Literary Decices II Flashcards
One who narrates, or tells, a story
Narrator
Theme is exposed directly
Explicit theme
Vantage point from where the story is told
Point of view
Fact or idea stated directly
Literal language
Reasons or proof in a thesis statement
Criterion
A divine manifestation
Epiphany
States three main ideas of an introduction of a paper
Thesis
Literal or “dictionary” meaning of a word
Denotation
Literary compositions in the form of a conversation between two people
Dialogue
Emotion or association that a word or phrase may arouse
Connotation
Comparison of two dissimilar things through the words like, as, then, or resembles
Simile
An approval based on careful analytical evaluation
Critical analysis
Comparison between 2 unlike things with the intent of giving added meaning to one of them
Metaphor
Theme must be dug out and though about
Implicit theme
Representation of the speech patterns of a particular region or social area
Dialect
