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A method of explaining something unfamiliar by using comparison of similar, more familiar things.
Example:Wheels are to cart as tires are to cars |
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A combination of words thjat is not strictly in accordance with grammatical rules and often possesses a meaning other than it grammatical or logical one.
Example: Break a leg - Do a Good Job |
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One of two or more words in a language that have similar meanings.
Example: Synonyms of Small:
Little, Mini, short, tiny, fine, petite |
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The recognition of the difference between reality and appearance, includes SITUATIONAL, VERBAL, and DRAMATIC.
Example: It was ironic that the fire station burned down. |
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The uncertainty or anxiety we feel about what is going to happen next in a story.
Example: The Suspense kicked in as we waited anxiously in the hospital lobby to see. |
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statement or arguments used in a work that may have more one meaning or interpretation.
Example: I promise I'll give you a ring tomorrow. |
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a character who is complex and multi-dimensional ( like a dynamic character).
Example: Main Character. |
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a character who undergoes a change during the course of the story (sometimes a round character).
Example: The alien from the movie The Day the Earth Stood Still.
There is also Ebenezer Scrooge. |
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The vantage point in which a narrator is removed from the story and knows everything that needs to be known.
Example: God |
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The phrasing of language so as to balance (grammatically) ideas of equal importance (may apply to phrases, sentence, paragraphs, longer passages, or whole sections).
Example: Mary likes hiking, swimming, and bicycling. |
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The usually humorous use of a word in such a way as to suggest two or more of its meanings or the meaning of another word similar in sound, a play on words.
Example: Visualize whirled peas instead of visualize world peace. |
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A speech usually given alone on stage, in which a character speaks aloud his/her thoughts.
Example: A famous example is Hamlet's "To Be Or Not To Be" soliloquy. |
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A method used in writing or speaking in which language is used to influence or persuade an audience.
Example: Alliteration, Allusion, and Anaphora. |
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A standardized mental picture that is held in common by members of a group and that represent an oversimplified opinion, prejudiced attitude, or uncritical judgement.
Example: All women like the color pink. |
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A trite or overused expression.
Example: Fit as a fiddle. |
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