The things people do to create flow and to make thier writing more effective

Aliteration
Similar Sounding Starting Sounds
Antagonist
"bad guys"
Architype
Typical plots and heroes [boy meets girl, boy and girl fall in love, someone messes it up, true love conquers all, ect.]
Atmosphere
The general feeling we get from a story
Bias
A slanted opinion[unfair for or against someone]
Characterization
NOT the description of the character, rather how the charcter is developed and shown to the audience through words, actions, reactions, how others react to him, what the narrator says about him
Cliche
A term or phrase which has been used so much it has become 'cheesy'
Climax
The exact point that you know the conflict has ended
Comic relief
Humor injected into a story to lighten a situation
Complication
An obstacle that increase tension[complicates things]
Conflict
Two or more opposing forces
manvsman
animal
nature
machine
circumstance
self
time
Conclusion
The end of the story
Diction
Word choise
Dilema
Situation that has no easy solution\
Direct/Inderect presentation
Point of view on the story
Distortion
A changing or twisting or manipulating of the truth
Euphemism
Mild or unoffensive word used insted of one that is hurtful, insulting
False assumptions
Something is believed to be true; however it is not true. An assumption isn't what's said, it is what is behind the words
Figure of speech
Specific devices[tools] used to create images[very similar to imagery]
Figurative language
Specific devices [tools] used to create images, phrases that are recognizable, such as;
Flashback
When you go back to part of the story which has already happend
Foils
Characters who's opinions/actions contrast with the protagonist
Foreshadowing
A hint given by the author, as to what will happen later in the story
Genre
A category[of literatur]that is characterized by a certain form, style, or subject matter
Hyperbole
An exageration to get a point across or to emphasize an idea[ex "I've told you a thousand times"]
Imagery
Things that create images/pictures in our minds. ex metaphor, similie, personification
Irony
When the opposite of what you expect happens
Lie
NOT telling the truth or purposly telling an untruth
Lyracal
Song like
Metaphor
A comparision between two different things. It's not said, rather implied. ex He's a barnacle
Meter
Arrangement of syllables in patterns[poetry]
Iambic[_/_/_/_]ex be gin'
Trochaic[-/-/-/]ex ter' ror
Mood
Feeling created
Moral
Lesson[s] of the story
Onomatopoeia
Meaning of the word and the sound of the word fit[ex bang, gurgle, meow]
Oxymoron
Two words beside each other that seem to contridict[ex pretty ugly, little giants]
Parellels
When you have two or more seperate plots going on at the same time
Pathos
The ability[of a song, story, poem, ect.] to evoke or bring our feelings of pity and sadness
Personification
A non'human is given human qualities[Father Time, Mother Earth, Hurricane Hazel]
Plot
Story line; what happens; sequence of events
Point of view
Through whose eyes we experience the story
Prejudice
A judgement is made or conclusion reached before you know the facts, unfair
Protagonist
"good guys"
Pun
a play on words. words have double meaning
Purpose
what the author is trying to achieve through the writing
Resolution
Comclusion to a story[conflicts are resolved]
Rhythym
A regular pattern of stresse and unstresed sylables[poetry]
Romantic Interlude
When the main character[s] begin to have romantic feelings. Often relieves tension in plot, or complicates it.
Round/Dynamic character
An interesting character, with personality, does something for the plot
Satire
Sarcasim, wit or irony used to poke fun at or ridicule something[not a plesant form of humor]type of genre
Setting
Where and when the story takes place
Similie
A comparision between two unlike things using "like" or "as". ex He's dumb as a barnacle
Stanza
Group of lines of poetry
Stereotype
Classifying people into narrow categories; unfair judgement of an individual by the group he/she belongs to.
Stream of Conciousness
narraitve which follows actual thoughts of characters, writing without an idea or plot in mind
Stock character/Flat or static haracter
A charcter in a play or story that isn't distinctive or unique; stereotypical or even ho-hum boring
Suspence
The building up of tension
Sybolism
Using something as a sign to represent something else
Tension
Nervousness created by different situations in the story. Creates suspence
Theme
The main idea of the story[usually realated to the purpose]one word
Tone
The emotional atmosphere or general feeling a story sets
Is the symbol for elements also applied to poetry

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