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repertition of the same vowel or consonant over and over again
ex. Little old lady got mutilated late last night |
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a main character in a story who is the moral opposite of the main character(hero) and is usally a villain
ex. Cruella Deville |
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interruptions in a serious work (usually a tragedy)
ex. Mercutio in R & J |
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| the emotional meaning of a word |
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| a pair of rhyming verse lines |
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| the dictionary definition of a word |
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an accent in writing (how someone says a word)
ex. Ya'll, you'ins |
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a conversation between characters(in writing or speech) that many times appears in quotation marks
ex. "How are you doing today?" "Okay, I guess" |
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| section of writing in a book that shows what happened to the characters AFTER the last chapter |
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| a character who, by contrast, allows the protagonist to show off more of their qualities to the audience |
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| arrogance or extreme pride in oneself (full of themselves) |
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two or more words that are spelled the same, sound the same, or both-but have different meanings
ex. Saw/saw, read/read, read/red |
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description that appeals to one of the 5 senses(taste,smell,hear,see,touch)
ex. I felt the prickly mess of over-gelled hair) |
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situation where the audience knows more about a character's situation than the character does. Audience sees an outcome contrary to what the character expects.
ex. soap opera |
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contrast between what is said and what is meant
ex. sarcasm |
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literal= confined to primary meaning of the word (meaning exactly as it is written)
figurative= exaggerating the meaning for effect
ex. I just dodged a bullet |
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this type of character thinks it is ok to do ANYTHING in order to get what they want.
ex. Woman who kill a pregnant lady and stole her baby because she wanted one. |
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a speech given by one character either to others or just by himself
ex. comedians (Jay Leno, Conan, David Letterman) |
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general theme (something repeated to draw attention in a story)
ex. Religion (crosses, biblical names, etc...) |
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a phrase (part of speech) where opposite terms are combined
ex. Bittersweet, civil war, soft rock |
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similar to oxymoron, but created to spontaneously by the speaker (not part of speech). It uses two opposite phrases combined that doesn't seem as if both can be true at the same time, but they are.
ex.I was so happy I cried |
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both include a mocking imitation. Satire usually focuses more on flaws of the situation being mocked.
ex.SNL skits, Weird Al Yankovich songs |
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when a character 'gets what they deserves' in a story- meant to reinforce social and moral values.
ex. Bad guy is either killed or caught, good guy wins(girl) |
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freedom in writing to stray from normal rules and expectations in order to have more style, imagination, etc... in creative pursuits(writing, art, theater)
ex. E.E. Cummings' poetry |
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| section of writing in a book that shows what happened BEFORE the story starts(first chapter) |
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the main character in a play, story- most often the hero.
ex. Hercules |
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| basically means EXPRESSION, but used in different ways |
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| a question you are asking to state your sense of wonderment, or show your thought process, but the answer should rather obvious and doesn't require an answer. |
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| types of writing (persuasive, narrative, descriptive, expository) |
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| similar to a monologue, the character is the only one speaking, but in a soliloquy they believe they are alone and therefore may reveal their innermost thoughts (to the audience) |
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| DRAW go over again (exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution) |
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a serious play that ends in the downfall of the protagonist.
ex.Romeo and Juliet |
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| the character flaw (defect) in the personality of the protagonist that will bring about their downfall in the end |
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| TYPES OF ESSAYS(Rhetorical Modes) |
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Explication
Expository
Narrative
Persuasive
Descriptive
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| analysis of a situation or work |
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| to convince someone of something(argumentative) |
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| to describe(set the scene) to the reader of the experience |
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the appearance of being true or real (valid)
ex. comedian's jokes usually have a little truth behind them that makes them funny |
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| does not have to rhyme or rhythm |
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| does not have to rhyme, but has rhythm |
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| two different forms of communication (both spoken and written) |
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| a thought put into poem form that accurately describes an experience, vision, sound, feeling or event- in order to communicate it |
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| ordinary speech or writing without using verse |
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| the organization of a communication (usually written)- how the body of the world looks |
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| varied length writing, in sentence form, with a main idea(topic sentence) and supporting details. |
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| varied length writing, often ignores sentence form (based on thoughts, not sentences) in favor of meter and rhyme. the entire stanza completes a thought or description. |
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