Point of View/narration
A comparison without an explicit prompt such as "like" or "as"
What is a Metaphor?
Main person opposing the protagonist
What is an antagonist?
The emotional or cultural meaning beyond a word’s literal definition.
What is connotation?
An all-knowing narrator
What is an omniscient narrator?
A comparison with "like" or "as"
What is a simile?
A double or mirror image of a character, often with sinister implications.
What is a double? What is a doppelgänger?
Something that hints at what will happen
What is foreshadowing?
When the audience knows something the characters do not.
What is dramatic irony?
A narrator whose credibility is compromised or doubtful.
What is an unreliable narrator?
Substituting unpleasant words with less unpleasant words.
What is a euphemism?
A central character who lacks traditional heroic qualities.
What is an anti-hero?
The point in the story with the highest tension. The point of no return
What is climax?
When a text draws attention to its own creation or fictionality.
What is self-reflexivity?
A character who tells the story but is not the main focus of it.
What is a witness narrator?
Repetition of sounds produced by vowels
What is assonance?
A character who contrasts with another to highlight traits.
What is a foil?
The conclusion of a story where conficts are resolved.
What is resolution?
When language or meaning is open to more than one interpretation.
What is ambiguity?
The point of view in third-person narrative where we see events through the eyes of the character.
What is a character focaliser?
A figure of speech combining contradictory terms.
What is an oxymoron?
When events turn out the opposite of what is expected.
What is situational irony?