Examinable Terms and Devices in Literature PDF

Examinable Terms and Devices in Literature A Flashback P Alliteration Flat character Paradox Allusion Foil Personification...

Examinable Terms and Devices in Literature A Flashback P Alliteration Flat character Paradox Allusion Foil Personification Antagonist Foreshadowing Persuasion; persuasive Aside Free verse Plot Atmosphere G Point of view Audience Propaganda Genre Protagonist B H R Ballad Bias Hyperbole Refrain Blank verse I Resolution Rhyme C Image Rhyme scheme Character Imagery Rhythm Chronological order Indirect presentation Rising action Cliché Irony Round character Climax J Colloquial S Jargon Comedy Sarcasm Compare L Satire Conflict (internal, external) Limited omniscient Setting Connotation point of view Simile Contrast Lyric Slang Sonnet D M Speaker Denotation Metaphor Stanza Description Mood Static character Dialogue Stereotyped character Direct presentation N Style Drama Narration Suspense Dynamic character Narrative Symbol; symbolism Narrator E T Exposition; expository O Theme Objective point of view Tone F Omniscient point of view Tragedy Falling action Onomatopoeia Figurative language Oxymoron U First person point of view Understatement Types of Reading Passages or Excerpt Sources essays (formal or informal style) plays discontinuous texts (e.g., tables, charts, poetry graphs, web pages, maps, timelines) novels non-fiction prose (diaries, journals, short fiction letters, newspaper columns, magazine articles) Ministry of Education -7- English 10 2014/15 School Year Description of Examination