Stylistic Devices
What is a symbol?
A word or thing which represents something else more abstract
What is an Audience?
The person or group of people something is directed towards, made for or performed to
What is the Theme?
The main concept or idea of the narrative, although different from subject
What is an object?
A noun or noun phrase that is affected by the verb
What is a Hyperbole?
Over-exaggeration, usually with a dramatic or humorous effect
What are Appeals?
Persuasive techniques used to appeal to and persuade an audience
What is an unreliable narrator?
A narrator whose observations and narration can possibly not be trusted
What is a colon?
A punctuation mark used to list items and precede a quotation or explanation
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 a 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 dependent clause?
A clause that cannot stand alone as a complete sentence because it does not express a complete thought
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 Denotation?
The literal or primary meaning of a word, in contrast to the feelings or ideas that the word suggests.
What is indirect characterization?
When the author uses actions to describe and convey a character’s personality and feelings
What is a definite article?
Used before a noun to define it as something specific
What is an Enjambment?
The running on of the thought from one line, couplet, or stanza to the next without a syntactical break.
What is Register?
Language used by a group of people who share similar interests, such as doctors or lawyers
What is denouement?
All of the actions and events resulting after the climax, including the end
What is an appositive?
A grammatical construction in which two elements, normally noun phrases, are placed side by side so one element identifies the other in a different way