day 14-20 terms Flashcards
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long poem usually serious or meditative nature and having an elevated style and formal structure
onomatopoeia
use of words whose sounds suggest their meaning
opinion
see fact and opinion
oral history
stories of peoples lives related by word of mouth
oxymoron
form of figurative language combining contradictory words or ideas
paradox
statement that seems to contradict itsself but is, nevertheless, true.
parallelism
the use of similar grammatical constructions to express ideas that are related or equal in importance
paraphrasing
the restatement of a text by readers in their own words or in another form
parody
a literary or artistic work that imitates the characteristic style of an authors work for comic effect or ridicule
personification
figure of speech where animals, ideas or inanimate objects
perspective
see point of view
persuasion
to sway the readers feelings, beliefs, or actions
play
see drama
plot
the sequence of related events that make up a story
exposition
introduces the characters and the conflicts they face
inciting incident
occurs after the exposition and introduces the central conflict within the story
rising action
following the introduction of the central conflict
climax
turning point of the story
falling action
the end of the central conflict in a story, when the action starts to wind down
resolution or denouement
occurs after the climax and is where conflicts are resolved and loose ends are tied up
subplot
an additional minor plot that involves a secondary conflict in the story
poetry
a type of literature in which ideas and feelings are expressed in compact, imaginative, and often musical language
primary source
a first hand account of an event
propaganda
text that uses false or misleading information to present slanted point of view
prose
the ordinary form of spoken and written language
protagonist
see character
questioning
the process of raising questions while reading in an effort to understand characters and events
realistic fiction
imaginative writing set in the real, modern world
refrain
repetition in literature of one or more lines at regulat intervals
repetition
a technique in which a sound, word, phrase, or line is repeated for effect or emphasis
resolution
see plot
rhyme
repetition of an identical or similarly accented sound or sounds in a work
end or terminal rhymes
words that rhyme at the end of a verse line
point of view
perspective from which a story is told
predicting
the process of gethering information and combining it with the readers own knowledge to guess what might occur
eye rhyme
words that when written appear to rhyme, but when spoken do not
internal rhyme
rhyme found within a line of poetry
slant rhyme
also known as near rhyme, half rhyme, off rhyme,
rhyme scheme
the pattern of end rhyme used in a poem, generally indicated by matching lowercsase letters to show which lines rhyme
rhythm
refers to the pattern of flow of sounds created by the arrangement of stressed and unstressed syllablesin al ine of poetry
rising action
see plot
sarcasm
the use of
satire
a literary technique in which ideas or customs are ridiculed for the purpose of improving society
science fiction
prose writing in which a writer explores unexpected possibilities of the past or the future
secondary source
presents info compiled from or based on another sources
sensory details
words an phrases that help readers use 5 senses to tell what an author is about
sequence
the order in which events occur or in which ideas are presented
setting
the time, place, physical details, and circumstances, in which a story occurs.
short story
brief work of fiction that generally focusses on one or two main characters who face a single problem or conflict
soliloquy
a speech delivered by a character who is alone on the stage
sonnet
a sonnet is a distinctive poetic style that uses a system or pattern of metrical structure and verse compodition usually consisting of 14 lines
sound devices
see alliteration, onomatopeia, repetition, rhyme, and rhythm
speaker
the voice that talks to the reader in a poem, as the narrator does in a work of fiction
speech
a talk given in public
stage directions
the instructions to the actors, director and stage crew in the script of a play
