Monday 9 April 2012

Literacy Devices

Climax: noun - The most intense, exciting, or important point of something; a culmination or apex.

Protagonist: noun - The leading character or a major character in a drama, movie, novel, or other fictional text.

Antagonist: noun - A person who actively opposes or is hostile to someone or something; an adversary.

Simile: noun - A figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, (e.g., as brave as a lion).

Plot: noun - A plan made in secret by a group of people to do something illegal or harmful.

Character: noun - The mental and moral qualities distinctive to an individual.

Theme: noun - The subject of a talk, a piece of writing, a person's thoughts, or an exhibition; a topic: "the theme of the sermon was reverence".

Foreshadowing: verb - Be a warning or indication of (a future event).

Exposition: noun - A comprehensive description and explanation of an idea or theory.

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