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English Duning 2015

Annie freshman connections

TermDefinition
Theme The subject of a talk/ piece of writing
Characterization The concept of creating characters for a narrative
Figurative Language figures of speech used to make it more impactful
Simile figure of speech involving comparison using like or as
Metaphor figure of speech that identifies something as being the same for a rhetorical effect
Personification when human qualities are given to animals, objects, or ideas
Hyperbole exaggerated statements not taken literally
Idiom phrase that has fixed expressions with a literal meaning
Tone the attitude of a writer towards a subject or audience
Mood state of mind or feeling
Situational Irony literary device that you can use to identify in writings
Dramatic Irony irony that is inherent in speeches
Point of View a particular attitude or way of considering a matter
First person when the story is narrated by one character at a time
Second person where the narrator tells the story to another character
Third person omniscient where the narrator tells the story and knows all the thoughts
Third person limited when only the narrator knows the thoughts
Epithet a descriptive phrase expressing a quality characteristic
Alliteration occurrence of the same letter or sound
Allusion an expression designed to call something to mind
Epic Simile an extended simile running to several lines
Antagonist the leading character or one of the major characters
Foils a character who congrats with another character
Act to understand the make up of the play- organizes the play
Scene a sequence of continuous action in a play
Chorus a person who introduces the story
Foreshadowing being a warning or indication of a torture event
Puns form of word ply that suggests two or more meanings
Created by: aphidkiller
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