Mr. A's Glossary
This glossary contains definitions for words used throughout the website. If you have a suggestion of a word that should be included here, please e-mail me at tim@mr-anderson.com.
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fableA story intended to enforce a useful truth, especially one in which animals speak and act like human beings. | |
fallacyA typical error in reasoning that arises commonly in ordinary discourse and renders unsound the argument in which it appears. | |
feminine rhymeArray | |
figurative meaningA symbolic interpretation of written work. | |
figures of speechspecial poetic ways of expressing things, especially comparisons that are not literally true. | |
first person narrationNarration in which the point of view is that of the main character. | |
flashbackThe technique of stopping the chronological action in a story and shifting to an earlier period to introduce additional information. | |
flat characterA character with only one outstanding trait or feature. | |
fluencyThe act of reading easily, smoothly and automatically with a rate appropriate for the text, indicating that students understand meaning. | |
focusThe center of interest or attention; in writing, the central idea. | |
foilA character who provides a contrast to the protagonist. | |
footthe repeating unit of meter. | |
foreshadowingThe technique of giving clues to coming events in a narrative. Not all foreshadowing is obvious. Frequently, future events are merely hinted at through dialogue, description, or the attitudes and reactions of the characters. Foreshadowing frequently serves two purposes. It builds suspense by raising questions that encourage the reader to go on and find out more about the event that is being foreshadowed. Foreshadowing is also a means of making a narrative more believable by partially preparing the reader for events which are to follow. | |
formatThe shape, size and general makeup (as of something printed). | |
functional documentsWorks of nonfiction such as "how to" books, technical manuals and instructions. | |