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| story or poem in which characters, settings, and events stand for other people or events or for abstract ideas |
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| repetition of the same or similar consonant sound in words that are close together |
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| refrence to someone or something that is known from history, literature, religion, politics, sports, science, or another branch of culture |
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| deliberately suggesting two or more different, and sometimes conflicting, meanings of work. an event or situation that may be interpreted in more then one way |
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| comparison made between two things to show how they are alike |
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| repitition of words, phrase or clause at the beginning of two or more sentences in a row. makes a writers point more coherent |
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| inversion of the usual, normal, or logical order of many parts of a sentence. purpose is rhythm or emphasis or eupony |
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| brief story, told to illustrate a point or serve as an example of something, often shows character of an idividual |
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| repetition of words in successive clauses in reverse grammatical order |
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| balancing words, phrases, or ideas that are strongly contrasted often by means of grammatical structure |
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| central character who lacks all the qualities traditionally associated with heroes. may lack courage, grace, intelligence, or moral scruples |
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| attrbuting human characteristics to an animal or inanimate object |
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| calling out to an imaginary, dead, or absent person, or to a place thing or a personified object idea. if the character is asking a god or a goddess for inspiration it is called invocation |
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| brief, cleverly worded statement that makes a wise observation about life, or of a principle or accepted general truth |
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| placing in immediately succeeding order of two or more coordinate elements, the latter of which is an explanation, qualification, or modification of the first ( often set off by a colon). |
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| the repetition of similar vowel sounds followed by different consonant sounds especially in words that are together |
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| commas used without conjunction to separate a series of words, thus emphasizing the parts equally: instead of X, Y, and Z.... the writer uses X, Y, Z... see polysydndeton |
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| constructing a sentence so taht both halves are about the same length and importance. sentences can be unbalanced to serve a special effect as well. |
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| the process by which the writer reveals the personality of a character |
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| indirect characterization |
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| the author reveals to the reader what the character is like by describing how the character looks and dresses, by letting the reader hear waht the character says, by revealing the character's private thoughts and feelings, by revealing the characters effect on other people (showing how other characters feel or behave toward the character) or by showing the character in action. common in modern literature |
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| indirect characterization |
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| the author tells us directly what the character is like: sneaky, generous, mean to pets, and so on. romantic style literature relied more heavily on this form. |
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| is one who does not change much in the course of a story |
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| is one who changes in some important way as a result of the story |
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| has only one or two personality traits. they are one dimensional, like a piece of cardboard. they can be summed up in one phrase. |
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| has more dimensions to their personalites--- they are complex,they are just real people |
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| is a word or phrase, often a figure of speech, that has become lifeless because of overuse. avoid cliches like the plague (inteneded) |
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| a word of phrase in everyday use in conversation and informal writing but is inappropriate for formal situations |
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| in general, a story that ends with a happy resolution of the conflicts faced by the main character or characters. |
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| A struggle or clash between opposing forces, ideas, or characters in a story |
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| The writer/speaker’s choice of words intended for a desired effect |
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| a way of speaking that is characteristic of a certain social group or of the inhabitants of a certain geographical area |
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| form of fiction that teaches a specific lesson or moral or provides a model of correct behavior or thinking |
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| repeition of the same word or group of words at the ends of successive clauses; sets up a pronounced rhhythm and gains a special emphasis both by repeating the word and by putting the word in the final position. |
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| a long narrative poem written in heightened language, which recounts the deeds if a heroic character who embodies the values of a particular society |
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| devise of repetition in which the same expression, is repeated at the end of two or more lines, clauses or sentences |
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| word or phrase characteristically used to describe a person or thing; descriptive phrase to characterize a person (often contemptous) |
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