english midterm words

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dialogue

a character speaking

simile

a comparison of two things using words like "like," "as," or "though"

imagery

a description of how something looks, feels, tastes, smells, or sounds. Imagery may use literal or figurative language to appeal to the senses

oxymoron

a paradox made up of two seemingly contradictory words (ex. Jumbo shrimp)

flashback

a scene that breaks the normal time order of the plot to show a PAST event

symbol

a setting, or object, or an event in a story that carries more than literal meaning and therefore represents something significant to understanding a work of literature

paradox

a statement or situation that is seemingly contradictory on the surface but delivers an ironic truth (ex. Timid and shy but with the courage of a lion)

denotation

a word's dictionary definition

allusion

brief reference to a person, an event, or a place (real or fictitious) or to a work of art

characterization

building a character (personality traits, likes and dislikes, looks)

hyperbole

deliberate exaggeration used for emphasis or to produce a comic or an ironic effect or an overstatement to make a point (ex. I walked a million miles today)

metaphor

figure of speech comparing two things without using "like" or "as" ; saying something is something else

personification

giving an inanimate object human characteristics/qualities (ex. The fridge hummed)

foreshadowing

hinting towards something happening before it happens (Evelyn Devor foreshadowed that she was evil - her name sounds like evil endeavor)

stanza

refers to a group of lines separated from others, similar to paragraphs in prose

connotation

refers to meanings or associations that readers have with a word beyond its dictionary definition. They are often positive or negative, and they often greatly affect the author's tone (ex. plump vs fat vs obese)

alliteration

repetition of the same consonant sound in a sequence of words

antagonist

someone who goes against the main character (ex. Mother Gothel in Tangled)

tone

the attitude the speaker takes towards the topic, an elusive quality which allows play on the gap between what is said and what is meant...depends on the context, makes irony possible

exposition

the beginning of a story; establishes characters and setting

resolution

the conflict is resolved and the story gets wrapped up

falling action

the events following the climax (the tension builds up, it explodes, then everything goes down and calms down (falling action))

mood/atmosphere

the feeling the author creates (often using the setting)

protagonist

the main character (ex. Mirabel in Encanto)

climax

the most intense, exciting, or important part of the story

narration

the narrator (the person who you hear the story from) (point of view) 1st (I, me)/2nd (you, yourself)/3rd person (he, she, they)

rhythm

the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a poem

speaker

the person, not necessarily the author, speaking in the poem

setting

the place/time where the story takes place

rising action

the plot that builds up to the climax

conflict

the problem the protagonist experiences in a story

assonance

the repetition of internal vowel sounds in nearby words that do not end the same

theme

the underlying issues or ideas of a work (ex. Romeo and Juliet suggests that love is a destructive force that, if unleashed, cannot be controlled)

onomatopoeia

use of words that refer to sounds and whose pronunciations mimic those sounds (ex. Hiss, slap, clap, slam, buzz)

irony

verbal irony: the speaker says the opposite of what they mean (not sarcasm because sarcasm needs to be used in a mocking way); dramatic irony: the audience seems to know more about an event, a situation, or a conversation than the characters in a story; situational irony: what happens is the complete opposite of what is expected


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