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Units in which a drama is divided into |
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| A story or tale with 2+ levels of meaning |
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A reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work or work of art Ex: "To __ or not to __? That is the question," is an allusion to Shakespear. |
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| A short story about an event to make a point; can be used as a hook for an essay |
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| The turning point in the story that lets you down and doesn't happen the way expected |
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| The highest point in a story with the most interest/suspense |
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The meaning a word takes on after a period of time Ex: The word "sweet" is synonomous to cool in some ways, while it's primary meaning has to do with taste, as in with your tongue and eating. |
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| Dictionary meaning (previous to a connotation) |
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A long narrative poem about a hero Ex: The Odyssey |
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The hero of an epic story Ex: Odysseus in The Odyssey |
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| A detailed comparison between two unlike subjects |
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Colorful language used to express vivid expressions Ex: Simile, metaphor, hyperbole, personification |
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| A character that shows only one trait |
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| A character set up to be in contrast to another character |
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| To use clues to figure out the next set of events |
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A deliberate exaggeration ex: Your stupidity kills me. |
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| Literary technique to portray differences between appearance and reality, often used by teenagers |
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A comparison of two unlike things using is Ex: This fork is the mighty weapon that will defeat the dubious enemy broccoli. |
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| The feeling created by the reader of a work of literature |
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| The speaker of a story; one way in which a story can be read/seen |
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To make an inanimate object have human characteristics Ex: The leaves scrambled briskly across the ground, gently tumbling through the air. |
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| A regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem |
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| A character that shows many traits |
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A comparison between two unlike objects using like or as Ex: My brain was like mud: soft, squishy, dirty, and not so tasty. |
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| The place and time where a story takes place |
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| A long speech of the thoughts of one character |
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| The voice the reader assumes is narrating |
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| Usually seperated by spaces, a series of lines in a poem |
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| The main central message of a literature work |
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| The writer's attitude to the reader/audience |
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| A sad tone for a literary work usually dealing with a catastrophy |
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| The cause of a tragedy; the characteristic of a character that leads to their inevitable death |
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