Terms Used in Essay Prompts Flashcards
allusion
reference in a work of literature to something outside the work
attitude
a speaker or character’s disposition toward a subject
choice of details
items or parts that make up a larger picture or story
devices of sound
technique of deploying the sound of words (ex: rhyme, alliteration)
diction
word choice
figurative language
uses words to mean something other than their literal meaning
imagery
sensory details of a work (visual, auditory or tactile images evoked by the words of a literary work)
irony
implies a discrepancy (intent and actual meaning differ)
metaphor
comparison is expressed with out the use of a comparative term like “like,” “as,” or “than”
narrative techniques
methods involved of telling a story
omniscient point of view
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
general phrase for he linguistic devices or techniques that a writer can use
rhetorical techniques
devices used in effective or persuasive language
satire
writing that seeks to arouse a reader’s disapproval of an object by ridicule
setting
background to a story; physical location of a play, story, or novel
simile
directly expressed comparison using “like,” “as,” or “than”
strategy (rhetorical strategy)
management of language for a specific effect
structure
arrangement of materials within a work
style
mode of expression in language
symbol
something that is simultaneously itself and a sign of something else
syntax
sentence structure
theme
main thought expressed by a work
tone
manner in which an author expresses his or her attitude
