CW Flashcards
PASSSS
It shows how the author puts all the
events in a certain order.
plot
are the people or beings in
a story that makes the story move.
Character
makes a story exciting
and dramatic. It’s the struggle between
characters, or within a character.
Conflict
the big idea or message the author wants you to take awat
theme
tells us when and where the story takes place
Setting
a sneak peek into the future of the story
foreshadowing
refers to how texts derive their meaning by
referring to or reminding us of other texts.
intertextuality
happens when you, the audience, know something that the characters don’t
dramatic irony
scene in a story that jumps back in time
flashback
when one character gives a long speech
monologue/soliloquy
when the writer uses words to create pictures in your mind
imagery
stemming from the greek work “Dran” meaning to do or to act and is fundamentally about action
drama
when something represents a bigger idea
symbolism
invokes a comparison or association between two or more texts
obligatory
has less vital impact on the significance of the hypertext
optiona
happens when the author is borrowing an idea or phrase from someone else
citation
it is when readers often connect a text with another text, cultural practice, or a personal experience based on his/her prior knowledge
accidental
when one text makes a deliberate, but subtle reference to another
allusion
stealing another persons work without giving them proper credit or permission
plagiarism
an imitation of another text for satirical purposes; usually to mock
parody
a direct reference to another text with the use of famous lines
quotation
reworking or the re imagination of a well known work of art or a piece of literature to exchange or extend its meanings
appropriation
this technique is most common in tv dramas or stage plays where the plot is largely based on popular literary works such as novels and short stories
adaptation
the author or writer of a play
playwright
