Literary Terms Flashcards
What’s the definition of Author’s purpose?
The reason why the author wrote the piece To persuade, inform, explain entertain
What’s the definition of Rhetorical Devices
Use of language that is intended to have an effect on its audience
What’s the definition of Symbol
A person place object or activity that stands beyond itself
What’s the definition of Theme
The central idea or underlying message that the writer wants the reader to understand
What’s the definition of Inference
A logical assumption or conclusion that is based on observed facts and ones own knowledge and experience
What’s the definition of Parallelism
Parallelism, in rhetoric, component of literary style in both prose and poetry, in which coordinate ideas are arranged in phrases, sentences, and paragraphs that balance one element with another of equal importance and similar wording.
What’s the definition of Repetition
Repetition is the action of repeating something that has already been said or written.
What’s the definition of Text structure
How the author arranges the parts of the story
What’s the definition of Similie
Comparing 2 things using like or as
What’s the definition of Supporting textual evidence
Material that serves to prove a claim
What’s the definition of Metaphor
Comparing 2 things by stating one is another
What is Mood in literature
the emotion the author strives to evoke in the reader.
What is point of view
the narrator’s position in relation to a story being told.
What is foreshadowing
the organization and presentation of events and scenes in a work of fiction or drama so that the reader or observer is prepared to some degree for what occurs later in the work.
What is an extended metophor
A metaphor is a literary device that figuratively compares and equates two things that are not alike
What is Pace in literature
Pacing refers to how fast or slow the story is moving for the reader.
What is the authors tone
The author’s tone of voice refers to the words that are added to show point of view, emotion, or attitude.
What is irony
Irony is whenever a person says something or does something that departs from what we expect them to say or do.
If you do something bad and something bad happens to u that’s irony
What is Figurative language?
Words or phrases are used in a non-literal way for particular effect, for example simile, metaphor, personification
What is Fortune’s Fool
What is a Tragic hero
A character in a dramatic tragedy who has virtuous and sympathetic traits but ultimately meets with suffering or defeat.
What is Foil
What is Tragic flaw
What is a pun
