Term
|
Definition
| considering a literary work in light of the time in which it was written |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| considering a literary work in light of the author's background or personal experience |
|
|
Term
| The 5 Elements of Fiction |
|
Definition
1. Plot
2. Setting
3. Tone
4. Imagery
5. Theme |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| sequence of events (beginning, middle, end) |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| where the action takes place within a story |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| the mood or feeling the author attempts to convey |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| descriptive passages to help readers form mental pictures |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| giving an inanimate object human qualities |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
a two-work contradiction
ex. monstrous joy |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| a contradiction involving the unexpected or least expected |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| hints or clues given beforehand of events to come |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
a word spelled like it sounds
ex. buzz |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
a reference to another literary work or historical event
ex. Salem = witch trials |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| the repetition of letters and sounds for effect |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
repetition of consonant sounds
ex. titled in the light |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
the repetition of vowel sounds
ex. looped loose and cool |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| an object which stands for something larger than it is |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| a fictional representation of a person |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| developed in detail, multi-dimensional |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| undeveloped, one dimensional |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
two characters set aside by side for the purpose of contract
Ex. Maggie vs. Dee |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| changes over the course of the story/action |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| does not change over the course of the story/action |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| a sudden realization or moment of enlightenment |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| a character who creates change |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| uses I, me and my in the telling; events are revealed from the narrators perspective |
|
|
Term
| Second-Person Perspective |
|
Definition
uses you and tells you how you feel
ex. the end of the Thriller music video |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| uses he and she in the telling; characters thoughts and actions are revealed |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| all-knowing; the thoughts of all characters are revealed |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| one particular characters thoughts are described, but not all thoughts are revealed |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| no thoughts are revealed; events are revealed in a non-subjective, dispassionate way. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| scapegoat; someone who is ostracized and selected to be blamed for all general wrongs |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
a comparison using substitution
ex. My love IS a red, red, rose. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
a comparison using like or as
ex. My love IS LIKE a red, red, rose. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
exaggeration for effect
ex. I'm starving, I will love you until the seas run dry |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| a story with two parallel, consistent layers of meaning, one being literal and the other figurative |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
substitution of words intended to evoke an image
ex. suits = business executive
hired gun = assassin |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
substitution of words exchanging a part for the whole
ex. law = police officer
the sword = violence |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
the poems speaker addresses an absent person or thing
ex. Dr. King, if you were here today... |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
contains no regular patterns of meter, line length, or rhyme scheme
ex. Prose poem, Whirlman |
|
|
Term
| Close Form/Fixed Form Poem |
|
Definition
contained regular patters of meter, line length and rhyme scheme
ex. Shakespeare's sonnets |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
a tribute to an object or person
ex. Keats "Ode to a Grecian Urn" |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
a mourning person
ex. Housmans "To an Athlete Dying Young" |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| written to celebrate an occasion such as a birthday or a wedding |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
a poem celebrating nature, country life or simple pleasures
ex. Frosts "Nothing Gold Can Stay" |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| themes and characters are treated with humor and the actions reaches a happy conclusion |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Through a social situation, involving obstacles, people are exposed for who they really are. In the resolution, human folly is forgiven and order is restored |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| themes and characters are treated as serious subjects and the actions reaches an unhappy but enlightening conclusion and a lesson is learned |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| through the rise and fall of a single person, the audience is made to feel fear, pity, recognizing themselves as they lend their attention and sympathy |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| villain, opposite of hero |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| struggle w/ outside forces |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| rising action, heightening |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| aftermath, working out conflict |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
