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Literacy Terms

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A reference in a work of literature to something outside the work, especially to a well-known historical or literacy event, person, or work. Allusion
A speaker's, author's, or character's disposition toward or opinion of a subject. Attitude
Items or parts that make up a larger picture or story. Details
The techniques of deploying the sound of words, especially in poetry, such as rhyme, alliteration, assonance, consonance, and onomatopoeia. Devices of Sound
Word Choice. Diction
Writing that uses figure of speech such as metaphor, simile, and irony. Figurative Language
The images of a literacy work. Imagery
A figure of speech in which intent and actual meaning differ, characteristically praise for blame and blame for praise. Irony
A figurative us of language in which a comparison is expressed without the use of a comparative term like "as," "like," or "than." Metaphor
The methods involved in telling a story. Narrative Techniques
The vantage point of a story in which the narrator can know, see, and report whatever he or she chooses. Omniscient Point of View
Any of several possible vantage points from which a story is told. Point of View
A general phrase for the linguistic devices or techniques that a writer can use. Resources of language
The devices used in effective or persuasive language. Rhetorical Techniques
Writing that seeks to arouse a reader's disapproval of an object by ridicule. Satire
The background to the story. Setting
A directly expressed comparison. Simile
The management of language for a specific effect. Strategy
The arrangement of materials within a work. Structure
The mode of expression in language. Style
Something that is simultaneously itself and a sign of something else. Symbol
The structure of a sentence. Syntax
The main thought expressed by a work. Theme
The manner in which and author expresses his or her attitude. Tone
 

 



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