fiction terminology - part 2 Flashcards
atmosphere
the feeling/emotion/mood a writer conveys
figurative language
an ordinary sentence that refers to something without directly saying
foreboding
implying something bad will happen
hyperbole
exaggerated statements or claims not tot meant to be taken seriously
mood
the general feeling or atmosphere that a piece of writing creates
tone
the implied mood by an author
allegory
a narrative that conveys a meaning not explicitly stated
allusion
a reference to a person/event/thing in another text
ambiguity
a word, phrase or statement with more that 1 meaning
anaolgy
an extended comparison between 2 unlike things
anaphora
repeated words at the start of successive clauses/phrases/sentences
archetype
an idea, symbol, pattern or character type in a story