Stylistic Devices
What is a symbol?
A word or thing which represents something else more abstract.
What is historical context?
Using context that is historical.
What is setting?
The time and place that the plot is situated in
What is a verb?
A word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence, and forming the main part of the predicate of a sentence, such as hear, become, happen
What is hyperbole?
Over-exaggeration, usually with a dramatic or humorous effect
What is pathos, ethos, and logos?
Pathos=emotional
Ethos=ethical
Logos=logical
What is 3rd person point-of-view?
A narrator (not part of the plot) tells the story from a detached point of view
What is a semi-colon?
A punctuation mark (;) indicating a pause, typically between two main clauses, that is more pronounced 4than that indicated by a comma
What is synecdoche?
The representation of a whole thing by referring to a part of it
What are appeals?
Persuasive techniques used to appeal to and persuade an audience
What is an internal conflict?
A character’s struggle with himself/his nature.
What is a subject?
The person or thing being discussed
What is an allegory?
A poem in the form of a narrative or story that has a second (and often more significant) meaning beneath the surface one.
What is passive voice?
When the subject of a sentence is not the do-er of the action, but instead the object
What is a static character?
A character that does not change throughout the narrative
What is a prepositional phrase?
A group of words consisting of a preposition, its object, and any words that modify the object
What is a caesura?
A rhythmic break or pause in the flow of sound which is commonly introduced in the middle of a line of verse
What is high diction?
Language used in formal settings or to people of higher status
What is an omniscient narrator?
A narrator that knows and sees everything and everyone, including thoughts and feelings
What is an interrogative sentence?
A sentence that asks a question