Creative Writing 11/12

Terms and Devices

A
active voice dialogue
alliteration diction
allusion dilemma
analogy direct presentation
anecdotal evidence drama
antagonist dramatic irony
antecedent action dramatic monologue
anti-climax dynamic character
apostrophe
argumentative E
aside editorial
assonance elegy
atmosphere epigram
audience epilogue
autobiography epiphany
epitaph
B euphemism
ballad expert testimony
bias explanatory
biography expository
blank verse extended metaphor
external conflict
C
character F
character foil fable
characterization falling action
chorus fantasy
chronological order farce
cliché first person point of view
climax flashback
colloquialism flat character
comic relief foil character
compare and contrast foreshadowing
complex character form
conclusion formal essay
conflict free verse
connotation
consonance G
couplet genre
graphic text
D
denotation H
denoument hero
descriptive essay historical reference
dialect
hyperbole ode
omniscient point of view
I onomatopoeia
oxymoron
imagery
indeterminate ending P
inciting incident paradox
indirect presentation parallelism
inflection parody
informal language passive voice
interior monologue pathos
internal conflict personification
internal rhyme persuasive essay
introduction plot
irony point of view
primary character
J pro and con argument
jargon prologue
juxtaposition propaganda
protagonist
L proverb
legend purpose
limited omniscient point of view pun
literal language
lyric Q
quatrain
M
man vs. man R
man vs. nature relevance
man vs. self repetition
man vs. society resolution
man vs. supernatural rhetorical question
melodrama rhyme
metaphor rhyme scheme
monologue rhythm
mood rising action
mystery round character
myth
S
N sarcasm
narrative satire
narration secondary character
narrator second person point of view
sequencing
O setting
objective point of view simile
octave simple character
slang
soliloquy
sonnet
speaker
stanza
static character
stock/stereotype character
story within a story
style
stylistic technique
subjective (language tone etc.)
subjective point of view
suspense
symbol
symbolism

T
theme
thesis
thesis statement
third person point of view
tone
tragedy

U
understatement

V
visuals
voice

W
wit