TKAM test Flashcards
Imagery
visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work.
irony
the expression of one’s meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect.
motif
a repeated pattern—an image, sound, word, or symbol that comes back again and again within a particular story.
symbol
anything that stands for, or represents, something else.
conflict
a problem
Rhetoric
the art of persuasion—using such appeals as ethos, pathos, and logos; of considering purpose, audience, context, and medium.
Subplot
a minor story or a secondary plot which often runs parallel to the main plot
foreshadowing
a narrative device in which suggestions or warnings about events to come are dropped or planted.
allusion
brief but purposeful references, within a literary text, to a person, place, event, or to another work of literature.
sound device
elements of literature and poetry that emphasize the sound.
characterization
the process by which the writer reveals the personality of a character.
mood/ attitude
the emotional atmosphere within the story produced by the author’s use of language. How an author or character feels about something in the novel.
credibility
the quality of being trusted.
hypocrisy
saying something is wrong and doing it to be hypocritcal
primary source
Examples
Diaries, letters, memoirs, autobiographies.
Interviews, speeches, oral histories, personal narratives.
Scientific data and reports.
Scholarly journal articles (depends on discipline)
Statistical and survey data.
Works of art, photographs, music, or literature.
Archeological artifacts.
