3. COLOR
Result of the reflection or absorption of light by a surface
Pigment that causes visual sensation
Not black or white
3 characteristics of color:
Hue (attribute of a color that gives it a general classification—
yellow, green, etc.
Intensity (brightness of a color)
Value (lightness or darkness of a hue or neutral color)
4. LINE
A break of space in color (or black and white)
13. THEME
A central message or insight into life revealed through a literary work
Literary Works include
Fiction
An imaginative story
Non-fiction
A true story
Biographies
An account of someone’s life, written by an outside source
Autobiographies
An account of someone’s life, written by the same person
Memoirs
A brief portion of someone’s life, written by the same
person
14. FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
A way of speaking or writing in a non-literal way
Metaphor
Hyperbole
Simile
Personification
Idiom
15. DENOTATION V.
CONNOTATION
Denotation
The literal meaning (dictionary definition) of a word
Connotation
The emotional feeling of a word that might differ from the denotation of a
word
17. MOOD V. TONE
Mood
The READER’S feelings (emotions) created by a literary work
Tone
The AUTHOR’S attitude (feelings) toward the subject, a character, or the
audience.
Both mood and tone are created with diction (word choice).
18. IRONY
3 Types
Situational
When something happens in a story that is not just surprising, but is the exact
opposite of what you expected to happen.
Verbal
When something is said but what is meant is the opposite. (sarcasm)
Dramatic
The reader or audience knows something the character/characters do not know
19. STYLE
The way in which a writer or speaker says what he/she says
20. HUMOR
Dialogue, action, or an event that is designed to be comical, witty, funny, or
amusing.
21. PERSPECTIVE V. POINT OF
VIEW
Perspective Point of View
The state of one’s ideas, the The perspective from which
facts known to one, and the a story is told.
angle from which one views 1st person
a situation. 2nd person
3rd person limited
3rd person omniscient