Narrative Terms Flashcards
Apostrophe
Addressing a character directly in a story.
Alliteration
Repetition of the same consonant at the beginning of several words in a phrase.
Anaphora
A word repeated at the start of several similar phrases.
Assonance
Similar to alliteration but with vowel sounds.
Polyptoton
A word used more than once but with different endings, both from same root word.
Chiasmus
Words or ideas which crossover each other.
Didactic Poetry
Poems which aim to teach their audience.
Emphasis
Drawing attention to something.
Historic Present
Present tense verbs used when the meaning is really past, to add vibrancy to the story.
Homeoteleuton
Repetition of the same ending on different words, a kind of rhyming.
Hyperbaton
Unnatural word order.
Imagery
Describing something using words which have a particular theme.
Juxtaposition
Placing words or ideas next to each other that wouldn’t normally be.
Metaphor
Describing something as if it IS something else.
Onomatopoeia
Words which sound like their meaning.
Pathos
Sympathy.
Pleonasm
Redundancy or unnecessary words added in.
Rhetorical Questions
Questions which are asked without intending anyone to answer.
Simile
Describing something as being LIKE something else.
Sibilance
Similar to alliteration but with ‘s’ sounds.
Tone
The feeling put across by a word or phase.
Addressing a character directly in a story.
Apostrophe
Repetition of the same consonant at the beginning of several words in a phrase.
Alliteration
A word repeated at the start of several similar phrases.
Anaphora
Similar to alliteration but with vowel sounds.
Assonance
A word used more than once but with different endings, both from same root word.
Polyptoton
Words or ideas which crossover each other.
Chiasmus
Poems which aim to teach their audience.
Didactic Poetry
Drawing attention to something.
Emphasis
Present tense verbs used when the meaning is really past, to add vibrancy to the story.
Historic Present
Repetition of the same ending on different words, a kind of rhyming.
Homeoteleuton
Unnatural word order.
Hyperbaton
Describing something using words which have a particular theme.
Imagery
Placing words or ideas next to each other that wouldn’t normally be.
Juxtaposition
Describing something as if it IS something else.
Metaphor
Words which sound like their meaning.
Onomatopoeia
Sympathy.
Pathos
Redundancy or unnecessary words added in.
Pleonasm
Questions which are asked without intending anyone to answer.
Rhetorical Questions
Describing something as being LIKE something else.
Simile
Similar to alliteration but with ‘s’ sounds.
Sibilance
The feeling put across by a word or phase.
Tone
