Literary terms Flashcards
Authors Purpose
The reason the writer/author wrote the story. PIE
Rhetorical Devices
A technique used to enhance an argument or prove a point/make the point stick
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Symbol
Something that stands for something beyond itself
Theme
The central idea or message that the writer wants the reader to understand
Inference
A logical assumption that is based on facts and knowledge of the story
Parallelism
When the same pattern of words/structures are used to show ideas that have the same level of importance
Repetition
A technique where a sound, word, phrase or line is repeated to spread emphasis
Text structure
How an author arranges parts of a story
simile
Comparing two or more things using like or as
Supporting Textual Evidence (S.T.E)
Evidence/material used to support a claim
Metaphor
Comparing two thing by stating one thing is another
Claim/Point of view
The writers views/ideas on a subject
Mood
The atmosphere the writer has created for the reader
Foreshadowing
Clues/hints the author has laid out to suggest what might happen latter
Extended Metaphor
Comparing two unlikely things together at some length
Mood
Atmosphere of the story
Foreshadowing
When the author drops hints of whats going to happen
Irony: verbal/situational
Verbal: Using words in a figure of speech
Situational: takes place when the opposite of what is expected actually happens.
Authors Tone
Words added to show the reason why they were writing
Figurative Language
Describing something by linking it to something else
Fortunes fool
A quote in Romeo and Juliet
Foil
Stopping something from happening or succeeding
Tragic Hero
A Sympathetic hero who meets his end/defeat
