Key Terms Flashcards
What is Foreshadowing?
Foreshadowing is a literary device that writers use to hint to readers something that is to follow or appear later in a story.
“It is the sprinkling of bread crumbs throughout a book” is a example of what?
Foreshadowing
Is Foreshadowing always going to be obvious?
No, It can be small, slipped in where the reader thinks a description is unintentional
What is Suspense?
Suspense is a literary device that authors use to keep their readers’ interest alive throughout the work.
What is the feeling of anticipation that something risky or dangerous is about to happen?
Suspense
Suspense is used to make readers more _______ about the characters.
concerned
Authors createing scenarios that force readers to read on to see what will happen to the characters is a form of what?
Suspense
What is a Cliffhanger?
ending chapters or episodes at critical points.
What is Dramatic irony?
Dramatic irony is a device for creating situations in which the reader knows something bad is going to happen even though the characters seem to have no idea.
What is Situational Irony?
Situational Irony is when what happens is the opposite of what you expected.
Lets say the audience knows that a character is going to be murdered, while the character has no idea. what type of irony is that?
Dramatic irony
Dramatic irony builds both ________ and ______.
suspense and humor.
What is theme?
Themes are what readers ultimately take away from a work of literature. They’re the universal ideas, lessons, or messages explored throughout the story.
What is one key characteristic of themes and what does that mean?
One key characteristic of themes is their universality. Which is to say that themes are messages that can be applied to real life, not just a text.
Through themes what does a writer try to give the reader.
a writer tries to give the readers an insight into how the world works or how he or she views human life.
