soliloquy: a speech given by one character to themself
spiritual: a higher feeling that goes beyond ones senses
speaker: who is telling the story
stereotype: a label or category given to a person based on common trends that may or may not be relevant to race and preference. Almost like an assumption based on what you think you know about someone.
stream of consciousness: Performative utterance. A way of writing without a filter about what is going on in one’s mind.
structure: how the story is set up.
style: the technique to how an author writes
subordination: to place in a lower rank
surrealism: create potential of the unconscious mind
suspension of disbelief: human interest and truth blended into truth
symbol: something that refers to a bigger meaning
synesthesia: a senses impression
synecdoche: part is made to represent a whole
syntax: how a sentence is written to create a deeper meaning
theme: what is a common occurring subject that comes up
thesis: a sentence or two that summarizes the selection
tone: the voice in which an author is writing in.
tongue in cheek: not meaning what is written, being literal?
tragedy: dramatic type of event that shocks both audience and characters in story
understatement: stating something that doesn’t add up to the full potential of a subject
vernacular: spoken language
voice: who is speaking
Zeitgeist: the mood of a period through beliefs and ideas
No comments:
Post a Comment