General+Literary+Terms

THEME: the subject of a piece of writing; a topic. TONE: the overall manner of expression in writing FLASHBACK:a scene in a movie, novel,etc., set in a time earlier than the main story SYMBOL: a thing that represents or stands for something else (a material object representing something abstract) FORESHADOWING: warning or indication of a future event IRONY: the expression of ones meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, (for humorous or emphatic effect) METAPHOR - a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literal. SIMILE- involves comparing one thing to another to make a description more vivid. PERSONIFICATION- giving inanimate objects human characteristics. ALLUSION- call something to mind without actually saying it REPETITION- used when something is needed to have emphasis. IMAGERY- descriptive and figurative language.

EXAMPLES- theme- friendship tone- angry flashback- as someone gets hit by a friend they are brought back to a memory of a parent or guardian hitting them. symbol - symbol for death would be a coffin or fire or gravestone. foreshadowing- a boy sees two friends fighting he can picture one of them being knocked out if he does not go and help stop the fight. irony - getting hit by an ambulance Situational example: The Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Coleridge:

Water, water, every where, And all the boards did shrink ; Water, water, every where, Nor any drop to drink

metaphor-


 * "But my heart is a lonely hunter that hunts on a lonely hill."


 * (William Sharp, "The Lonely Hunter")

 similie- as brave as a lion, crazy as a fox

 personification - mother nature

 allusion - describing someone as prince charming or romeo

 repetition-He appeared so thankful to all the staff, thankful to all of the parents, and especially thankful to his students.

 imagery- **Example**: "The wrinkled sea beneath him crawls; / He watches from his mountain walls." (4-5).

**Analysis**: Tennyson provides the image of a predatory bird scouring the sea for prey.