semester 2 Flashcards
imagery
imagery: descriptive or figurative language used to create
word pictures; imagery is created by details that appeal to one
or more of the five senses
motif
a recurring element, image, or idea in a work
of literature
setting
the time and the place in which a narrative occurs
atmosphere
the feeling created by a literary work or passage
mood
the overall emotional quality of a work, which is created
by the author’s language and tone and the subject matter
flashback
flashback: a sudden and vivid memory of an event in the
past; also, an interruption in the sequence of events in the
plot of a story to relate events that occurred in the past
foreshadowing
clues or hints signaling events that will occur
later in the plot
point of view
the perspective from which a story is told.
conflict
the character struggles with his or her own needs,
desires, or emotions.
subplot
a secondary plot that occurs along with a main plot
allusion
a reference to a well-known person, place, event,
literary work, or work of art
biography
an account of someone’s life written by someone else.
persona
the voice or character speaking or narrating a story
oral interpretation
reading aloud a literary text
with expression
rhyme
the repetition of sounds at the ends of words
