Rhetorical devics
Define Irony
Irony - when something happens or is said, that is opposite from what is expected to happen
Define Rhythm
Rhythm – is the flow or beat in a poem
Define Static Character
Static Character – a character that stays the same
Define Plot & Narrative
Plot – what happens in the story / the action
Narrative – a story
Define Conclusion
Conclusion - The end of a story (Ex: everyone lives happily ever after)
Define Situational Irony
Situational Irony - The difference between what is expected to happen and what actually happens (Ex: A fire station burning down to the ground)
Define Dialogue
Dialogue – when characters speak
Define Magic Realism
Magic Realism – there are magical elements in the real world
Introduction - The start of a story when the setting and characters are introduced
Define Setting
Setting – where and when the story takes place (time and place)
Define Verbal Irony
Verbal Irony - The use of words to mean something different than what they appear to mean (sarcasm) (Ex: "Oh, fantastic!" when you drop your phone in a puddle)
Define Rhyme
Rhyme – the repetition of sound – ex. hat, mat, sat, brat
Define Imagery
Imagery – using words to create images in the reader’s mind
Define Plot Graph
Plot Graph - a way of mapping what happens in a story (introduction, rising action, climax, falling action/denouement, conclusion)
Define Climax
Climax – the high point of a story, most intense point
Define Dramatic Irony
Dramatic Irony - When the audience is more aware of what is happening than a character (Ex: In a horror movie, the audience sees a villain hiding inside the closet, but the character walks right toward it)
Define Stanza
Stanza – a group of lines in a poem
Define Allusion
Allusion - when the author refers to a place, event, or person that is not in the story (Ex: Well, I’m no Hercules, but I could open that jelly jar for you)
Define Rising Action
Rising Action - the series of conflicts that lead to the climax
Define Conflict (all 4 types)
Conflict – the main struggle in a story – there are 4 types:
1. Character vs Character
2. Character vs. Nature
3. Character vs. Society
4. Character vs. Themselves
Define Paradox
Paradox - a statement that seems self-contradictory or absurd, but in reality expresses a possible truth (Ex: less is more)
Define Free Verse
Free Verse – poetry that does not rhyme
Define Iceberg Theory of Writing
Iceberg Theory of Writing – Ernest Hemingway said as long as the author knows everything about the story he/she just needs to provide the facts—those hard facts are the tip of the iceberg floating above water. Everything else—the supporting structure—floats beneath the water, out of sight from the reader
List all 6 Elements of a Short Story
1. Characters
2. Setting
3. Plot
4. Conflict
5. Theme
6. Perspective (Point of View – P.O.V.)
Define Denouement
Denouement – the event or events following the climax, where loose ends are tied up