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expressive qualitiies that distinguish author
style
hero
protagonist
story told by one character who only knows his own thoughts
3rd Person, limited omniscient
section of a poem
stanza
narrator knows everything, including all thoughts of all characters
3rd person, omniscient
uses "I"
1st person POV
perspective from which a story is told
point of view
situation that seems to contradict itself but, on closer inspection, does not
paradox
sound of a word echoes the sound it represents, ex: rat a tat tat
onomatopoeia
emotions a reader feels when reading or viewing
mood
attitude of an author shown through work of literature
tone
comparison made between two unlike things using "like" or "as"
simile
comparison made between two unlike things WITHOUT using "like" or "as"
metaphor
hook, used to get reader's attention
lead
a judgement based on reasoning, clues
inference
descriptions that appeal to any of the five senses
imagery
human characteristics given to something nonhuman
personification
word phrase, image, description, idea that is repeated throughout a literary work
motif
combination of contradictory terms; ex: JUMBO SHRIMP
oxymoron
exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution
plot structure
say one thing, mean another, sarcasm
verbal irony
connecting words between paragraphs; ex: in fact, similarly, finally
transitions
main idea or message of a literary work
theme
person, animal, place, object or event that also represents something else
symbolism
persuade, inform, entertain
author's purpose
category of literary work
genre
spoken words in a written text
dialogue