The Human Condition
The Human Condition explores universal experiences emotions and conflict that define what it means to be human.
Omniscient
knowing everything the character is feeling, thinking, or seeing.
Foreshadowing
an indication of what could happen in the future
Verbal Irony
Using language not literally to create a sense of sarcasm or humor.
Alliteration
The same letter being repeated at the beginning of ongoing words.
Connotation
An additional meaning to a word
Characterization
Creation and presentation of fictional person
Onomatopoeia
Sounds turned into words.
Theme
The topic of a piece of writing
Limited omniscient
Only seeing a little bit of what the character is feeling, thinking, or seeing.
Allusion
A reference to give off a certain meaning
First Person POV
Reading from a firsthand account of the protagonist.
Dramatic Irony
A situation where the readers know more than the characters.
Climax
The most intense part of a plot
Direct Characterization
Someone talks about a character's aspects specifically.
The main meaning of a word
Telling Details
Taking smaller details and analyzing them to a deeper level.
Diction
A writer's\speaker's distinctive vocabulary choices and style of expression in a poem or story.
Tone
The attitude of a person, place, writing, etc.
Personification
Adding person like qualities pertaining to non living things
Irony
A form of satire or sarcasm.
Resolution
The near ending of a story, usually the decision that will decide how the story will end.
Imagery
Description of any of the 5 senses
Situational Irony
A situation that is the opposite of the determined outcome
Mood
The feeling something gives off