Glossary- blacksmith
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A person who works metals in a large fire, molding them to make objects.
- element
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Literary elements
refer to characteristics of a whole text.
- flashback
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When a character remembers something that happened in their past or earlier in the story.
Flashbacks provide context for what has happened and helps the reader understand the present situation.
- foreshadowing
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Where an author gives clues or hints about an event that will happen later in the story.
Foreshadowing can take many forms such as an image, action, event or line of dialogue.
- irony
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When the opposite of what is expected occurs. There are three main types of irony.
Verbal - a character says one thing but means the opposite.
Dramatic - the audience is aware of something important and the characters in the story are not.
Situational - contrast between what the a character expects to happen and what actually happens.
- oxymoron
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A contradiction in terms, for example, jumbo shirmp, living dead or same difference.
- technique
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Literary techniques
refer to specific constructions of language which an author uses to convey meaning.
