Literary Terms Flashcards
what is authors purpose
the reason the author writes
what are rhetorical devises
figurative language such as repetition or parallelism to affect the audience
what are symbols
a object, person,place, they stand for something else
what is theme
underlying message author wants the reader to under stand
what is a inference
prediction in the story or a logical assumption
what is parallelism
pattern of words or sentence structure
what is repetition
repeat a sound or word for emphasis
what is text structure
arrangement of the story
what is a simile
compare 2 things using like or as
supporting textual evidence
material to prove a claim
what is a metaphor
compares two things without using like or as ex: is
what is a noun
person place or thing.
what is a verb
shows action or state of being
what is a adjective
modify nouns or pronouns
what is a preposition
shows relation between a noun or pronoun and sothe word in the sentence
what is a subject
the who or what that is doing the verb
what is prepositional phrase
begin with a preposition and ends with a noun or a pronoun
what is a simple sentence
one independent clause
compound sentence
two or more independent clauses
what is claim/point of view
the argument made by the author or speaker
what is mood
is the felling or the atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader
what is foreshadowing
is a writers use of hints or clues to suggest events that will occur later in the story
what is extended metaphor
is a figure of speech that compares two essentially unlike things at some length in several ways no like or as.
what is pace
the speed at which the story is told
what is authors tone
an authors attitude toward a particular written subject
what is irony
contrast between appearance and reality usually reality is opposite of what it seams
what is mood
atmosphere of the narrative
what is foreshadowing
a warning or indication of a future event
what is extended metaphor
a metaphor that is extended for sentences paragraphs or whole pages
what is pace
how fast or slow the story is going for the reader
what is authors tone
word added to show point of view emotion and attitude
what is irony verbal/situational
variable tho opposite of what the person is saying
situation is when the situation is different from what is happening
figurative language
a creative way to use words
fortune’s fools
specific to romeo and juliet when a character thinks that they made fool by fate
tragic hero
a protagonist who is otherwise perfect except for a tragic slaw also known fatal flaw
foil
prevent (something considered wrong or undesirable) from succeeding characters who personality is opposite
pun
a joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word or the fact that there are words which sound alike but have different meanings
dramatic irony
an audience’s awareness of the situation in which a work’s characters exist differs substantially
tragic fall
a fall in character that brings about the down fall of the hero of a tragedy
