English Techniques

3. A recurring image, idea, or pattern that contributes to a text’s overall meaning.
5. Omniscient Narration, A narrative perspective in which the narrator has access to multiple characters’ thoughts and events.
6. Narration, A narrative perspective in which the story is told using I or we.
7. The methods used to develop characters, including actions, dialogue, and thoughts.
8. A comparison that describes one thing as another to suggest similarity.
10. Limited Narration, A narrative perspective that follows one character closely while using he, she, or they.
13. Spoken exchanges between characters used to advance plot or reveal character.
15. A central idea or message explored throughout a text.
16. The placement of contrasting ideas, characters, or settings close together for effect.
17. Language that appeals to the senses to create a vivid picture for the reader.
18. Narrator, A narrator whose account of events cannot be fully trusted.
19. The use of objects, actions, or ideas to represent meanings beyond their literal sense.

1. The emotional feeling created for the reader through setting, imagery, and language.
2. The time, place, and social environment in which a narrative occurs.
4. The use of hints or clues that suggest future events in a narrative.
9. The author’s attitude toward the subject matter or audience, conveyed through language.
11. A contrast between expectation and reality, or between appearance and meaning.
12. A comparison using like or as to clarify or intensify meaning.
14. The attribution of human qualities to non-human entities or abstract ideas.