a reference to a person, place, or event from literature, sports, history, movies, or the arts (something culturally known) Ex.: He was a David fighting the Goliaths of government.
What is Allusion
100
a group of words whose collective meaning is quite different from their individual, literal meaning (It’s raining cats and dogs.)
What is Idiom
100
*reader-centered*- the feelings the reader gets from the story: sad, peaceful, fear. The overall feeling or atmosphere created by a work of literature (influenced by the setting)
What is Mood
200
conversion between characters
What is Dialogue
200
giving human qualities to nonhuman things (Kindness wrapped her arms around me softly.)
What is Personification
200
an interruption in the action or plot to show an earlier episode to help us understand background information.
What is Flashback
200
*writer-centered*-the attitude of an author toward his/her subject or theme. Think of an author’s “tone of voice” and consider what the attitude is toward the subject.
What is Tone
300
language that is beyond literal reporting
What is Figurative Language
300
comparison using exaggeration that cannot possibly be true (I have a ton of homework tonight.)
What is Hyperbole
300
the use of hints or clues about events that will occur later.
What is Foreshadowing
300
a person, place, event, or object which has a meaning by itself but suggests another meaning or meanings, perhaps deeper in significance.
What is Symbol
400
comparison of two things using “like” or “as” (Joe was hungry as a bear.)
What is Simile
400
the repetition of the same initial consonant sound in a series of words
What is Alliteration
400
a contrast between what is expected or appears to be and what actually happens.
What is Irony
400
the underlying meaning of a literary work, a general truth about life or mankind. There can be several themes within a work of literature.
What is Theme
500
an implied comparison between two unlike things. (The road was a ribbon of moonlight.)
What is Metaphor
500
words whose sounds suggest their meaning
What is Onomatopoeia
500
a literary work where the author ridicules or makes fun of men, women or society. The author may hope to produce some change in attitude or action.
What is Satire
500
the use of language that makes the writing unique to the particular author