9th Course Review: Pt I

language that appeals to the senses

dictionary meaning of a word

symbolism

repetition of similar vowel sounds in neighboring words (mellow wedding bells, silent night)

feeling or emotion created in the reader by words, imagery, and setting

literary writing based on fact

lines spoken by characters to one another

speaker outside the action narrates events of a story and knows everything about everybody

literary writing based on imagination rather than fact

writing that focuses on a specific period, theme, or time in the author's life

unfair prejudice in favor of or against someone or something

arrangement of words and phrases in a sentence

perspective from which a story is told

sayings or expressions that don't mean what they say (wet behind the ears, raining cats & dogs)

diction

meaning, idea, or emotion associated with a word

form of speech intended to convey the opposite of the actual meaning

part represents the whole or the whole represents a part (wheels, threads)

narrates events of a story focusing primarily on one character's thoughts/actions

character development/characterization