Vocab Flashcards
Structure
The arrangement of framework of a sentence
Scene
A real or fictional episode
Romantic
A term describing a character during 18th century
Symbol
An object that is used to represent something else
Theme
The central idea of a work
Trilogy
A work in three parts
Vernacular
The everyday speech of a particular country or region
Allegory
A literary work in which characters represent abstractions
Anecdote
A brief narrative focuses on event
Archetype
A detail or image that occurs frequently in literature
Chiasmus
A state ment with parallel parts where the second is the opposite
Compound sentence
Two or more clauses
Declarative sentence
A sentence that makes a declaration
Diction
The word choices made by a writer
Ellipsis
The omission of a word or phrase but is know from context
Epitaph
An inscription on a tomb
Expletive
An interjection to lend emphasis
Flat character
A character who embodies a single quality and does not develop
Hubris
Excessive pride or arrogance that results in a downfall of a protagonist
Implication
A suggestion an author makes without stating it
Jargon
Specialized language
Literary license
Deviating from normal rules to achieve an effect
Metonymy
Substituting the name of one object for another object closely related
Narrative
A story or narrated story
