Author's Craft
The author purposefully gives hints or suggestions of events that will come later in the plot.
What is FORESHADOWING?
When sounds in a phrase get switched around to create something silly or funny.
What is SPOONERISM?
The following is an example of this literary element: all the world is a stage.
What is a METAPHOR?
When an author refers to well-known people or characters, works of art or literature, places, historical events, or to myths and legends.
What is ALLUSION?
This is an example of this type of alliteration: the rain in Spain stays mainly on the plain.
What is ASSONANCE?
When an author uses diction (word choice) and descriptions to create a certain emotional situation or vibe for the audience.
What is MOOD/ATMOSPHERE?
The following are examples of this literary element: bittersweet, small crowd, pretty ugly, alone together
What are OXYMORONS?
This is an example of this literary element: I walked a million miles to get to school.
What is HYPERBOLE?
An object or element used in a literature to represent another concept or concern.
What is SYMBOLISM?
A word that represents sounds.
What is ONOMATOPOEIA?
How authors express themselves in writing; it's what makes an author's writing sound like them.
What is STYLE?
What is SPOONERISM?
When an author assigns human-like traits to an animal, object, or idea.
What is PERSONIFICATION?
When words express something opposite to the truth; you're saying one thing and meaning the opposite.
What is VERBAL IRONY?
A type of alliteration when consonant sounds are repeated.
What is CONSONANCE?
The author's attitude; how the author feels about their topic and their audience (readers).
What is TONE?
The use of words to create a sensory experience (sight, sound, touch, smell, taste) in what they read for the audience.
What is IMAGERY?
A word or phrase which means something different from its literal meaning.
What is an IDIOM?
When the audience or reader of a text knows something that the characters do not.
What is DRAMATIC IRONY?
When words share the same sound pattern; it could be at the end of a line or internal.
What is RHYME?
The core idea, message, or (life) lesson explored in literature.
What is THEME?
When a writer plays on the multiple meanings of a word, or on two words that are similar in sound.
What is a PUN?
A negative statement that is used to confirm a positive sentiment. A statement is made about what is by saying what it is not.
What is LITOTES?
What is SITUATIONAL IRONY?
The literary term for a "paragraph" of a poem.
What is STANZA?