literary device test Flashcards
Exposition/orientaion
The background information on the characters and setting explained at the beginning of the story
Rising action
A series of incidents in a literary plot that build toward the point of greatest interest.
climax
The most important or exciting point in a story
falling action
The section of the plot following the climax, in which the tension decreases
resolution/denouement
The conclusion of the story’s plot
mise-en-scene
The arrangement of scenery and the stage in a play/film
cinematography
The art of camera work and photography in film making
Diegetic and non-diegetic sound
Diegetic sound is sound that happens within the movie, while non-diegetic sound is added after the movie is made (backing tracks)
lighting
a cinematic technique used to create mood
costume and make-up
An interpretative tool that describes the actor’s appearance during a performance.
noun
A person, place or thing (chair, water)
verb
An action word (run, is)
adjective
A describing word (blue, smooth)
pronoun
A word that replaces a noun (he, she)
adverb
A word that describes a verb
conjunction
A connective word that joins one part of a sentence to another (and)
preposition
A word that shows the relationship between two parts of a sentence. (in)
article
A word that comes before a noun to show if it’s specific or general (an)
interjection
A word or phrase that is grammatically independent from the words around it, and mainly expresses feeling (wow)
