“I sprang to the stirrup, and Jarvis, and he; I galloped, Derrick galloped, we galloped all three”
repetition
The means by which an author describes the appearance and personality of a person in a story or play.
characterization
Example: He’s a rock or I am an island.
metaphor
The main character of a novel, play, or story.
protagonist
The author’s definition of a word or the implied definition of a word
connotation
What usually happens after you hear the music in JAWS!
foreshadowing
the description or explanation of background information within a work of literature.
exposition
the exchange of spoken words between two or more characters in a book, play, or other written work. In prose writing, lines of dialogue are typically identified by the use of quotation marks
dialogue
When someone says something but means the opposite (similar to sarcasm).
verbal irony
Ping, Ring, Buzz
onomatopoeia
a unit of two lines of poetry, especially lines that use the same or similar meter, form a rhyme, or are separated from other lines by a double line break
couplet
A major character who opposes the main character in a story or play.
antagonist
“Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.”
alliteration
A legend that embodies the beliefs of people and offers some explanation for natural and social phenomena. Example: The Greek Gods: Zeus, Aphrodite, Athena, Hercules…
myth
The elements that create a plot. This can be internal or external.
conflict
A long poem narrating the adventures of a heroic figure. (The Odyssey or Gilgamesh)
epic
The stalwart hero was doomed to suffer the destined end of his days.”
foreshadowing
This device is often used to help the reader clearly visualize parts of the story by creating a strong mental picture.
imagery
When the audience is aware of the true intentions or outcomes, while the characters are not. As a result, certain actions and/or events take on different meanings for the audience than they do for the characters involved.
dramatic irony
His eyes were daggers that cut right through me.
metaphor
Example: “The flames reached for the child hovering in the corner.”
personification
When something happens that's the opposite of what was expected or intended to happen.
situational irony
Example: The basic ideas of a story in the order that they happened.
plot
My love is like a red, red rose.
simile
1st person-tale related by a character in the story. “I or me”
3rd person-story told by someone not participating in the plot. “he, she, they”
point of view
the use of an object, figure, event, situation, or other idea in a written work to represent something else—typically a broader message or deeper meaning that differs from its literal meaning.
symbolism
denotation
dictionary definition of a word
The point at which the action in a story or play reaches its emotional peak.
climax
The teams competed in a David and Goliath struggle.
allusion
Example: Cruel kindness or dumb smarts
oxymoron
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