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Mood

The overall feeling or atmosphere created for the reader in a scene, chapter or whole piece.

Tone

The author's shifting attitude(s) or vibes(s) that make up the overall feeling. 

Dictation & Idiolect

An author's word choices and a character's unique way of speaking. 

Denotation & Connotation

A literal (Dictionary) meaning  of a word and then its emotional associations or vibe. 

Alliteration

A repetition of the same beginning consonant sounds in nearby words. “Be Brave & Bold!” 

Imagery

Descriptive language that appeals to the (5) senses.  

Metaphor & Simile  

A comparison between two unlike things; and then doing it using “like” or “as.” 

Parallelism

Matching grammatical forms to similar ideas. “The monster was chewing, snorting, and drooling" Vs. “ The monster was chewing, snorting, and had drool.”  

Hyperbole & Hyperbolic Statements

Deliberate exaggeration for emphasis or effect. 

Symbolism

The use of an object, person, or idea to represent a deeper meaning. (Must be tangible!) 

Juxtaposition

Placing two things side by side to highlight differences or similarities. (Often to convey irony.)

Allusion

An indirect reference to a well-known person, event, text, or idea.

Onomatopoeia

A word that imitates a sound. “BAAANG!” or “the branch cracked.”

Personification and Anthropomorphism (or Zoomorphism)

Giving human traits to nonhuman things animals, or conversely, making humans seem animalistic.

Narrator, and Speaker (in Poetry); An unreliable narrator.

The voice telling a story or expressing ideas in a poem; one you can’t trust 100%.

Situational Irony

When the outcome is different from what is expected. “Grandma hops on motorcycle.”

Verbal Irony  

Says something but means the opposite. Looking at the hailstorm, “beautiful day, eh!”

Dramatic Irony

When the audience knows something that characters do not.

Plot Arc

The sequence of events that shapes a story's progression, prototypically, Acts 1-3.

Act 1

The beginning of a story where characters and conflict are introduced.

Act2

Rising conflict. The middle of a story where conflict develops and complications arise and through the climax.

Act 3

After the climax, conflicts resolve to end the story.

Protagonist

A character who propels the story forward. (They do not have to be “good”)

Antagonist

A character who is in conflict with or opposes the protagonist. (They don’t have to be “bad”)  

Visual Narrative

A story told primarily through images/illustrations/cinematography.

Slogan

A short, memorable phrase used to persuade or promote.

Caption

Text that explains or accompanies an image or illustration.

Panel

A single framed illustration in a comic or graphic narrative.

Figure Lines & Emanata  

The drawn lines that depict a figure/character and lines show movement or emphasize an emotion.

Gutter Space

The empty area between comic panels where readers infer action.

al or ad

toward

lus or lud

play

con

with together

symbol

sign, token

-ism

practice, belief

juxta

next to

posit

placed

ion

act or condition

fac

make, do

anthrop

human