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the quality or appprarence of authority or truth in writing
verisimilitude
The character narrates
first person
deliberate exaggeration used to create a stronger effect on the reader for example, i could eat a horse.
hyperbole
The place what time period of the literature used to create context and can facilitate things like mood and characterization
Setting
A character whose traits, actions or behaviors are the opposite of the protagonist it is used to highlight the qualities of the protagonist
foil character
The larger abstract or deeper ideas explored by an author or reader the theme is not the same as a moral lesson or may idea some examples of a theme include coming of age, loss of innocence, oppression or individuality vs conformity
theme
when the reality of what happens is different to what we expected to happen for example English teacher makes a grammatical error
situational irony
when the audience or reader knows more than a character, so I expectations of what should be and what is a different than the characters, for example, the death scene in Romeo and Juliet.
tragic/dramatic irony
making a comparison between two seemingly unrelated concepts without using like or as, for example, bravery, and sometimes feel like a mountain impossible to conquer
metaphor
sentence structure or arrangement of words or phrases. our goal is to create clear syntax, easy to read and has a good flow
syntax
a type of creative language, which switches or swaps or blends different sensory details for example, the air smelt blue. The salsa has bright flavors.
synesthesia
A reoccurring image, object concept, contrast or structure in a novel it is used aid in developing themes and in characterization to unify the work or develop themes or abstract concepts. usually physical image or object that reoccurs.
motif
A seemly contradictory statement that does hold truth if we look closely
paradox
opposite of what is meant on purpose used to draw attention to what is really true. This is similar to sarcasm.
rhetorical irony
put into opposite words, ideas or descriptions next to each other is used to emphasize their contrast more deeply. for example he was slouched gracefully, homemade meals, and TV dinners. The sky is blue and the grass is green.
juxtaposition
atmosphere and general feeling created for the reader by the authors, descriptions, diction, and setting
mood
authors attitude towards the subject matter in the literature
tone
narrative outside of the characters, but knows every characters that or feelings. usually the author
Third person omniscient
narrator outside of characters normally the author, but they do show the thoughts, feelings or experiences of the main character
third person Limited