Key terms for Regents

The subject of a piece of writing; the message the author is conveying

A conclusion based on logic or reason

A symbolic reference to something. It is designed to help the reader understand

Using like or as to compare two objects

Using words that paint a picture inside the reader’s head. (see,hear,feel,taste,smell)

The narrator’s position to the story being told

Author or character’s attitude or personality

When and where the story takes place

Events or timeline of the story

One thing represents something else

Direct and Indirect, The creation of a character

the author tells the reader about the character

the reader infers about the character based on events in the story

The unifying element of a story

Language or text that does not have normal everyday literal meaning

A struggle between opposing forces

The literal (or dictionary) meaning of a word

The emotional or imaginative association which a word evokes

The difference between expectations for a situation and what is reality

The author’s use of plot and setting to tell a story

The attitude of the writer/character towards the audience/reader

Two opposing things/ideas being presented at the same time in order to bring attention to them

The formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named Ex) snap, bang, swish

Repeating words or ideas for desired impact

an interesting story used to emphasize a point

Reference to a famous person, event, or idea

A warning or indication of a future event.

The repetition of the initial letter or sound at the beginning of a series of words

Exaggeration

An introduction of background information about events, settings, characters, or other elements of a work to the audience or readers that gives context to something.

A group of lines in poetry; a verse; a poetic paragraph

An assertion that something to be true

a term used in poetry to refer to lines that end without punctuation and without completing a sentence or clause.