English 3A Unit 1 Test Review
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
