vocab.#1
idiom
a colorful expression with a non literal meaning ( it's raining cats and dogs )
verbal irony
someone says the opposite of what they really mean( sarcasm)
situational irony
expect one thing to happen and the opposite occurs ( fire station burning down)
dramatice irony
the audience or reader knows something that a character does not
plot structure
exposition, rising action, action, climax, falling action, resolution
allusion
a reference to a famous person, place, event, or work of literature
footnote
information that is found at the bottom of the page to give further explanation
internal conflict
struggle within a character ( man vs. self)
inference
a logical guess based on evidence
stanza
a grouping of two or more lines comparable to a paragraph in a prose
meter
a pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in poetry
symbolism
something that stands from something beyond itself-flag
subplot
smaller additional plot or main plot
parallel plot
an additional plot that occurs at the same time as another
theme
meaning, moral, or message about life or human nature communicated by work- often inferred
thesis
a statement or theory that is put forward as a premise to be maintained or proved-the guideline for an essay
external conflict
a struggle between a character and an outside force ( man vs. man/ nature)
protagonist
main character in a story- undergoes a change
antagonist
a character or force of conflict with the main character
foreshadow
a narrative device that hints at coming events; often builds suspense or anxiety in the reader
connotation
an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning
denotation
the dictionary definition of a word
paraphrase
to summarize in your own words
analogy
a comparison or two different things that are similar in some way- dog:bark ::cat: meow
rhyme scheme
a regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem ABBA