Imagery: The
formation of mental images, figures, or likenesses of things, or of such images
collectively
"The water is warm too, for it has slipped twinkling over the the yellow sands..."
Characterization: A graphic of vivid verbal description
"Curly was quick and mean"
Motif:To
show or indicate beforehand; prefigure
"Tell about we're gonna have in the garden and about the rabbits in the cages and about the rain in the winter and the stove, and how thick the cream is on the milk like you can hardly cut it."
"Tell about we're gonna have in the garden and about the rabbits in the cages and about the rain in the winter and the stove, and how thick the cream is on the milk like you can hardly cut it."
Foreshadowing: To
show or indicate beforehand; prefigure
"Sure I can, George. Hie in the brush till you come."
"Sure I can, George. Hie in the brush till you come."
Zoomporphism: The attribute of animal forms or qualities to a god
"Behind him walked his opposite, a huge man, shapeless of face, with large, pale eyes, with wide, sloping shoulders; and he walked heavily, dragging his feet a little, the way a bear drags his paws."
"Behind him walked his opposite, a huge man, shapeless of face, with large, pale eyes, with wide, sloping shoulders; and he walked heavily, dragging his feet a little, the way a bear drags his paws."
Suspense: A
state or condition of mental uncertainty or excitement, as in awaiting a
decision or outcome, usually accompanied by a degree of apprehension or anxiety
"It was silent outside. Carlson's footstep's died away. The silence came into the room. The silence lasted."
"It was silent outside. Carlson's footstep's died away. The silence came into the room. The silence lasted."
Mood: A temporary state of mind
"Leggo his hand, Lennie. Leggo."
"Leggo his hand, Lennie. Leggo."
Round character: A character in fiction whose personality, background, motives, and other features are fully delineated by the author
"Why do you got to get killed?"
Flat character: An easily recognized character type in fiction who may not be fully
delineated but is useful in carrying out some narrative purpose of the author
Curley is an example of a flat Character. He does not undergo much conflict neither change. He is also briefly described.
Curley is an example of a flat Character. He does not undergo much conflict neither change. He is also briefly described.
Character foils: A character who contrasts with another character
"The first man was small and quick, dark of face, with restless eyes, and sharp, strong features Every part of him was defined: small, strong hands, slender arms, a thin and bony nose. Behind him walked his opposite, a huge man, shapeless of face, with large, pale eyes, with wide, sloping shoulders; and he walked heavily, dragging his feet a little, the way a bear drags his paws."
"The first man was small and quick, dark of face, with restless eyes, and sharp, strong features Every part of him was defined: small, strong hands, slender arms, a thin and bony nose. Behind him walked his opposite, a huge man, shapeless of face, with large, pale eyes, with wide, sloping shoulders; and he walked heavily, dragging his feet a little, the way a bear drags his paws."
Symbolism: Something
used for or regarded as representing something else; a material object
representing something, often something immaterial; emblem, token, or sign
"We gonna have a little place"
Dialogue: Conversation
between two or more persons
"Don't you thing of nothing but rabbits?"
"We gonna have a little place where we I get a sack of alfalfa and give it to the rabbits"
Setting: The act of
a person or thing that sets
"Crooks the negro stable buck, had his bunk in the harness room; a little shed that leaned off the wall of the barn"
"Crooks the negro stable buck, had his bunk in the harness room; a little shed that leaned off the wall of the barn"
Theme: A
subject of discourse, discussion, meditation, or composition; topic
"O.K. Someday–we're gonna get the jack together and we're gonna have a little house and a couple of acres an' a cow and some pigs and––."
"O.K. Someday–we're gonna get the jack together and we're gonna have a little house and a couple of acres an' a cow and some pigs and––."
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