vocabulary 1
adj, fantastic or dreamlike.
phantasmagoric
dark figure that is seen as a filled in shape against a light background.
silhouette
The intended reader
audience
A figure of speech in which a nonhuman subject is given human characteristics.
personification
An abbreviated way of saying two words
contractic
n. quality of being like a dead body
cadaverous
adj,worthy of honor; deserving respect.
honorable
means "after death"
posthumous
a fictional narrative that is composed of a series of connected events.
plot
closing section that wraps p the information an ideas in a memorable way
resolution
adj, in a state in which consciousness and feeling are suddenly and temporality lost and the muscles become rigid.
cataleptical
do not end with a grammatical break and do not make full sense without punctuation mark such as a comma or period.
Enjambed lines
Related items set vertically; may be numbered or bulleted
a list
Repetition of the initial consonant sounds in nearby syllables
Alliteration
Events follow time order in uninterrupted sequence
chronological order
n, the mixing of word sounds from two sources
portmanteau
such as rhyme and rhyme schemes meter and rhythm alliteration and constance infuse poetry meaning creating a mood or emotional qualities.
what is sound devices
The word or words the pronoun replaces
antecedent
The Latin Root meaning "see" or "look"
spec/spect
Comes from the Greek means "all, every, whole"
Pan
adj, startling stimulating as if by electric current
galvanic
to restate the text in your own words
paraphrasing
word choice
diction
The narrator's view and understanding of the world.
narrator's perspective
Plot devices - such as flashback - may interrupt the chronological order of the plot.
non-linear-plot