Set 2 Flashcards
(20 cards)
An author’s choice of words, phrases, sentence structures and figurative language which combine to help create meaning and tone
Diction
Distinguish, tell apart, and recognize differences between two or more items
Differentiate
The genre of literature represented by works intended for the stage; a work to be performed by actors on sate, radio, TV, or a play
Drama
The written text of a play, which includes the dialogue between characters, stage directions, and often other expository information
Dramatic Script
To make a judgement or decision based on reasoning rather than direct or implicit statement
Draw Conclusion
Traits that mark a work as imaginative or narrative discourse (ex. plot, theme, symbol)
Elements of Fiction
Traits that mark a work as reportorial, analytical, informative, or argumentative (ex. facts, data, charts, graphics, headings)
Elements of Nonfiction
Examine and judge carefully; to judge or determine the significance, worth, or quality of something; to assess
Evaluate
To make understandable, plain or clear
Explain
Clearly expressed or fully stated in the actual text
Explicit
A narrative device, often used at the beginning of a work that provides necessary background information about the character and their circumstances
Exposition
A piece of information provided objectively, presented as true
Fact
The part of literary plot that is characterized by diminishing tensions and the resolution of the plot’s conflicts and complications
Falling Action
Any story that is the product of imagination rather than a documentation of fact. Characters and events in such narratives many be housed in read life but their ultimate form and configuration is a creation of the author
Fiction
Language that can not be taken literally since it was written to create a special effect or feeling
Figurative Language
The “First Person” or “Personal” point of view relates events as thy are perceived by a single character. The narrating character may offer opinions about the action and characters that differ from those of the author
First Person
As organizational device used in literature to present action that occurred before the current (present) time of the story.. Flashbacks are introduced as the dreams of recollections of one or more characters
Flashback
The center of interest or attention
Focus
An organizational device used in literature to create expectations of later developments
Foreshadowing
A conclusion drawn from specific information that is used to make a broad statement about a topic or person
Generalization
