English 9H 9/13/23 quiz Flashcards
tone
mood implied by an author’s word choice and the way a text can make a reader feel
foreshadow
suggestions/warnings about events to come
symbolism
the use of a concrete image to represent an abstract idea
contrast
comparing 2 things in order to show the difference between them
flashback
a scene that interrupts the chronological order of the main narrative to take a reader back in time to the past events in a character’s life.
imagery
uses vivid description that appeals to a readers’ senses to create
diction
(word choices) linguistic choices a writer makes to effectively convey an idea, a point of view, or tell a story
mood
emotional quality of a story that is created through the writer’s use of language (tone creates mood)
alliteration
repetition of the same sound at the start of a series of words in succession
irony
a moment of dialogue or plot contradicts what the audience expects from a character or story
allusion
brief but purposeful references, within a literary text, to a person, place, event, or to another work of literature
allegory
stuff that are never really the things themselves, but instead are representations of something else
dialogue
a stylized written or spoken exchange between two or more people
metaphor
compares two unrelated things by saying one of those things is the other
simile
compares two unlike things using the words “like” or “as.”
personification
gives human characteristics to nonhuman things or inanimate objects
hyperbole
used to draw emphasis through extreme exaggeration
anecdote
a very short story that is significant to the topic at hand; usually adding personal knowledge or experience to the topic
empirical evidence
information gathered directly or indirectly through observation or experimentation
repitition
using the same word or phrase over and over again in a piece of writing or speech
rhetorical questions
used to persuade or subtly influence the audience. a question asked not for the answer, but for the effect. Oftentimes, a rhetorical question is used to emphasize a point or just to get the audience thinking.
analogy
two unlike things are compared and explained in order to form an argument or demonstrate a point (e.g. time is money, so spend it wisely)
parallelism
parts of the sentence are grammatically the same, or are similar in construction
denotation/connotation
connotation: positive/negative associations (e.g. gang) of words
denotation: literal dictionary definition
anaphora
repetition of words or phrases in a group of sentences, clauses, or poetic lines
paradox
a statement that appears to contradict itself but upon further inspection reveals a deeper truth, meaning, or joke
syntax
the set of rules that determines the arrangement of words in a sentence