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what is this an example of ?
His car was as quick as a flash.
simile
The giving of human qualities to an animal, object, or idea.
personification
Author uses words and phrases that appeal to the readers sense of sight smell taste hearing and touch
imagery
plays on words involving a word with multiple meanings or two words that sound alike but have different meanings for a humorous effect
pun
a method of storytelling in when the narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of only one of the characters in the story
Third person limited
Term:
definition: used to express an author's attitude towards a subject
tone
text that shows similarities and differences
comparison/contrast
the turning point of a story; the point of maximum interest; usually occurs towards the end of the story outcome becomes clear
Climax
Ex. Soon the moon will boom
Term
assonance
two opposite ideas/words are joined .
oxymoron
example: chip on your shoulder
term:
idiom
central part of the word
Root
when readers know more about a situation or a character in a story than the characters do
Dramatic Irony
the perspective from which a story is told
POV
poetry that does not have regular patterns of rhyme and meter
free verse
When the character's personality is revealed through dialogue and actions
indirect characterization
refers to the emotional atmosphere produced by an author's use of language
mood
A character like Larry the Lobster from spongebob would be considered a ____ ______
Flat character
an indirect reference to a person, place, event or thing-- real or fictional
allusion
A character that experiences a change throughout a story
dynamic
A character that experiences no change throughout a story.
When the author tells exactly who the characters are.
Direct characterization
the literal or primary meaning of a word, in contrast to the feelings or ideas that the word suggests.
denotation
the story is told from an all knowing narrative voice outside the story-NOT by one of the characters, and uses pronouns like she, he, they, it, etc.
Third person omniscient
When a text is organized using SPATIAL pattern, how does the author write the text?
Explaining the aspects of a particular space or area.