| A | B |
|---|
| flashback | journey back to a earlier time in your life |
| theme | central idea |
| plot | the careful arrangement of what happens in a story by the author |
| anachronism | an event, object (etc) that is out of its natural order in time |
| onomatopoeia | words for sounds, buzz, zap, bong |
| parallelism | showing that things are comparable in content & importance by placing them side by side |
| imagery | drawing a picture with words |
| nemesis | enemy (mario & bowser) |
| paraphrase | restate something in your own words |
| apostrophe | calling out to an imaginary, dead or absent person (usually in poetry) |
| objectivity | imperonal presentation of situations and characters |
| allegory | an extended narrative |
| setting | were the story takes place |
| genre | a type of literary work |
| oxymoron | figure of speech in which 2 contradictory words or phrases are combined (wise fool) |
| allusion | a passing reference to something that the writer assumes the reader will recognize |
| cliche | expression that has been used so often that it has lost its freshness "sharp as a tack" |
| irony | the difference in what is and what seems to be |
| satire | ironic humour and wit with criticism |
| synedoche | a part of something stands for the whole thing "I have wheels" |
| personification | giving human characteristics to plants, animals, inanimate objects etc. |
| pun | a play on words |
| subjectivity | emphasis of the writher's feelings/opinions |
| antagonist | stands in opposition to the central character |
| didactic literature | purpose is to guide, instruct or teach |
| poetic justice | rewarding the good and punishing the bad |
| paradox | appears self-contrdictory, but is true |
| synopsis | a brief summary of the plot of a novel, motion picture, play, etc. |
| vices | A flaw or imperfection; a defect. |
| virtues | moral excellence; goodness; righteousness. |
| tone | the author's attitude toward his subject etc. |
| mood | prevailing emotional attitude in a work |
| hamartia | frality or flaw that causes the downfall of a tragic HERO |
