English 3A Unit 1 Test Review

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Mayflower Compact

agreement reached by the Pligrims which bound them to live in civil society according to their own laws

Primary Source

an artifact or a document,diary, journal

Essay

composition of three or more paragraphs, that presents and makes up one main idea

Hyperbole

exaggerated statements not to be taken literally

summarizing

giving a brief summary of the main points about something

Context Clues

hints that an author gives that helps define a difficult or unusual word.

Etymology

history of a word and how its changed throughout history

Oral Tradition

information passed on from generations using word of mouth not written down

Sermon

lecture or talk by a member of a religious institution or clergy

Rhythm

literary device demonstrates the long and short patterns through stressed and unstressed syllables particularly in verse form

Denotation

primary meaning of the word

Purpose

reason to write: persuade,inform, entertain, or explain ideas

Great Awakening

series of religious revivals among Protestants in American colonies.

Grievance

something believed to cause distress

Connotation

something suggested or implied by a word or thing,rather then being its clear name

Fact

something that is true and exists

Meter

stressed and unstressed syllabic patterns in a verse

Literary Movement

term for pieces of literature by different author who share the the same way of writing (usually over the same time period)

Poetry

the art of rhythmical composition, written or spoken, for exciting pleasure.

Predestination

the divine foreclaiming of all that will happen

Rhyme Scheme

the order pattern of rhymes at the end of a verse of a poem

National Literature

the record of a country mental progress

Middle Passage

the sea journey undertaken by slave ships from West Africa to West Indies

Couplets

two lines of a verse usually in the same meter and joined by a rhyme

Slave Narrative

type of literary work that is made up of written things about enslaved africans in Great britain

Plain Style

type of writing in which uncomplicated sentences and ordinary words used to make simple, direct statements.

Rhetoric

using language effectively and persuaulively in a spoken form.

Imagery

visual description expressed in literary work.

Author's Purpose

Reason for the author to write the specific topic

Compare and contrasting

Looking for the similarities and differences between something

Audience

Person reached by the book,newspaper,sermon,etc.

Genre

a category of artistic composition,characterized by similar form,style, and subject matter.

Metaphor

a figure of a speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action which is not literally applicable

Election

a formal and organized way of electing

Printing Press

a machine for printing texts or pictures

Puritan

a member of a group of english Protestants, who regarded the reformation of the church of England under Elizabeth as incomplete and sought to simplify and regulate forms of worship.

Autobiography

a story written of someones life,written by them

Opinion

a view or judgement not usual based on a fact or knowledge

Poetic Devices

tools that poets use to create rhythm,enhance a poems meaning or intensify mood or feeling


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