Media 11/12

Terms and Devices

A
active voice
alliteration
descriptive
allusion dialect
analogy dialogue
anecdotal evidence diary
antagonist diction
antecedent action dilemma
anti-climax direct presentation
apostrophe documentary
argumentative/persuasive drama
aside dramatic irony
assonance dramatic monologue
atmosphere dynamic character
audience
autobiography E
editorial
B elegy
ballad emotional setting
ballad stanza epic
bias epilogue
biography epigram
blank verse epiphany
blog epitaph
euphemism
C explanatory
captions expository
character extended metaphor
character foil external conflict
characterization
chorus F
chronological order fable
cliché falling action
climax farce
colloquialism first person point of view
comic relief
flashback
compare and contrast
complex character
flat character
connotation foil character
consonance font Style
couplet foreshadowing
form
D formal essay
denotation free verse
G
genre
narrative
graphic text
narrator

O
H
objective
hero
objective point of view
historical reference
octave
hyperbole
ode
omniscient point of view
I
onomatopoeia
imagery
oxymoron
inciting incident
indeterminate ending
P
indirect presentation
paradox
inflection
parallelism
informal language
parody
interior monologue
passive voice
internal conflict
pathos
internal rhyme
personification
irony
persuasive essay
J
plot
jargon point of View
juxtaposition primary character
procedural
L protagonist
legend
limited omniscient point of view Q
literal language quatrain
lyric
R
M relevance
man vs. man repetition
man vs. nature research
man vs. self resolution
man vs. society rhetorical question
man vs. supernatural rhyme
melodrama rhyme scheme
metaphor rhythm
monologue rising action
mood round character
mystery
myth S
sarcasm
N satire
narration
secondary character
second person point of view
sequencing
setting
simile
simple character
slang
soliloquy
sonnet
speaker
stanza
static character
statistical evidence
stock/stereotypical character
stream of consciousness
style
subjective (language tone etc.)
suspense
symbol
symbolism

T
theme
thesis
thesis statement
third person point of view
tone
topography
tragedy
twist or surprise ending

U
understatement

V
visuals
voice

W
wit