Terms Flashcards
Alliteration
Words or sentences that begin with similar sounds
Analepsis
Flashback
Prolepsis
Flash forward
Tone
The mood implied by the author
Mood
How the audience feels about the work
Dramatic Irony
When your audience has more information than your character
Verbal Irony (sarcasm)
When a character says something that’s opposite to what they mean
Situational Irony
When the outcome of a situation is totally different from what you expected
Onomatopeia
A sound expression where the word’s spelling tries to convey the sound
Bang, boom, sizzle
Theme
An idea or message that’s repeated throughout a story
Metaphor
A comparison between two or more things without using like or as
Simile
A comparison between two or more things using like or as
Conflict
The struggle between opposing forces
Motif
An idea, pattern or concept repeated throughout the story