Literary Lingo Part 2 (PSSA Terms 2)

the author's attitude toward the subject and the audience

• mood

• tone

• theme

• foreshadowing

the way the author develops and creates the character

• tone

• irony

• characterization

• mood

author's depend on readers to draw conclusions about a character

• indirect characterization

• direct charactization

• foreshadowing

• analogy

the author's use of hints or clues to suggest future events

• flashback

• foreshadowing

• tone

• characterization

the comparison of two pairs which have the same relationships

• tone

• mood

• analogy

• foreshadowing

language that appeals to the senses

• irony

• imagery

• symbolism

• analogy

when the outcome of the situation is the opposite of what's expected

• analogy

• tone

• symbolism

• irony

the author states the character's traits directly

• direct characterization

• indirect characterization

• irony

• mood

the feeling created in the reader by a literary work or passage

• irony

• tone

• mood

• imagery

the author interrupts the plot of the story to recreate an incident that happened in the past

• symbolism

• foreshadowing

• flashback

• imagery