Beyond the literal
An extreme exaggeration used for emphasis or comic effect.
What is a Hyperbole?
In Robert Burns's poem, "A Red, Red Rose," he writes, "O my Luve is like a red, red rose,"
What is a simile?
The process by which the writer reveals the personality of a character.
What is characterization?
The author's specific and intentional choice of words. Diction determines the text's style and tone
What is diction?
The emotional response that the writer wishes to evoke in the reader. It's the feeling the reader gets from the text.
What is Mood?
Language that appeals to the five senses (sight, sound, smell, taste, touch) to create a mental picture for the reader.
What is Imagery?
In Carl Sandburg's poem "Fog," the fog "comes / on little cat feet,"
What is personification?
The author tells the audience what the personality of the character is.
What is Direct Characterization?
The central idea or underlying message of a literary work.
What is theme?
The author's attitude toward the subject or audience. It can be is conveyed through diction, syntax, and point of view.
What is Tone?
A direct comparison between two unlike things without using "like" or "as."
What is a Metaphor?
In Animal Farm, the statement "All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others"
What is a paradox?
The author shows things that reveal the personality of a character through their speech, thoughts, effects on others, actions, and looks (STEAL).
What is indirect characterization?
A character who contrasts with another character (usually the protagonist) to highlight particular qualities of the other character.
What is a foil?
An object, person, or situation that has another meaning other than its literal one, representing an abstract idea.
What is a symbol?
A statement that appears self-contradictory but contains a latent truth.
What is a paradox?
In The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Huck says, "I was helpless. I did not know what in the world to do. I was quaking from head to foot, and could have hung my hat on my eyes, they stuck out so far."
What is a hyperbole?
A narrator whose credibility has been seriously compromised.
What is an unreliable narrator?
Placing two or more ideas, places, characters, or their actions side by side to develop comparisons and contrasts.
What is juxtaposition?
An indirect reference to a person, place, thing, or idea of historical, cultural, literary, or political significance.
What is an allusion?
The attribution of human qualities or abilities to inanimate objects or abstract ideas.
What is Personification?
"Jumbo shrimp," "deafening silence," and "living dead" are all examples of?
What is an oxymoron?
A narrative mode that seeks to portray an individual's point of view by giving the written equivalent of the character's thought processes, often in a loose, interior monologue.
What is stream of consciousness?
The way words and sentences are placed together. Writers manipulate this to achieve specific artistic effects, like building tension or reflecting a character's state of mind.
What is syntax?
A universal symbol, character, theme, or setting that appears across cultures and time periods
What is an archetype?