Am Lit Course Review: Pt I

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

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

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

lines spoken by characters to one another

symbolism

arrangement of words and phrases in a sentence

language that appeals to the senses

meaning, idea, or emotion associated with a word

diction

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

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

dictionary meaning of a word

perspective from which a story is told

character development/characterization

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

literary writing based on imagination rather than fact

unfair prejudice in favor of or against someone or something

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

literary writing based on fact