EALD Test 2 - Literary Techniques and Text structure Vocabulary

clarity

• how clear the image of a picture or film is

• the brightness of a picture

• the color saturation in a film

• the contrast between light and dark areas

rhyme scheme

• the pattern of end rhymes in each line of a stanza/verse of a poem or song

• the arrangement of words in a line of poetry

• the use of similar sounds in different lines of a poem

• the structure of a poem's stanzas

genre

• the distinct styles, themes, and conventions/standards which classify texts into sub-categories of literature and film

• a type of music characterized by a specific rhythm and style

• a narrative technique used to create suspense and tension

• a visual art form that focuses on the representation of reality

trope

• a storytelling convention, device, or motif that occurs frequently in a given genre

• a character archetype that is always the hero

• a plot twist that is unexpected and shocking

• a setting that is commonly used in horror stories

foil

• a character who emphasizes the characteristics of another character by contrast

• a character who opposes the main character

• a character who provides comic relief

• a character who undergoes significant change throughout the story

archetype

• a universally recognised symbol

• a type of ancient artifact

• a modern invention

• a rare species of plant

sibilance

• repeated consonant sounds in multiple words (usually, but not always, at the end of the words)

• the use of vivid and descriptive language to create imagery

• the repetition of vowel sounds in nearby words

• a literary device that involves a pause in a line of poetry

sarcasm

• A form of humor that involves exaggeration

• Saying one thing but really meaning the opposite – usually with a negative connotation

• A type of compliment that is insincere

• A method of storytelling that involves irony

purpose

• the reason a text has been made

• a type of literary device

• the main character in a story

• the setting of a narrative

narrator

• the character who is the main protagonist in a story

• the character, or external person, who tells readers/viewers what is happening in a story, poem, or song

• the setting where the story takes place

• the conflict that drives the plot forward