literary devices

Monologues

are found in films and plays and also in poetry.

Antithesis

a figure of speech in which an opposition or contrast of ideas is expressed by parallelism of words that are the opposites of, or strongly contrasted with, each other, such as "hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all sins.

Exposition

________- the beginning of the narrative, in which the writer establishes or introduces pertinent information such as setting, characters, dramatic situation, etc.

Allusion

________- Allusions in a text can reference literary works including myths and sacred texts; other works of art including paintings and music; or people, places, or events outside the text.

central conflict

An epiphany allows a character to see things in a new light and is often directly related to a(n) ________ of the narrative.

dramatic tension

Foreshadowing creates suspense and ________ for readers.

emotional expectations of character

It can set up ________ behaviors and /or plot outcomes.

literary device

It is a(n) ________ that is the speech or verbal presentation given by a single character in order to express his or her collection of thoughts and ideas aloud.

Analogy Analogies

________ are more elaborate and informational than similes or metaphors, providing support for the comparisons made rather than just stating them as simple truths.

Fiction

________- Any imaginative literary work.

complex comparisons

Often, conceits are used to make ________ between the natural world and an individual.

Writers

________ may use transitions, repetition, synonyms, pronoun references, or parallel structure to indicate relationships between and among those reasons, evidence, ideas, or details.

Evidence

________ is sufficient when its quantity and quality provide apt support for the line of reasoning.

Dramatic Situation

________ /Moment- The ________ of a narrative includes the setting and action of the plot and how that narrative develops to place characters in conflict (s), and often involves the rising or falling fortunes of a main character or set of characters.

sudden realization

An epiphany may affect the plot by causing a character to act on his or her ________.

Epiphany

________- While characters can change gradually over the course of a narrative, they can also change suddenly as the result of a moment of realization, known as a(n) ________.

Archetypes

________- Some patterns in dramatic situations are so common that they are considered ________, and these ________ create certain expectations for how the dramatic situations will progress and be resolved.

Ambiguity

________ in a text allows for different readings and understandings of a text by different readers.

Conceit

________- A conceit is a form of extended metaphor that often appears in poetry.

Enjambment

________ has the effect of encouraging the reader to continue reading from one line to the next, since most of the time a line of poetry that's ________ won't make complete sense until the reader finishes the clause or sentence on the following line or lines.

Atmosphere Mood

________- Atmosphere (also known as mood) is the feeling that readers get from a narrative, based on details such as setting, background, objects, and foreshadowing.

Genre

________- As a literary device, ________ refers to a form, class, or type of literary work.

literary device

Foreshadowing- Foreshadowing is a(n) ________ that writers utilize as a means to indicate or hint to readers something that is to follow or appear later in a story.

Writers

________ achieve coherence when the arrangement and organization of reasons, evidence, ideas, or details is logical.

Evidence

________ is effective when the writer of the essay uses commentary to explain a logical relationship between the ________ and the claim.

Agency

Agency refers to the characters ability to make decisions and choices on his own in reaction or response to outside forces or in response to his own ideas, desires, or goals