English Flashcards
What is theme?
The message the author wants to convey.
What is mood?
They use setting, language and descriptions, it describes a feeling.
What is tone?
How the author speaks or a character speaks, the tone how they would sound like or the overall tone of the writing piece.
What is symbolism?
The use of any person, situation, or object to represent an idea of some sort.
What is imagery?
Words that trigger the reader to recall images, or mental pictures, that engage one of the five senses: sight, sound, taste, smell, and touch.
What is verbal irony?
When a person says one thing but means the opposite.
What is situational irony?
When the opposite of what is expected happens.
What is dramatic irony?
When the audience knows something that characters do not.
What is first-person?
The narrator is a person in the story, telling the story from their own point of view.
What is second-person?
The reader is part of the story.
What is third-person omniscient?
Where the narrator knows all the thoughts, actions, and feelings of all characters.
What is third-person limited?
Uses a narrator with access to only one character’s perspective, a limited perspective.
What is a stock character?
Who represent specific stereotypes.
What is a foil character?
A character whose purpose is to accentuate or draw attention to the qualities of another character, most often the protagonist.
What is a confidant?
A type of secondary character in the story, often a friend or authority figure, whose role is to listen to the protagonist’s secrets, examine their character, and advise them on their actions.
What is a protagonist?
The leading character or one of the major characters in a drama, movie, novel, or other fictional text.
