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Death of a Salesman
The Great Gatsby
The Pigman
Lord of the Flies
Perks of Being a Wallflower
100
This is a more subtle way of introducing the character to the audience. The audience has to figure out for themselves the characteristics of a character by observing his or her thought processes, behavior, speech, way of talking, appearance, and way of communicating with other characters.
Indirect Characterization
100
The feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader
Mood
100
Provides important background information and introduces the setting, characters, and conflict.
Exposition
100
Narrator is an all knowing objective observer who stands outside the action and reports what different characters are thinking.
Third Person Omniscient Point of View
100
A writer’s attitude toward his or her subject.
Tone
200
The repetition of consonant sounds within and at the end of words
Consonance
200
A point by point comparison between two things for the purpose of clarifying the less familiar of the two subjects.
Analogy
200
A scene that interrupts the action of a narrative to describe events that took place at an earlier time
Flashback
200
A writer’s use of hints or clues to indicate events that will occur in a story.
Foreshadowing
200
The repetition of vowel sounds within words.
Assonance
300
A figure of speech that compares two things that have something in common. Makes comparisons directly.
Metaphor
300
The descriptive words and phrases that a writer uses to re-create sensory experiences
Imagery
300
The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words.
Alliteration
300
A work of literature in which people, objects, and events stand for abstract qualities.
Allegory
300
A figure of speech in which the truth is exaggerated for emphasis or for humorous effect.
Hyperbole
400
A figure of speech in which an object, animal, or idea is given human characteristics.
Personification
400
An indirect reference to a person, place, event, or literary work with which the author believes the reader will be familiar
Allusion
400
The process of creating or using words that imitate sounds
Onomatopoeia
400
Language that communicates ideas beyond the literal meaning of words
Figurative Language
400
Occurs when readers know more about a situation or a character in a story than the characters do.
Dramatic Irony
500
A contrast between what is expected to happen and what actually does happen
Situational Irony
500
A statement that seems to contradict itself but may nevertheless suggest an important truth.
Paradox
500
A literary technique in which foolish ideas or customs are ridiculed for the purpose of improving society.
Satire
500
Writing that imitates either the style or the subject matter of a literary work for the purpose of criticism or humorous effect or for flattering tribute.
Parody
500
A person, place, or object that has a concrete meaning in itself and also stands for something beyond itself, such as an idea or feeling.
Symbolism