WORDS
SYMBOL
Using one thing to represent another
A feeling or emotion created by the words and setting
Mood
the confrontation between Harry Potter and Voldemort in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
CLIMAX
"at the end of the film, there is a _________ to the beginning"
Flashback
Persuasive writing
Designed to influence the reader's thoughts in some way.
PLOT
The events that occur in a story
A common, often used expression that doesn't make sense if you take it literally.
IDIOM
Calm,Cheerful,Angry,Hopeful
MOOD
"he had the _______ to imagine that he might win the prize"
Conceit
Narrative writing
Tells a story.
THEME
The central idea of a text
An implied or indirect reference to a person, place, or thing that is fictitious, historical, or rea
Allusion
outer space, the ocean, a boat, a moving vehicle, a city, someone's house, a single room, an entire planet
SETTING
Over a long and productive career his styles encompassed naturalism and __________ and extended to abstract art.
Expressionism
Shakespeare's Othello, where the audience knows that Iago is secretly manipulating Othello, while Othello remains oblivious to Iago's deceit.
Dramatic Irony
LANGUAGE
The words and phrases an author uses
Communication between two or more people
dialogue
The sunset painted the sky in hues of orange, pink, and purple
IMAGERY
The _________ in a mystery novel might involve detectives gathering clues and uncovering hidden connections.
Rising action
The professor's condescending ____ irritated some students.
Tone
PARALLELISM
The repetition of similar parts of a sentence or of several sentences to show that the phrases or sentences are of equal importance
what a paragraph or selection of text is about. This is usually a word or phrase.
topic/subject
("I went to the store"),("You went to the store")
POINT OF VIEW
"The company has a hierarchical _______, with different levels of management."
Structure
Poetry written in unrhymed iambic pentameter.
Blank verse