Keystone Literature Review Day 2

A device in literature where an object represents an idea

When the audience knows something that characters do not.

An exaggeration or overstatement

The narrator is not part of the story, but knows the thoughts and feelings of one character

When something unexpected happens

How you feel as you read a piece of literature

The narrator is not part of the story, but doesn't know the thoughts of any characters

The subtle presence of a positive or negative approach toward a topic

A literary approach that ridicules or examines human vice or weakness to prove a point

The narrator is not part of the story, but knows the thoughts and feelings of all characters

Stopping a story to look back in the past

The time and place a story takes place

Used to influence people to believe, buy or do something; aimed at influencing others

The attitude of the author toward the audience, characters, subject or the work itsel

The point of view in which the narrator is part of the story using words like I, we, and us

Extended metaphor in which objects, persons, and actions are equated with underlying meaning

What is the exposition of a story?

The overall message of a piece of literature

When someone says something he doesn't mean like sarcasm

Reference to something the author expects you to know

Hints at what is to come in a story