Literary Terms 4-6-15

_a rhetorical appeal that hinges on appealing to the audience emotions

_making something seem less important than what it is

_clues and hints that suggest what is to come in a story

_a rhetorical appeal that hinges on morals and reputation

_an exaggeration used for emphasis

_ character that changes from the beginning of a text to the end

_diminishing tension in a plot; the protagonist takes actions to bring the conflict to an end

_words literally state the opposite of the writer's true meaning

_facts or events are unknown to the characters in the story, but known to the reader/audience

_the creation of smaller conflicts in a plot that make the greater conflict harder to solve

_the use of descriptive/sensory language to call on one of the five senses intensly

_an unexpected or twist ending in a story

_  does not use "like,""as," "than," or "compared to" to compare two unlike things. 

_the introductory information in a text (character, tone, mood and setting) are a part of this 

___ is a comparison using "like,""as," "than," or "compared to" to compare two unlike things. 

_the implied emotion of the words

_the emotional feeling a reader receives from a text

_ embodies only one or two qualities traits or ideas that can be easily summarized

_anxious anticipation of a reader to know the outcome of a story

_moment of emotional tension marking a turning point

_everything from the conflict to the climax

_gives human characteristics to non human or inanimate things

_the plots conflict and complications are solved

_the problem or struggle in a story between opposing forces

_dictionary defintion of a word

_ a more fully developed and complicated character; similar to real people

_a rhetorical appeal that hinges on facts, statics, and figures

_ character that does not change from the beginning of a text to the end

_the author's word choice in a text

_  a brief or indirect reference to a preexisting text, historical event, person, or art piece.

_the author's central idea or message in a text; the insight it offers into life

_the author's attitude regarding what s/he is writing about