101-110 Flashcards
Concession-Part 2
Concession writing style also shows that the writer is a logical and fair-minded person, able to realize that every argument has several sides to consider before it is presented
Portmanteau
a literary device in which two or more words are joined together to coin a new word. Formed by bending parts of two or more words but always refers to a single concept
The coinage of portmanteau
involves the linking of two or more words and the new word formed in the process shares the same meanings as the original words
Aside
an actor’s speech, directed to the audience, that is not supposed to be heard by other actors on stage. Used to let the audience know what a character is about to do or what he or she is thinking.
Assonance
repetition of vowel sounds within a line of poetry
Audience
the particular group of readers or viewers that the writer is addressing
Author’s purpose
his or her reason for creating a particular work
Ballad
a poem that tells a story and is meant to be sung or recited
Caesura
a pause or sudden break in a line of poetry
Characterization
the techniques that writers use to create viable characters. NTK…Primary ones
-character trait: a character’s personality; a trait is not a physical description of a character.
-direct characterization: the author directly states a character’s traits or makes direct
comments about a character’s nature.
-dynamic character: a character who changes throughout the course of the story.
-flat character: a character about whom little information is provided.
-indirect characterization: the author does not directly state a character’s traits; instead the
reader draws conclusions and discovers a character’s traits based upon clues provided by the
author.
-round character: is a character who is fully described by the author (several character traits,
background information, etc.)
-static character: a character who does not change or who changes very little in the course of a
story.
