Exposition: A comprehensive description and explanation of an idea or theory.Ex- The exposition and defense of his ethics.Expressionism: A style of painting, music, or drama in which the artist or writer seeks to express emotional experience rather than impressions of the external world.Ex- We all use expressionism. Fable: A short story, typically with animals as characters, conveying a moral.Ex-The fable of the wary fox.fallacy: A mistaken belief, especially one based on unsound argument.Ex- The notion that the camera never lies is a fallacy.
Implication: Something implied or suggested as naturally to be inferred or understood
Ex-To resent an implication of dishonesty.
Incongruity: Out of keeping or place; inappropriate; unbecoming
Ex-An incongruous effect; incongruous behavior.
Inference: Something that is inferred
Implication: Something implied or suggested as naturally to be inferred or understood
Ex-To resent an implication of dishonesty.
Incongruity: Out of keeping or place; inappropriate; unbecoming
Ex-An incongruous effect; incongruous behavior.
Inference: Something that is inferred
Falling Action: Is defined as the parts of a story after the climax and before the very end.
Ex-An example of falling action is act four in a five-act play.
Farce: Something that is intended to be seen as ridiculous, particularly a comedy based on an unlikely situation.
Ex- An example of farce is the show "The Three Stooges."
Figurative Language: Language used to describe someone or something by comparing to another, or using words for description that do not have a literal meaning.
Ex-An example of figurative language is someone saying "her voice sounds like Madonna."
Flashback: When an earlier moment is portrayed in a story or when a past experience is remembered.
Ex- An example of a flashback is suddenly remembering a scene from the war.
Foil: Defined as to keep something from happening.
Ex- An example of foil is when your mom catches you sneaking out to go to a party.
Folk tale: A story passed on by word of mouth, or a legend or myth shared among people of a culture.
Ex- The story of the Boy Who Cried Wolf is an example of a folktale.
Foreshadowing: Literary device used by authors, writers, and filmmakers to enhance the storyline and to create more suspense.
Ex- I use foreshadowing when I write stories.
Free Verse: Poetry that does not rhyme or have a regular meter.
Ex- An example of free verse is Walt Whitman's "I Dream'd in a Dream."
Genre: a category of art, music or literature.
An example of genre is rock and roll.
Gothic Tale: A genre of fiction characterized by mystery and supernatural horror, oftenset in a dark castle or other medieval setting.
Ex- I sometimes I like to read gothic tales.
Hyperbole: Obvious and intentional exaggeration.
Ex- I use hyperboles when writing stories also.
Imagery: The formation of mental images, figures, or likenesses of things, or of such images collectively.
Ex- The dim imagery of a dream.
Ex- To make rash inferences.
Irony: The use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning.
Ex- The irony of her reply, “How nice!” when I said I had to work all weekend.
Ex-An example of falling action is act four in a five-act play.
Farce: Something that is intended to be seen as ridiculous, particularly a comedy based on an unlikely situation.
Ex- An example of farce is the show "The Three Stooges."
Figurative Language: Language used to describe someone or something by comparing to another, or using words for description that do not have a literal meaning.
Ex-An example of figurative language is someone saying "her voice sounds like Madonna."
Flashback: When an earlier moment is portrayed in a story or when a past experience is remembered.
Ex- An example of a flashback is suddenly remembering a scene from the war.
Foil: Defined as to keep something from happening.
Ex- An example of foil is when your mom catches you sneaking out to go to a party.
Folk tale: A story passed on by word of mouth, or a legend or myth shared among people of a culture.
Ex- The story of the Boy Who Cried Wolf is an example of a folktale.
Foreshadowing: Literary device used by authors, writers, and filmmakers to enhance the storyline and to create more suspense.
Ex- I use foreshadowing when I write stories.
Free Verse: Poetry that does not rhyme or have a regular meter.
Ex- An example of free verse is Walt Whitman's "I Dream'd in a Dream."
Genre: a category of art, music or literature.
An example of genre is rock and roll.
Gothic Tale: A genre of fiction characterized by mystery and supernatural horror, oftenset in a dark castle or other medieval setting.
Ex- I sometimes I like to read gothic tales.
Hyperbole: Obvious and intentional exaggeration.
Ex- I use hyperboles when writing stories also.
Imagery: The formation of mental images, figures, or likenesses of things, or of such images collectively.
Ex- The dim imagery of a dream.
Ex- To make rash inferences.
Irony: The use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning.
Ex- The irony of her reply, “How nice!” when I said I had to work all weekend.
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