Literary Terms Flashcards
(24 cards)
what is authors purpose?
The reasoning behind why the author wrote the piece
What is Rhetorical Devices?
Use of language that is intended to have and effect on its audience.
What is a symbol?
A person, a place, an object, or an activity that stands for something beyond itself.
what is a theme?
The central idea or underlying message that the writer wants the reader to understand
What is inference?
A logical assumption or conclusion that is based on observed facts and one’s own knowledge and experience
What is parallelism
When the same patterns of words or structures are used to show that two or more ideas have the same level of importance
What is Repetition?
A literary technique in which sound, word, phrase or line is repeated for emphasis
What is Text Structure?
How an author arranges parts of a story
What is a simile?
Comparing two things by using like or as
What is Supporting Textual Evidence?
Material that serves to prove a claim.
What is a metaphor?
comparing two things by stating one is another
what is a Mood
A temporary mind or feeling.
what is a Foreshadowing
be a warning or indication of (a future event).
what is a Pace
a single step taken when walking or running.
what is a Irony:verbal/situational
when the actual result of a situation is totally different from what you’d expect the result to be.
what is a Tone
the general character or attitude of a place, piece of writing, situation, etc.
what is a figurative Language
creates comparisons by linking the senses and the concrete to abstract ideas.
what is a Fortune’s Fool
the foretold future, so other words for it are fate and destiny.
what is a Claim
state or assert that something is the case, typically without providing evidence or proof.
what is a Tragic Hero
is a character in a dramatic tragedy who has virtuous and sympathetic traits but ultimately meets with suffering or defeat.
what is a Foil
prevent (something considered wrong or undesirable) from succeeding.
what is a Tragic Flaw
less technical term for hamartia.
What is a Dramatic Irony
an audience’s awareness of the situation in which a work’s characters exist differs substantially
what is a Pun
a joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word or the fact that there are words which sound alike but have different meanings.
