Elements of Literature
What is a round character?
A character that has depth
What is metaphor?
An implied comparison between two unlike things that actually have something important in common
What is a coordinating conjunction?
a conjunction that connects words, phrases, and clauses that are coordinate, or equal to each other (FANBOYS)
What is bias?
The inclination or prejudice for or against one person or group, especially in a way considered to be unfair
What is indirect characterization?
When the author uses actions to describe and convey a character’s personality and feelings
What is alliteration?
The repetition of the same initial consonant sounds in a series of words
What is an imperative sentence?
a sentence that expresses a direct command, request, invitations, warning, or instruction
What is mood?
The feeling that an author’s use of language can create
What is denouement?
All of the actions and events resulting after the climax, including the end
What is pathetic fallacy?
Giving human characteristics to the natural environment, often so that it reflects the feelings of its human inhabitants
What is a dash used for?
are used to separate groups of words, not to separate parts of words like a hyphen does
What is register?
The way you craft language to suit an audience, such as informal or formal
What is the theme?
The main concept or idea of the narrative, although different from subject
What is repetition?
The repeated use of a word or phrase
What is a predicate?
the part of a sentence or clause containing a verb and stating something about the subject
What is audience?
The person or group of people something is directed towards, made for or performed to
What is an unreliable narrator?
A narrator whose observations and narration can possibly not be trusted
What is an allusion?
Reference to a person, place or thing in a literary work
What is a noun?
A person, place, thing, or idea
What is connotation?
Not the dictionary definition of the word, but more the associations and feelings that come with it