LA FINAL Flashcards
(21 cards)
SUMMARIZING
to tell in or reduce to a summary
HYPERBOLE
exaggeration for the sake of emphasis
- i.e: “mile-high ice-cream cones”
PERSONIFICATION
representation of a thing or abstraction as a person or by the human form
FORESHADOWING
to represent, indicate, or typify beforehand
SIMILE
a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as
- i.e: “She’s as fierce as a tiger”
TYPES OF CONFLICT
man vs. self man vs. man man vs. society man vs. nature man vs. machine man vs. supernatural
RESOLUTION
the unfolding or solution of a complicated issue in a story
PLOT
a literary term used to describe the events that make up a story or the main part of a story.
TONE
the attitude a writer takes towards a subject or character
ALLITERATION
the repetition of first consonants in a group of words
REPETITION
repeats the same words or phrases a few times to make an idea clearer.
RISING/FALLING ACTION
the buildup before the climax, and the resolving of the problem/climax afterwards
EXPOSITION
used to introduce background information about events, settings, characters etc
DIALOGUE
writers employ two or more characters to be engaged in conversation with each other
IDIOM
a phrase in which the words together have a meaning that is different from the literal meaning of the words
- i.e: “it drives me up the wall.”
NARRATOR
third person story telling????
THEME
a main idea or an underlying meaning of a literary work that may be stated directly or indirectly
FACT VS. OPINION
FACT: something that has evidence
OPINION: something that you believe
SETTING
an environment or surrounding in which an event or story takes place
POINT OF VIEW
the angle of considering things, which shows us the opinion, or feelings of the individuals involved in a situation
SYMBOLISM
the use of symbols to signify ideas and qualities by giving them symbolic meanings that are different from their literal sense
