READING: Literary Analysis

Giving human traits to inanimate or non-living objects is called symbolism.

A word or phrase that does not have its normal everyday, literal meaning

The persons, animals, or other figures who are in stories.

Strategies a reader can use to evaluate a text for meaning

You're being a Scrooge is an example of an Allusion

The author's attitude in writing is called tone.

Replacing an object with something commonly associated with it is called a metatone.

The character's attitude toward a specific topic is called character's point of view.

A sentence or phrase in which most of the beginning letters or sounds begin with the same consonant sound

Using contradictory terms in conjunction with each other (walking dead or disgustingly delicious)

Use of the same word, phrase, or idea to call attention to its significance is called repetition.

The word "Feminist" is an example of literary criticism.

To exaggerate or overstate something that is being described

An extended metaphor with two meanings

A reference to someone or something inside of the text is an allusion

The events included in a story is called the setting.

A phrase or expression that does not mean the same as the literal words ("Break a leg")

A comparison between two or more things using the words "like" or "as" is called a metaphor.

When an item stands for an idea or larger meaning it is called personification.

When the audience/reader knws something the character does not

Comparisons between two things, often to drive home a point

A short saying to convey a truth; often using an opposite to make a point

An incongruity between what the reader expects the author to mean and what they actually mean

Used by author's to communicate specific ideas to the reader

A comparison between two unlike things that continues throughout a piece of writing

The time and place that a story takes place in a novel is called a plot.

use of v0cabulary or other organizational choices to ensure the intended meaning comes through

Contrasting ideas to show a comparison

Using words that make the sound of what the text is describing

Syntactical similarity in clauses; often involves repeating a phrase

heavily descriptive language

An apostrophe is when a character speaks to an inanimate object or a person not present in the scene

The big idea or major message in a story which is often universal in that it goes beyond cultural boundaries