literary terms Flashcards
Authors purpose
The reason why the author wrote/made the book
what are Rhetorical devices
They are repetition,figurative language, and even rhetorical questions
What is a symbol
A symbol means something that stands for something else
What is theme
Theme is a center topic,subject or message within a narrative
What is inference
Inference is a conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning
what is parallelism
When the same patterns of words or structures are used to show that two or more ideas have the same level of importance
what is repetition
A literary technique in which a sound,word,phrase or line is repeated for emphasis
what is text structure
how the author arranges parts of a story
what is a simile
comparing two things by using like or as
what is supporting textual evidence
materials that serves to prove a claim
what is a metaphor
comparing two things by stating one is another
