
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LITERAL SENSE, NOT INTERPRETATION
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