Elements of Fiction
A recurring subject, object, or idea in a literary story or musical work.
What is a motif?
_______ is the leader of the Party
Big Brother
The beat in poetry
What is rhythm?
References in a piece of writing
that refer to the Bible, a time in history or
another work of literature or art.
What is an allusion?
A comparative statement using "like" or "as"
What is a simile?
The use of symbols that represent other concepts or ideas in order to convey a deeper meaning.
What is symbolism?
Who is Syme?
Basic rhythmic structure of a verse/ lines in verse
What is meter?
The way a character speaks.
What is dialect?
The continuation of a phrase or sentence from one line to the next without any punctuation.
What is enjambment?
The original thing being compared to another in a metaphor.
Ex: "My parents are angels."
"parents" = this term
What is the vehicle?
Winston suggests that this social class is the only hope for an overthrow of the Party. They are the poorest and most ignorant of the Party, who often ignore them and don't instill them with propaganda.
What are the proles?
When a line of poetry ends with some sort of punctuation, such as a comma, semicolon, hyphen, question mark, exclamation point, or period.
What is end stop?
The way the writer feels about the story & the characters
What is tone?
A contradicting statement using more than two words
What is a paradox?
The point of comparison in a metaphor.
Ex: "My parents are angels"
"angels" = this term
What is a tenor?
Julia offers rich ______ to Winston during their first meeting outside city limits.
What is chocolate?
When a poet does not end their thought at the end of the line of poetry with a comma, period, or some other type of terminal punctuation, but instead carries the thought onto the next line.
What is enjambment?
Feeling created in the reader by the piece of writing.
Mood
A contradicting statement using only two words
What is an oxymoron?
The way words are arranged in a sentence to convey meaning and create impact.
What is a syntax?
O'Brien says this to Winston, in both his dreams and when they meet in the street.
What is the phrase, "we shall meet in the place where there is no darkness?"
A poem of 14 lines in which a speaker reflects upon a single issue or idea, and then resolves that issue by the end
What is sonnet?
Clues to suggest events that have not happened yet in
the story; creates suspense
What is foreshadowing?
A series of harsh sounds that use consonants that create a harsh phrase.
What is a cacophony?