Terms 1
Words which are used to describe a sound that actually resemble the sound.
Onomatopoeia
People and animals who are involved in a conflict in a story.
Character
The evidence that writers use to prove their point.
Claims
A phrase that has no literal meaning, but it implies facts.
Ex: Something fishy is going on. It’s raining cats and dogs.
Idioms
A play on words.
Ex: The duck said to the bartender, “put it on my bill.”
Pun
Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.
Hyperbole
The structure of actions, arranged by the author.
Plot
Hints in the text surrounding an unfamiliar word or phrase that point to its meaning.
Context Clues
The lens through which a writer views a topic.
Perspective
A statement that is directly contradictory of reality.
Ex: A fire station burns down.
Irony
Gives inanimate objects a sense of being alive.
Personification
The subject or main idea of a piece of writing.
Theme
The reason why something is being created.
Purpose
Punctuation to indicate a pause in a sentence or to separate items in a list.
Comma
Used to express an abstract idea using an item or words. Ex: A rose to signify love.
Symbolism
Comparing two different things without using the words "like" or "as".
Metaphor
The character that stands in the way of the protagonist.
Antagonist
A word or phrase that connects one idea to another.
Transitions
The patterns at the end of the lines of a poem. These patterns are usually marked by letters, with the same letter matching up with words that rhyme.
Rhyme Scheme
The central problem.
Conflict
A figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction.
Ex: The sweater is pretty ugly.
Oxymoron
The attitude the work takes toward the audience and subject.
Tone
The appeal to emotion, means to persuade an audience by purposely evoking certain emotions to make them feel the way the author wants them to feel.
Pathos
Errors in reasoning that are based on poor or faulty logic.
Logical Fallacy
Feelings and ideas suggested in the text.
Connotation