Literary Terms Flashcards
What is author’s purpose?
The reason the author writes ex. persuade inform entertain explain
What are Rhetorical devices?
figurative language such as repetition or parallelism to affect the audience.
EX.with, with , with
what are symbols?
An object, person, or place that stands for something else
ex. YINYANG
What is theme?
Underlying message the author wants the reader to understand.
EX blacklight
What is an inference?
Prediction in the story; logical assumption
EX, i think the pig will die
what is parallelism?
the pattern of words or sentence structure.
ex. let us
what is repetition?
repeat a sound or word(s) for emphasis.
boom bat ball
what is text structure?
arrangement of a story, novel, poem, or essay.
beg middle end
what is a simile?
compares two or more different things using “like” or “as”.
he looks like a battery
What’s supporting textual evidence?
material to prove a claim
such as
what is a metaphor?
compares two or more different things without using “like” or “as’’
what is a noun?
person, place, thing, or idea.
what is a verb?
shows action or state of being
what is a adjective?
modifys pronouns and nouns.
what is a preposition?
shows the relation between a noun or pronoun and some other word in the sentence.
what is subject?
the “who” or “what” that’s doing the verb
what is a prep phrase?
begins with a prep and ends with a noun or pronoun
What is a simple sentence?
one independent clause
what is a compound sentence?
two or more independent clauses.
what is mood?
a temporary state of mind or being
what is foreshadowing?
a indication that hints something in the future
what is pace?
how fast or slow something is
what is verbal/situational irony?
what is dramatic irony?
contrast with the literal or usual meaning- verbal
situational-opposite of expected happens
-when the audience knows something the characters do not
