Direct characterization- blonde hair author tells us about character
Indirect characterization- described by these actions
Foreshadowing- giving hints about what will happen in the story In the most dangerous game when they were talking about being hunted
Conflict Internal- against himself
External- fighting Rainsford when he falls of the boat- most dangerous game
Irony- unexpected twist When in the lottery the winner gets stoned
Situational irony unexpected twist for audience based on a reversal on what the were to believe.
Dramatic irony- the audience knows something that the people on stage do not.
Verbal irony- say something but mean something different.
Denotation- the literal meaning of a word
Connotation- the implied or extended meaning of the word
Tone- the authors attitude or the readers feelings from the work
Allusion- reference to a statement a person place or event from literature history religion myth politics sports science or pop culture
Setting- the time and place of a story or play
Static- character one that does not change much in a story
Dynamic- character a character that changes as a result to the storys events
Diction- a writers or speakers choice of words
Foil- a character who is used as a contrast to another character
Metaphor- figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things in which one thing becomes another thing without the use of the words like as than resembles
Simile- figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things using a word such as like as resembles or than Symbol- a person place thing or event that stands for itself and for something beyond itself as well
Personification- special kind of metaphor in which a nonhuman thing or quality is talked about as if it were human
Imagery- language that appeals to the senses
1st -one of the characters is actually telling the story
3rd person limited- some one who does not relate to the story is telling the story
3rd person omniscient- someone who knows everything about the story but is not in the story
Theme- the central idea of a work of literature
Archetypes- a universal pattern Example Water is a symbol for life and rebirth Red is a symbol for chaos and disorder Birds are a symbol of freedom
Protagonist- the main character of a storyb
Antagonist- the forces working against the protagonist