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to suggest/hint at something without stating it clearly
 
to imply
 
inference
 
satire
 
voice
a word/group of words which appeal to one or more of the senses
 
imagery
 
imply
 
voice
 
stanza
judgement based on reasoning rather than direct statement
 
inference
 
personification
 
alliteration
 
voice
literary tone used to ridicule or make fun of human vice/weakness
 
satire
 
inference
 
imagery
 
stanza
the fluency, rhythm and liveliness in writing that makes it unique to the writer
 
voice
 
satire
 
irony
 
imagery
the author's intent either to inform/teach, to entertain, or to persuade/convince audience
 
author's purpose
 
voice
 
satire
 
to imply
a regularly repeated line or group of lines in a poem/song
 
refrain
 
song
 
voice
 
satire
a division of poetry similar to a paragraph in prose
 
stanza
 
inference
 
refrain
 
voice
the use of words that imitate sounds (buzz, hiss, crack)
 
onomatopoeia
 
voice
 
imagery
 
inference
the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words
 
alliteration
 
inference
 
simile
 
satire
a figure of speech in which non-human subjects are given human characteristics 
 
personification
 
allusion
 
stanza
 
alliteration
a figure of speech that is an exaggeration for effect
 
hyperbole
 
metaphor
 
allusion
 
symbol
a figure of speech that makes an indirect comparison between two unlike subjects (no like/as)
 
metaphor
 
simile
 
irony
 
idiom
a figure of speech that makes a direct comparison between two unlike subjects using like/as
 
simile
 
metaphor
 
irony
 
allusion
types of figurative language
 
figures of speech
 
metaphor
 
irony
 
theme
writing or speech that is not meant to be taken literally
 
figurative language
 
simile
 
hyperbole
 
metaphor
an expression having a special meaning different from the usual meanings of the words
 
idiom
 
simile
 
hyperbole
 
irony
an inoffensive word or term used in place of another that is felt to be offensive
 
euphemism
 
idiom
 
hyperbole
 
simile
a contradiction between what a character thinks and what the reader/audience knows to be true
 
dramatic irony
 
verbal irony
 
situational irony
 
metaphoric irony
an event occurs that directly contradicts the expectations of the character/reader/audience
 
situational irony
 
verbal irony
 
dramatic irony
 
metaphoric irony
words are used to suggest the opposite of their usual meaning
 
verbal irony
 
situational irony
 
dramatic irony
 
metaphoric irony
the general name given to literary techniques that involve interesting contradictions
 
irony
 
hyperbole
 
idiom
 
genre
a reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art
 
allusion
 
movie
 
irony
 
idiom
anything that stands for or represents something else (possibly an item)
 
symbol
 
irony
 
metaphor
 
idiom
a fixed, generalized idea about a character, place, or situation
 
stereotype
 
symbol
 
allusion
 
irony
the message, central concern, or insight into life revealed in a literary work
 
theme
 
genre
 
idiom
 
metaphor
a division or type of literature - generally prose, poetry, or drama
 
genre
 
simile
 
irony
 
theme
a form of nonfiction in which a writer tells his/her own life story
 
autobiography
 
biography
 
fiction
 
nonfiction
a form of nonfiction in which a writer tells the life story of another
 
biography
 
fiction
 
nonfiction
 
fantasy
highly imaginative writing that has elements not found in real life
 
fantasy
 
fiction
 
biography
 
irony
prose writing that tells about imaginary characters/events
 
fiction
 
fantasy
 
protagonist
 
climax
the ordinary form of writing; most writing that is not poetry, drama, or song
 
prose
 
fiction
 
fantasy
 
dialogue
the relationship between the narrator and the story he/she tells, perspective of story
 
point of view
 
fiction
 
prose
 
trait
the speaker or character who tells the story
 
narrator
 
protagonist
 
antagonist
 
fiction
the standard language of written communication, formal speeches...not using slang
 
formal language
 
informal language
 
fiction
 
point of view
the language of everyday speech, may use contractions and slang
 
informal language
 
slang
 
narrator
 
formal language
an informal, often short-lived kind of language used in place of standard words
 
slang
 
jargon
 
dialect
 
dialogue
the special words or terms used by members of a particular profession/class
 
jargon
 
dialect
 
dialogue
 
point of view
a form of language spoken by people in a particular region/group
 
dialect
 
jargon
 
dialogue
 
prose
conversation between characters
 
dialogue
 
dialect
 
jargon
 
prose
a reason that explains a character's thoughts, feelings, actions
 
character motivation
 
dialogue
 
dialect
 
formal language
one of the qualities that makes up a character's personality
 
trait
 
suspense
 
protagonist
 
prose
this character stays the same throughout the story
 
static character
 
flat character
 
plot
 
slang
this character changes as a result of the action in the story
 
dynamic character
 
fiction
 
point of view
 
flat character
this character seems to possess only one or two personality traits
 
flat character
 
round character
 
dialogue
 
fiction
this character is fully developed- writer reveals good and bad traits as well as the background
 
round character
 
protagonist
 
antagonist
 
narrator
a character or force in conflict with the main character
 
antagonist
 
flat character
 
protagonist
 
narrator
the main character in a literary work
 
protagonist
 
narrator
 
trait
 
fantasy
a person/animal who takes part in the action of a literary work
 
character
 
antagonist
 
protagonist
 
jargon
the attitude toward the subject/audience conveyed by the language/rhythm of the speaker
 
tone
 
mood
 
trait
 
prose
the feeling created in a READER by a literary work/passage
 
mood
 
tone
 
suspense
 
conflict
an author's use of hints/clues to suggest events that will occur later
 
foreshadow
 
external conflict
 
tone
 
conflict
the quality of the story that makes the reader curious and excited about what will happen next
 
suspense
 
internal conflict
 
mood
 
setting
the time/place of the story
 
setting
 
plot
 
sequence
 
foreshadow
the story's end
 
conclusion/resolution
 
exposition
 
climax
 
plot
events that occur between the climax and conclusion
 
falling action
 
conclusion
 
plot
 
flashback
the point of highest interest, the conflict must be resolved one way or another
 
climax
 
exposition
 
sequence
 
conflict
any events leading up to the climax
 
rising action
 
falling action
 
suspense
 
tone
introduces the central conflict
 
initiating incident
 
rising action
 
climax
 
resolution
establishes the setting, identifies the characters, introduces the basis situation
 
exposition
 
plot
 
sequence
 
foreshadowing
a problem or struggle between a character and someone or something outside of the character
 
external conflict
 
internal conflict
 
suspense
 
climax
a problem or struggle within a character
 
internal conflict
 
external conflict
 
interior conflict
 
exterior conflict
The two major types of conflict
 
external and internal
 
good and bad
 
falling and rising
 
tone and mood
struggle between opposing forces; any problem that must be solved
 
conflict
 
climax
 
suspense
 
plot
The arrangement of events in a literary work
 
sequence
 
plot
 
conflict
 
setting
The series of related actions or events in a literary work
 
plot
 
falling action
 
tone
 
flashback
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