Elements of Literature 1
An object that stands for something else, such as a larger idea (i.e. the mockingbird in TKAM).
What is symbolism?
When something nonhuman is given human characteristics.
What is personification?
The reason the author wrote the piece.
What is author's purpose?
When two or more characters talk to each other in a story.
What is dialogue?
A deliberate exaggeration or overstatement such as, "It's a thousand degrees in this classroom."
What is hyperbole?
The narrator is outside the story (characterized by the use of he, she, they, them, etc.)
What is 3rd person point of view?
Painting a picture using the five senses.
What is imagery (sensory language)?
A reference to a historical, mythological, or cultural event or person.
What is allusion?
The narrator is a character in the story who talks directly to the reader (uses you).
What is 2nd person point of view?
To create something methodically and with purpose.
What is formulate?
A pair of opposite words that contradict each other.
What is oxymoron?
Highlights the differences between two characters.
What is a character foil?
Logical and consistent (of an argument, theory, or writing).
What is coherent?
When the audience knows something is going to happen and the characters do not.
What is dramatic irony?
A phrase or saying that cannot be understood by the literal meaning alone (i.e. "it's raining cats and dogs").
What is idiom?