Unit 1
In a way that is not careful in action or speech.
Indiscreetly
In the manner of a slave.
Servile
Impressive in size
Prodigious
Long, thin nose of an animal, or tubular mouth of an insect.
Proboscis
Cautious or uncertain
Irresolute
The rhythm of the story.
Pacing
A type of metaphor that provides human characteristics to a nonliving item.
Personification
Provide information about the characters, social situations, or topics of their works.
Perspective
Having unclear or uncertain meaning, or having multiple interpretations.
Ambiguity
Purposeful selection of specific words and phrases used in a text.
Word Choice
Leading one part of a story into another.
Framing
When characters talk, explain ideas or events to each other.
The author’s use of narrative elements and figurative language to develop and shape a story.
Author's Craft
Words that are used in a way that implies the opposite of their literal meaning.
Irony
Laying out the points of an essay in the order in which they will appear.
Outline
Central message or universal truth that the author conveys through characters.
Theme
A story in which the characters or events are symbolic.
Allegory
The author’s attitude toward a subject he or she is writing about.
Tone
The dictionary definition of a word.
Denotation
a plot that occurs alongside the main plot having equal time and importance.
Parallel Plot
Hinting at an event or action that has not yet happened in the current storyline.
Foreshadowing
When a story moves from the present to the past to provide additional information.
Flashback
Links and connections between multiple ideas, paragraphs, and sentences.
Transitional Words
A harsher form of irony to express disapproval of someone or something, often by mockingly stating the opposite of what is actually meant.
Sarcasm
Producing a clean copy of the final draft of your literary analysis essay.
Publishing