| Term | Definition |
|---|
| alliteration | repetition of sounds |
| allusion | a reference to another work |
| anachronism | something displaced in time |
| protagonist | the main character |
| tone | the attitude of a written work |
| direct characterization | author provides information about the character |
| indirect characterization | details of character are obtained by actions |
| climax | highest point of tension in a story |
| dialect | regional way of speaking |
| exposition | writing that gives information-usually at the beginning of a story |
| hyperbole | obvious exaggeration |
| imagery | language tha appeals to the senses |
| dramatic irony | when the author implies a different meaning to that of the speaker |
| verbal irony | what is meant is the opposite of what is said |
| situational irony | when what happens is not expected |
| metaphor | when something is directly contrasted to something else |
| intrusive narration | narrator speaks to the reader |
| omniscient narration | narrator knows all that characters are thinking |
| limited narration | narrator only has the thoughts of one character |
| objective narration | narrator without acccess to character's thoughts |
| simile | comparison using like or as |
| theme | main idea behind a story |
| mood | feeling a reader gets from a story |
Combine with other sets
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