Terms to know Flashcards
Narrative Voice
The perspective from which the story is told
Tone
The attitude of a place, situation, or speaker
Diction
The dictionary definition of a word
Connotation
The multiple culturally understood and associated meanings of a word
Metaphor
A direct comparison of two unlike objects by identification of substitution
Simile
A direct comparison of two unlike objects, using “like” or “as”
Personification
Non-humans having human qualities
Apostrophe
Direct address to a person or personification not present
Irony
A discrepancy; expecting one thing/result and getting another
Allusion
Common cultural reference, oftentimes Greek mythology or the Bible
Imagery
Sensory description
Symbolism
The use of one object to suggest itself and other idea(s)
Juxtaposition
The placing of two contrasting objects, ideas, words, etc side-by-side in order to highlight their difference
Shift
Expressing a change in the poem
