Learn about literary tricks for tone, style, and atmosphere with these printable English language flash cards.
There are 18 flash cards in this set (3 pages to print.)
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Sample flash cards in this set:
| Questions | Answers |
|---|---|
| implicit theme | must be discerned from the details that the author includes |
| explicit theme | stated outright in a work of literature |
| personification | the use of human attributes to describe something that is not human |
| Informal/personal essay | a prose style that discusses a topic, states a point of view, or attempts to persuade about a matter |
| Drama | literature having characters who speak written dialogue and perform the action |
| Context | the facts, events, or occurrences that surround a work of literature (or part of a work) |
| Anaphora | the repetition of words or phrases at the beginnings of poetic lines |
| Foreshadowing | an indication of events that will occur later |
| Biography | a nonfiction account in which the author tells the true events that make up the life of a real person other than himself |
| Atmosphere | the mood or emotion the reader is to share with the characters |
| Tone | author's attitude toward the subject about which he is writing |
| Chronological order | relating the events of a story in the order that they occurred |
| Dialect | the vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation of a particular group of people |
| Dialogue | the words that a character speaks |
| Concrete language | language which appeals to our five senses to describe something |
| Tall tales | stories in which the hero's strength, skills, or accomplishments are exaggerated; unique to American literature |
| Resolution | poetry with meter that has a regular pace or beat to it |
| Alliteration | repetition of initial consonant sounds |
