Literary Terms
descriptive or fig. language used to create word pictures
imagery
diction
Expresses an incomplete thought and is not a sentence. it may be missing the subject, verb, or any words needed to complete the thought.
Fragment
what order and with shifts?
time order and no shifts
what order?
not in time order; plot devices such as flashback break the time sequence
word of comparison such as like or as is used to compare similar items
simile
overall feeling that envokes a reader
mood
It has a subject and verb and it expresses a complete thought.
Complete Sentence
how many sets of events
single set of related events that have a clear beginning, middle, and end
how many sets of events?
may include more than one set of events
one thing is spoken of as though it were something else
metaphor
order or organization of words in a sentence; short or long, simple or complex
syntax
Two or more independent clauses and one or more dependent clause.
Compound-Complex Sentence
does the point of view change?
remains consistent
does the point of view change?
may shift
non-human given human characteristics
personification
kind of conversation or dialogue the character has in his or her mind
internal monologue
One independent clause and one or more dependent clause.
Complex Sentence
the structure is helpful in building _____ by not revealing the _______ ahead of time
structure, outcome
The structure is useful if you want to show a character looking back on a ____ events, or _____ one story inside of another one.
past, frame
reference to something well-known
allusion
scene from the past that interrupts a present action
flashback
Two or more independent clauses joined by a coordination conjunction in a comma or semi-colon.
Compound Sentence