1. Unit 2 Terminology Vocab

2. allusion
A reference made to a well-known person, event, or place from history, music, or art
Example: Romeo was the forbidden fruit that Juliet just could not resist.

3. DIRECT CHARACTERIZATION
The author tells the audience directly what a character is like
Example: John was a patient boy.

4. Dynamic character
A character that changes

5. Figurative language
The use of words to describe one thing in terms of another

6. Flat Character
A one-side character

7. Dramatic irony
When the reader or audience knows something the characters do not
Examples: We know that scar killed mufasa but simba does not.

8. foreshadowing
The use of hints or clues about what will happen in the future
Example:

9. Indirect characterization
When an author uses steal TO DESCRIBE A CHARACTER
SAYS
THINKS
EFFECT ON OTHERS
ACTIONS
LOOKS
Example: John waited silently for his sister to return from the toy store. He didn’t move from his chair, but just stared at the door waiting.

10. Irony (situational)
When what happens is the opposite of what is expected (negatively)
Example:

11. Literal language The exact meaning or denotations of words
“It is raining very hard outside.”

12. mood
The atmosphere or predominant emotion in a literary work
Example:

13. Point of view The perspective from which the story is told
Example: Could be 1st person, 3rd person limited or 3rd person omniscient

14. 1st person
Narrator uses “I” “me” “my”
Example

15. 3rd person limited
Uses “he” “she” “them”- knows the thoughts of only 1 character
Example:

16. 3rd person omniscient
Uses “he” “she” “them”- knows the thoughts of multiple characters
Example:

17. style
The distinctive way a writer uses language (through diction, syntax, imagery, organization, etc)
Example:

18. Round Character
Complex character that has both flaws and strengths

19. symbol
Anything (object, animal, event, person, place) that represents itself and something else

20. Static character
A character that doesn’t change

21. theme
A writer’s central idea or main message that is repeated in a text

22. tone
The author’s (or speaker’s) attitude toward a subject, character, or audience
Example:

23. Verbal irony
When the speaker/narrator says something but means the opposite
Examples:
Can be sarcasm but doesn’t have to be