Literary Terms
This is a speech or narrative by an imagined person, in which the speaker inadvertently reveals aspects of their character while describing a particular situation or series of events.
What is Dramatic Monologue
This type of irony is when the opposite of what we expect to happen, happens. (It can be as simple as bringing an umbrella outside only to find the sun shining. Or it can be as dramatic as revealing the killer to be the least likely suspect.)
What is Situational Irony
This type of logical fallacy is a claim that cannot be tested
What is Non-testable Hypothesis
This refers to being clear and concise to your intended audience
What is Clarity
This is a warning or indication of a future event.
What is Foreshadowing
Thisis when an author describes a character in a straightforward manner, as if telling the reader directly.
What is Direct Characterization
This refers to the perspective from which a story is told, essentially who is narrating the story and what level of access they have to the characters' thoughts and feelings.
What is Narrative Point of View
This is evaluating an argument based on "intuition" or "gut feeling" that is unable to be articulated, rather than evaluating the argument using reaso
What is Priorilogical
This is a technique that often involves the use of language in unconventional ways in an attempt to replicate the complicated pathways that thoughts take as they unfold and move through the mind.
What is Stream-of-consciousness
These are the building blocks that can be used to create and understand words in English
What are Latin Roots
This is the emotional quality or attitude of the narrator in a story
What is Narrative Tone
This is when the narrator tells the story with the thoughts, feelings, and experiences of a single character from their point of view using the pronouns “she,” “he,” or “they.”
What is Third Person Limited
This is a logical fallacy that presents only two options as if they are the only options available
What is False Dichotomy
This refers to a style of writing that is smooth and logical, seamlessly transitioning from one idea to the next in a way that engages the reader.
What is Flow
This is a direct, specific meaning as distinct from an implied or associated idea
What is Denotation
This is a type of literary device that reveals details about a character without stating them explicitly.
What is Indirect Characterization
This type of irony is when the audience understands more about a situation than some of the characters do. (Oftentimes, this understanding leads to an element of suspense because we know the character(s) will learn the truth eventually – but we don't know when or how.)
What is Dramatic Irony
This is a logical fallacy that occurs when someone claims that a proposition is true or false because it hasn't been proven otherwise
What is Argument from Ignorance
This refers to the speed at which a story unfolds: its rhythm and flow, the rise and fall of its action, plot points and story arcs.
What is Pace
This is the emotional or cultural association that a word or phrase has in addition to its literal meaning.
Connotation
This refers to the financial and economic circumstances surrounding a literary work, including the societal conditions of wealth distribution, class structures, and major economic events happening during the time the story is set.
What is Economic Context
This is when the author shifts out of the point-of-view-character's head, either into another character, or showing/explaining something that character couldn’t possibly know.
What is POV Shift
This is when someone concludes that one thing caused another without adequate evidence
False Cause
This is when a writer uses the most effective words
What is Conciseness
This is a recurring element in a story that helps to develop the story's themes and mood.
What is Motif