mercredi 2 mars 2011

third person point of view

The third person point of view is a form of storytelling in which a narrator relates all action in third person, using third person pronouns such as "he" or "she."

subjective

Subjective may refer to:

  • Subjectivity, a subject's perspective, particular feelings, beliefs, desires or discovery made from information pertaining to a personal experience
  • Subject (philosophy), a being which has subjective experiences or a relationship with another entity
  • A school of bayesian probability stating that the state of knowledge corresponds to personal belief

stream of conciousness

sestet

sestet is the name given to the second division of an Italian sonnet (as opposed to an English or Spenserian Sonnet), which must consist of an octave, of eight lines, succeeded by a sestet, of six lines.

rhetorical question

rhetorical question is a figure of speech in the form of a question posed for its persuasive effect without the expectation of a reply.

Persuasive technique

How to persuade people by enhancing your persuasion skills in communication.

parallelism

grammarparallelism is a balance of two or more similar wordsphrases, or clauses.

objective

An objective tone is created by the writer’s wording so that the piece of writing seems to be unbiased and unemotional.  The antonym of objective is subjective which means personal experience and opinions are expressed.

Meter

In poetrymetre (or meter in American use of the English Language) is the basic rhythmic structure of a verse or lines in verse.
Jargon is terminology which is especially defined in relationship to a specific activity, profession, group, or gitar.

Inditerminate ending


An ending in which the central problem or conflict is left unresolved

lundi 28 février 2011

surprise ending

surprise



a sudden unexpected ending.

Statistical Evidence

stats to prove your argument or view.

setting


1.
the act of a person or thing that sets.
2.
the surroundings or environment of anything.
3.
the mounting in which a jewel is set.
4.
a group of all the articles, as of china, silver, or glass,required for setting a table or a single place at a table.
5.
the locale or period in which the action of a novel, play,film, etc., takes place:
The setting of this story is Verona inthe 15th century.


Rhyme



1.
identity in sound of some part, especially the end, of wordsor lines of verse.
2.
a word agreeing with another in terminal sound: Find is arhyme for mind and womankind.
3.
verse or poetry having correspondence in the terminal sounds of the lines.
4.
a poem or piece of verse having such correspondence.

Pun



1.
the humorous use of a word or phrase so as to emphasize orsuggest its different meanings or applications,
or the use ofwords that are alike or nearly alike in sound but different inmeaning; a play on words.
2.
the word or phrase used in this way.