Figurative language
what is personifacation
description of a nonhuman thing in human terms
what is zeugma
use of one word that applies to two others but in different ways
what is exposotion
the setting characters and basic situation are introduced
what is a mood
the feelings of the tex
what does bemusing mean
confusing and bewildering
what is simile
comparison, using the words like or as comparing two seemingly unlike things
what is alliteration
repetetion of the same sound
what is rising action
the conflict is introduced in an inciting incident and builds intensity
what is a monologe
speech by one character
what does fasting mean
intentionally not eating often for religious or spiritual reasons
what is onamatapia
sounds written in text
what is assonance
the same start sound of a letter
what is climax
the conflict reaches the highest point of tension or uncertainty
what is dramatic irony
when the auidence knows something the characters do not
what does obscure mean
not well-known
what is synecdoche
word or phase that refers to part of something to speak of the whole or vice versa
what is consonance
the same ending of a word
what is falling action
the intensity of the conflict decreases
what is interview
an exchange of ideas between an interviewer and a person
what does recessed mean
remote set back
what is metonymy
word or phase representing one idea to speak of another with which it is closely associated
what is asyndeton
omission of conjunction that ordinarily join coordinate words or clauses
the conflict ends
what is a narrative
a story told in fiction nonfiction poetry or drama
what does vestibule mean
entrance room