Text Structures
A text that USUALLY has rhyme, rhythm, and is separated by iambs
poem
Allusion
A reference
Prefix meaning "against" or "not"
anti-
define "delicately"
carefully; with grace.
Time and place
setting
Related items set up vertically. Can be separated by bullets or numbers
list
Emotional quality
mood OR tone
Latin root meaning "hand"
define "plotted"
planned (usually secretly)
Friendly exchange between speakers
banter
A genre of literature that consists of gloomy or eerie moods and bleak, remote settings, weird incidents, the supernatural (usually ghosts)
Gothic literature
Repetition of the initial consonant sounds in nearby syllables
Alliteration
Greek root meaning "All, every, whole"
-poly-
define "manipulated"
managed or controlled through clever moves
Author's message
Epic poem
The setting, characters, and basic situation
exposition
Latin root meaning "see" or "look"
-spec-
Means "after death"
Posthumously
The way a character is described; Can be direct or indirect
characterization
"Romeo and Juliet" is an example of what type of text?
A tragedy (a play that usually ends with a tragic event)
Uses of language that create a musical pattern
prosody
Suffix meaning "fear"
define "macabre"
gruesome; related to death
The contrast between what a character thinks is true VS what the reader knows is true
dramatic irony