Pregunta | Respuesta |
Name All Coordinating Conjunctions | For And Nor But Or Yet So |
Allusion | A reference to a piece of literature, art, history, or event outside of the text. |
Conflict | a struggle between two opposing forces in a story. |
4 Different Types of Conflict | Man vs. Man Man vs. Self Man vs. Society Man vs. Nature |
Characterization | How a character is portrayed in a piece of literature (direct or indirect) a) What a character reveals through speech, thoughts, or actions. b) Physical appearance c) what others say about the character d) Narrator making direct comments |
Diction | The choice of words that an author makes. Another term for Vocabulary. |
Abstract Diction | Ideas that are intangible. Ex: Love, happiness, etc. |
Concrete Diction | Specific, tangible words. Ex: Water bottle, soap. |
Foreshadowing | The use of clues to hint at future events in a story. |
Imagery | colorful and descriptive language used to appeal to one or more of the five senses. Visual Imagery: Sight. Aural/Auditory Imagery: Sound Olfactory Imagery: Smell Gustatory Imagery: Taste Tactile Imagery: Touch, Tangibility. |
Verbal Irony | A character says one thing but means the opposite. Sarcasm. |
Dramatic Irony | When the audience understands more about the events in a story than a character. |
Situational Irony | When what actually happens is the opposite of what is expected to happen. |
Motif | a dominant pattern of repetition of subjects, objects, or ideas that runs through a piece of literature. Often a motif can assume a symbolic importance. |
Narrator | Anyone who recounts a story to someone else. Ex: Third person |
Novella | A short novel, usually under 150 pages. |
Plot diagram | the sequence of events in the story (exposition, conflict, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution.) |
Point of View | the perspective from which an author lets the reader view the action of a narrative. |
Setting | the location and time period where the story takes place. |
Symbol | repeated image, idea, or object within the text that stands for something other than itself. |
Theme | a timeless and universal idea that is expressed throughout a work. It must be more than one word. |
Register | refers to how formal or informal the language and tone of the text is. |
¿Quieres crear tus propias Fichas gratiscon GoConqr? Más información.