English II Vocab

Central Idea

• The most important point the author moakes

• A feeling

Directly tells the reader what the character is like

• Direct Characterization

• Indirect characterization

Hints or clues about a character through the way the character acts in different situations.

• Direct Characterization

• Indirect Characterization

The overall message (lesson)

• Mood

• Theme

Mood

• How the reader feels

• A comparison

Tone

• A picture

• The author's attitude (feelings)

Flashback

• A hint at the future

• Shows the reader a scene from the past

Foreshadowing

• A hint at a future event

• A memory

Giving non-human things human traits

• Personification

• Pretend

Creates an image in the mind of the reader (5 senses)

• Imagery

• Painting