ELA 'studyguide'f

metaphor: compare two apparently unlike things WITHOUT using the words “like”, as, ”then” or “resembles”

hyperbole: Purposeful Exaggeration
mood: the atmosphere

internal and external conflict
motivation: why does a character ACT the way that they do. What do they want? Need? Desire?

parts of plot (exposition...denouement)
narration point of view
irony: Situational Irony- when the reader expects one thing to happen, but the opposite occurs. Dramatic Irony- when a reader knows something a character does not- creates the feeling of suspense. Surprise ending - often helps create situational irony through a turn of events that takes a reader by surprise.  To make a surprise ending believable, an author builds clues into the story that make the ending logical

simile: compare two apparently unlike things using the words “like”, as, ”then” or “resembles”
imagery: descriptive language poets use to create word pictures or images. 

static and dynamic characters
flashback: a speaker is talking about the present, then “flashes back” to their past to tell the story. 

symbolism: the use of symbols in literature.  For examples, a writer might use a dove as a symbol for peace or a voyage as a symbol for the journey of life.
flat and round characters theme
foreshadowing: hinting at what is to come. Giving a “shadow” before that a reader can use as a suggestion of what will occur in a text. 

tone: the poet’s attitude toward the work
act: basic unit of drama - a play may consist of one or more acts. Acts contain the main action of the play and reveal various parts of the plot mountain including conflict 

monologue: a long uninterrupted speech in a play (inside the dialogue) delivered by one character to another character or characters on stage who are listening to the speech
ad-lib

scene: Acts are divided into scenes.  Scenes usually change form one to the next when the setting (time and/or place) in which the action occurs changes
aside: a short remark made by a character on stage to the audience or to a specific character on stage that is not heard by the other characters on stage

soliloquy: a speech expressing the thoughts of a character when they are alone on the stage - there is NO INTENDED LISTENER 
dialogue: a written or spoken exchange between characters in a play. It's a literary and theatrical device that can be used to advance the plot, reveal character traits, and show how characters relate to each other

stage directions: the notes included in a drama to describe how the work is to be performed or staged - details about sets, lighting, sound, props and costumes and acting are given in stage directions: instructions to performers
drama: fictional performance

staging: the modification of the place of performance.
Consonance: is the repetition of consonants within nearby words (e.g. “live and love”)

Onomatopoeia: the use of a word whose sound imitates its meaning (e.g. buzz, hiss, sizzle)
Alliteration: the repetition of the initial consonant sounds of words (e.g. “dark days”)

Rhyme scheme: a pattern of end rhymes is called a rhyme scheme
Assonance: is the repetition of vowel sounds in nearby words (e.g. “child of silence”)

Theme: moral or lesson of the story.
Mood: The atmosphere

Tone: the poet’s attitude toward the work
Personification: language that attributes human qualities to non-human things

Symbolism
Simile: compare two apparently unlike things using the words “like”, as, ”then” or “resembles”

Metaphor: compare two apparently unlike things WITHOUT using the words “like”, as, ”then” or “resembles”