2. • a work in which the characters and
events are to be understood as
representing other things, usually a
deeper, often spiritual, moral, or political
meaning.
• Ex. The Lord of the Flies
3. • is the repetition of sounds in words of
close prximity
• generally more than 2 words
Ex. I stood still and stopped the sound of feet
-from Acquainted with the Night by Robert Frost
4. • a brief reference to a person, event, or
place, real or fictitious, or to a work of art.
• used to create a deeper meaning or
understanding
Ex. He has the patience of Job.
5. • a similarity in some respects between
things otherwise unlike
• like a metaphor, but with more elaboration
6. • the method used by a writer to develop a
character.
• point of view
• actions
• personality
• values
• physical attributes
7. • a struggle between opposing forces
• conflict may be internal or external
• man vs. self (internal)
• man vs. man
• man vs. nature
• man v.s society
• a conflict is essential in a story
8. • a writer‟s choice of words, phrases,
sentence structures, and figurative
language which combine to help create
meaning
10. • an obvious exaggeration used for effect
• Ex. I called you a million times today.
11. • language that evokes one or all of the
five senses
• Imagery is typically used to create a
deeper understanding of theme,
characters, setting,etc.
Ex. "A host of golden daffodils; / Beside the lake, beneath
the trees, / Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.”
-I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud, William Wordsworth
12. • The disconnect between what actually happens
and what might be expected to happen.
Situational: when and event is opposite of what would be
expected
Dramatic: when the audience or reader is aware of
something important but the characters in the story are
not aware.
Verbal: what is said and what is meant are opposite
13. • a comparison of two unlike things
• Often uses "to be“ verbs (is, am, are,
was, were, etc.) instead of using „like‟ or
„as‟
• Ex. Her eyes are crystal lakes.
• Ex. I am an abandoned house.
14. • the emotional and/or physical
atmosphere created by the setting and
descriptions
16. • putting two contradictory words together
Ex. Deafening silence, a wise fool
17. • a statement, proposition, or situation that
seems to be absurd or contradictory, but
in fact is or may be true.
Ex. “It was the best of times, it was the
worst of times.” A Tale of Two Cities
18. • a piece of writing that deliberately copies
or imitates another work in order to
comment or critique it.
Ex. Tina Fey does a parady of Sarah
Palin.
19. • human qualities are attributed to
inanimate objects
• abstract concepts are represented as a
person.
Ex. The flowers danced in the wind.
Poseidon is the personification of the sea
20. • sequence of events in a story
Includes:
Rising action
Climax
Falling Action
Resolution
21. • the person or entity through whom the
reader experiences the story
• Perspectives include:
1st person
2nd person
3rd person (limited, omniscient, objective)
22. • is the use of wit, especially
irony, sarcasm, and ridicule, to critique
politics and society.
23. • the time and place where a story occurs
• setting can also be a character
(Castaway, Into the Wild)
24. • a comparison between two unlike things
• most often uses „like‟ or „as‟
Ex. “My love is like a red, red rose.”
25. • the use of something concrete to
represent something abstract
Ex. A dove symbolizes peace.
26. • the main idea or message of a piece
• Theme is NEVER just one word.
“Love” isn‟t a theme
“Love endures all things” is a theme
Ex. The idea that human beings are essentially brutal,
savage creatures provides the central theme of the novel
27. • the attitude of the speaker/narrator as
established through the language of the
piece
Ex. The poem has a bitter tone, revealing the
speaker‟s anger and resentment.
