fiction terminology - part 2 Flashcards

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atmosphere

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the feeling/emotion/mood a writer conveys

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figurative language

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an ordinary sentence that refers to something without directly saying

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foreboding

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implying something bad will happen

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hyperbole

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exaggerated statements or claims not tot meant to be taken seriously

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mood

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the general feeling or atmosphere that a piece of writing creates

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tone

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the implied mood by an author

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allegory

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a narrative that conveys a meaning not explicitly stated

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allusion

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a reference to a person/event/thing in another text

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ambiguity

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a word, phrase or statement with more that 1 meaning

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anaolgy

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an extended comparison between 2 unlike things

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anaphora

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repeated words at the start of successive clauses/phrases/sentences

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archetype

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an idea, symbol, pattern or character type in a story

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