Some Vocab.
Frame Story
A NARRATIVE THAT IS FRAMED
AROUND ANOTHER STORY OR SET
OF STORIES.
Define Irony
A literary technique in which words, events, or other elements have an outcome or meaning contrary to what is stated or anticipated
Inference
a conclusion reached on
the basis of evidence and
reasoning
What are the different rhetorical devices?
Logos, Ethos, Pathos
What words indicate a first person narrator?
I, me, my.
Plot
THE SERIES OF EVENTS
INCLUDED IN A
NARRATIVE
Dramatic Irony
Irony that is clear in speeches or drama and is interpreted by the audience but not grasped or realized by the characters
Tone
A WRITER OR SPEAKER’S FEELING TOWARD A SUBJECT, CHARACTER,
Denotation
THE LITERAL OR EXPLICIT
MEANING OF A WORD
Point of View
THE TYPE OF NARRATOR USED TO TELL A
STORY.
Theme
THE MAJOR IDEA OR UNDERLYING
MESSAGE THAT A LITERARY TEXT
COMMUNICATES
Situational Irony
Irony in which events or actions have an outcome
that is the opposite of what was intended or expected
Allusion
A short, indirect reference to a person, place, thing,
or idea of importance, and which is external to the
text
Conotation
AN IDEA, FEELING, OR EMOTION THAT A
WORD EVOKES
What are the different types of point of view?
First, Second, Third Person (limited/omniscient)
Character
A PERSON, ANIMAL, OR OTHER BEING
USED IN A LITERARY WORK TO PERFORM
THE ACTION, SPEAK DIALOGUE, AND/OR
MOVE THE PLOT FORWARD
Verbal Irony
Irony in which a speaker, author, narrator, or character uses written or spoken word to convey a meaning that is the opposite of what is directly stated
Author's Purpose
The author’s intent for writing
Argumentation
THE ACTION OR PROCESS OF REASONING SYSTEMATICALLY IN SUPPORT OF AN IDEA, ACTION, OR THEORY
Write an example of simile.
She shines like the sun.
Mood
THE EMOTIONAL
ATMOSPHERE OF A
STORY OR TEXT
What type of Irony is seen in Romeo and Juliet when Romeo drinks poison?
Dramatic Irony
Rhetoric
The art of persuasive and effective communication
Central Idea
THE MESSAGE OR MESSAGES AN AUTHOR IS TRYING TO CONVEY TO THE READER IN AN INFORMATIONAL TEXT
Write an example of metaphor.
He's a devil.