Terms Used In Essay Instructions Flashcards
Attitude
The disposition toward or opinion of a subject by a speaker, author, or character
Allusion
A reference in a work of literature to something outside the work, especially to a well-known historical or literary event, person, or work
Details
Individual items or parts that makes up a larger picture or story
Devices of sound
The techniques of deploying the sound of words, especially in poetry
Diction
Word choice
Figurative language
Writing that uses figures of speech, such as metaphor, simile, and irony
Imagery
The images created by a literary work; the sensory details of a work; the figurative language of a work
Irony
A figure of speech in which the intended meaning and the actual meaning differ, characteristically using praise to indicate blame or using blame to indicate praise
Metaphor
A figurative use of language in which a comparison is expressed without the use of a comparative term like “as”, “like”, or “than”.
Narrative techniques
The methods involved in telling a story
Omniscient point of view
The vantage point of a story in which the narrator can know, see, and report whatever he or she chooses
Point of view
Any of several possible vantage points from which a story is told
Resources of language
A general phrase for the linguistic devices or techniques that a writer can use
Rhetorical techniques
The devices used in effective or persuasive language
Satire
Writing that uses ridicule to arouse a reader’s disapproval of the subject
