retake literacy18-10-21 Flashcards
arsenal
a collecton or large amount of items
epiphany
A sudden insight based on new information.
omnisint
all knowing
prespective
A literary tool that serves as a lens through which readers observe characters, events, and happenings in a story.
characterization
how a write writes and represents a character.
metacognation
to regulate ones own thinking
blackballing
to feel left out
idirect characterization
The author shows the character’s personality instead of telling (Speech, Thoughts, Effect on others, Actions, Looks).
direct characterization
The author comes right out and tells the audience the personality of the character.
hybrid
A type of shifting narration where a story moves back and forth between points of view of several characters.
MAIN CHARACTER
The protagonist who generates the action of a story and engages the reader’s interest and empathy.
minor character
A character whose appearance in the story will be brief and infrequent.
illumantate
To make lucid or clear;
throw light on a
subject.
posterized
A basketball term meaning to embarrass someone usually while slamming the ball over them.
patented
To originate and establish as one’s own
