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The process by which the writer reveals the personality of the character
Characterization
a deliberate exaggeration or overstatement
Hyperbole
a figure of speech that compares two dissimilar things using the words "like" or "as"
Simile
how the reader feels about the text; the emotions or feelings evoked in readers
Mood
the time and place of the action in a text
Setting
the descriptive or figurative language used to create word pictures for the reader.
Imagery
in a play, when one character is speaking alone on stage
Soliloquy
how the information within a text is organized
Structure
a figure of speech that uses seeming contradictions
Oxymoron
a statement making something/someone look much better or worse than it actually is.
Exaggeration/Overstatement
a question that is asked in order to make a point; used to emphasize/to persuade the listener
rhetorical question
a word whose sound imitates what it is describing
Onomatopoeia
two or more words that start with the same letter or sound
Alliteration
an educated guess; a conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning
Inference
a complete but brief recap of the facts and statements of a work, without opinion
Objective Summary
using the same pattern of words to show that two or more words or ideas are of equal importance
Parallelism/Parallel Structure
language that uses figures of speech, such as metaphor, simile, personification
Figurative Language
how the author allows you to see/hear the story (first person, second person, third person)
Point of View
a scene in a movie, novel, etc., set in a time earlier than the main story
Flashback
a narrator that cannot be trusted! Forces the reader to unravel the true version of a story
Unreliable narrator
a play on words in which a humorous effect is created by suggesting two or more meanings
Pun
the "paragraphs" of a poem; a grouping of two or more lines in a poem
Stanza
clues that suggest events that have yet to occur
Foreshadowing
When an object, event, or word in literature represents something else
Symbolism
a contradictory statement or something that seems to be false or untrue, but is in fact true
Paradox