Figurative Language Flashcards | StudBudFigurative Language
Figurative Language
1Characterization
- A character or force working against the main character.
- The giving of human qualities to an animal, object, or idea.
- A message about life o rhuman nature.
- The way a writer creates and develops characters.
2Mood
- A figure of speech.
- Themes found in a variety of works.
- The feeling or atmosphere a writer creates for a reader.
- Person/place/object stands for something beyond itself.
3Universal themes
- Figure of speech.
- Themes in literature of all times.
- Logical guess made from story.
4Suspense
- Growing tension or excitement felt by reader.
- A person, place object.
- Themes found in a variety of works.
5Personification
- Giving human qualities to animal, object, idea.
- A message about life or human inferred from story.
- Themes found in a variety of works.
6Protagonist
- Main character undergoes changes.
- Theme found in a story.
- A message about human life.
7Recurring themes
- Giving human qualities to inanimate objects.
- Found in literature of all time periods.
- Themes found in a variety of works.
8Theme
- Theme found in a variety of works.
- Message about life or human nature inferred in story.
9Figurative Language
- Themes found in a variety of works.
- Language that communicates meanings beyond literal meanings.
- The feeling/atmosphere a writer creates.
- Themes found throughout literature throughout all time.
10Antagonist
- Mood or atmosphere a writer creates
- Theme found in a variety of works
- Character or Force working against main character
- Main character in a story.
