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Literary Terms Part Two
15 cards·by kwvalle
appeal to the senses; word or group of words
sensory imagery
a judgement based on reasoning; read between the lines
inference
hook, gets reader's attention
lead
comparison made between two unlike things WITHOUT the use of "like" or "as"
metaphor
comparison made between two unlike things with the use of "like" or "as"
simile
emotions a reader feels when reading or viewing
mood
sound of word echoes the sound it represents. ex: rat a tat tat
onomatopoeia
a situation that seems to contradict itself but on closer inspection, does not
paradox
the perspective from which the story is told
point of view
uses "I" because writer is telling the story
1st person point of view
narrator knows everything including thoughts of all characters
3rd person omniscient narrator point of view
a section of a poem
stanza
the story is told by one character who only knows his own thoughts
3rd person limited omniscient narrator point of view
the hero, main character
protagonist
the expressive qualities that distinguish author: exs: word choice, sentence
structure,etc
style