Vocab Test 2 Flashcards
Connotation
The implied meaning of a word aside from the literal meaning
Denotation
The literal meaning of a word or phrase
Characterization
The way an author makes her characters act in a play, book, movie, story, seem real
Allusion
An implied reference to other literary works
Imagery
The use of pictures, descriptions, or figures of speech such as similes to visualize a mood, idea, or character
Forshadow
To suggest something that will happen in the future
Motif
A recurring word or phrase in a literary work
Juxtapose
To place (different things) together in order to create an interesting effect or to show how they are similar or Difrent
Genre
Difrent classification
Antagonist.
One that fights with the protagonist
Protagonist
A character that the adjunct is meant to sympathize with
Ephifiny
The moment you suddenly understand something in a very new or clear way
Linguistics
Languages and the study of them
Permutation
One of the manny forms in which something can be arranged
Inference
Something that is implied