Unit 2 Vocab - 1st period

Instructions that provide info on character, dialogue, setting, actions, directions.

Picture or other image within a text

Interpretation of a literary work; use of language, device, etc.

A category of a book, movie, or play?

Humorous criticism or exaggeration to accent faults or ignorance

Distinctive structure based on meter, lines, stanzas, rhyme schemes

Opposition of persons or forces that brings dramatic action

Set of standards for writing in consistency and correct conventions.

Specific convention: imagery, irony, foreshadowing used by the author for effect.

Basic rhythmic structure in verse, stressed and unstressed syllables

Author's unique expression of language such as syntax, diction, figurative language

Basic components of literary words; setting, plot, characterization, theme

Author's particular attitude, either stated or implied in the writing

Emotions or associations attached to a word that is implied

Time, place, in which a narrative occurs.

a secondary story that connects to the main plot

A seemingly contradictory statement that reveals deeper truth

The atmosphere or feeling created by the writer

The buildup of events and delayed resolution to the plot's conflict.

Central or universal idea of a literary work that relates to morals, values, experience, condition

Use of imagery, metaphors, and other literary devices

Describes a writer's use of language, diction, syntax, sentence fluency, voice...

Written words of basic text like prose, fiction, drama, poetry, non-fiction

Literary works focused on expression of feelings and ideas through a style with rhythm, meter, rhyme, etc.

Dictionary definition of a word, literal

Word choice determined the writer's style, purpose, communication

The lines spoken between characters in fiction or a play

The basic sequence of events in a story

Literary works written in a stage play

Difficult ethical decision between 2 or more choices