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Lit Devices:Week One
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Imagery | writing that involves one or more of the senses |
| Sonnet | lyric poem of 14 lines |
| Tone | the authors attitude towards their subject |
| Mood | how the reader feels reading the story |
| Climax | dramatic high point of the story/turning point |
| Protaginist | hero or central character |
| Plot | sequence of events in a story |
| Short Story | a fully developed theme but but shorter than a novel |
| Satire | literary work that blends a critical attitude with humor so humanity may be improved |
| Analize | take apart/figure out/examine |
| Rising Action | events that lead into the climax |