Elements
when a reader knows something that a character doesn't realize
What is dramatic irony?
a type of language - when you don't say exactly what you mean - you exaggerate, compare, etc.
What is figurative language?
the type of FL represented in this line: Zoom! The car races down the street.
What is onomatopoeia?
when you explain how the evidence supports your claim
What is a tie-in?
the first Gothic writer
Who is Horace Walpole?
author's attitude towards the literature/the way the author sounds
What is tone?
the way the reader feels about the story
What is mood?
the type of FL represented in this line: I'll take a large order of jumbo shrimp, please.
What is oxymoron?
an example from the story that proves your claim
What is evidence?
the author of "There Will Come Soft Rains"
Who is Ray Bradbury?
when actions of events have the opposite result from what is expected
What is situational irony?
where and when a story occurs
What is setting?
when the consonant letter sound repeats throughout the line
What is alliteration?
when you make a statement about literature that you will prove is true with evidence
What is claim?
the author of "An Uncomfortable Bed"
Who is Guy de Maupassant?
the use of words to mean something different from what a person actually says
What is verbal irony?
interesting word choice in the story
What is diction?
when you compare two unlike things without using like or as - saying something IS something else
What is metaphor?
the lead into/or introduction of the evidence
What is set-up?
the author of "The Cask of Amontillado"
Who is Edgar Allan Poe?
a type of language - you say exactly what you mean
What is literal language?
a piece of fiction literature meant to be read in one sitting
What is a short story?
an extreme exaggeration
What is hyperbole?
MLA method used to cite your evidence
What is in-text citation?
use this punctuation mark to combine two independent clauses that are about the same topic
What is a semicolon?