HSC EALD - Literary Techniques and Text structure Vocabulary 1

conflict

• A disagreement between two characters or forces

• A harmonious relationship between characters

• A resolution to a problem

• A type of literary genre

verses

• The main parts, like “paragraphs”, of a song.

• The melody of a song.

• The rhythm of a song.

• The title of a song.

audience

• The person or group of people a text is written for

• The main character in a story

• The setting where a story takes place

• The conflict that drives the plot

tone

• The quality in the voice of the author or characters which communicates feeling or mood

• A type of literary device used to create suspense

• The physical sound of a voice without emotional context

• A method of organizing a narrative structure

narration

• The parts of a story that are being told to the reader

• A type of character in a story

• The setting of a story

• The moral lesson of a story

contrast

• A technique used to show or emphasise the differences between two different things

• A method for combining similar elements in a design

• A process of blending colors to create harmony

• A strategy for simplifying complex ideas

indirect characterisation

• When a writer tells us something about the character without saying it directly, such as 'she finished her homework quickly' (meaning: she was smart)

• When a writer describes a character's physical appearance in detail

• When a character reveals their thoughts and feelings directly to the reader

• When other characters in the story describe the character's traits

irony

• A difference between what we expect to happen, and what actually happens

• A type of humor that involves exaggeration

• A situation where everything goes as planned

• A literary device used to create suspense

simile

• A type of metaphor that does not use comparison

• A comparison that is made between two things by using the words like, as, or resembles

• A figure of speech that exaggerates for emphasis

• A statement that contradicts itself

onomatopoeia

• A word that sounds like the thing it represents

• A type of figurative language

• A word that has multiple meanings

• A word that describes a sound