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8th Grade Honors ELA > ELA Vocab > Flashcards

ELA Vocab Flashcards

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Characterization

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The author’s meaning of conveying to the reader a character’s personality, life history, values, physical attributes, ect. Also refers directly to a description thereof.

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The author’s meaning of conveying to the reader a character’s personality, life history, values, physical attributes, ect. Also refers directly to a description thereof.

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Characterization

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Protagonist

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The main character in a story, the one with whom the reader is meant to identify. The person is not necessarily “good” by any conventional moral system standard, but he/she is the person in whose plight the reader is mostly invested.

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The main character in a story, the one with whom the reader is meant to identify. The person is not necessarily “good” by any conventional moral system standard, but he/she is the person in whose plight the reader is mostly invested.

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Protagonist

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Antagonist

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Counterpart to the main character and source of a story’s main conflict. The person may not be “bad” or “evil” by any conventional moral standard, but he/she opposes the protagonist in a significant way.

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Counterpart to the main character and source of a story’s main conflict. The person may not be “bad” or “evil” by any conventional moral standard, but he/she opposes the protagonist in a significant way.

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Antagonist

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Plot

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Sequence of events in a story, including exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution

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Sequence of events in a story, including exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution

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Plot

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Point of View

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The identity of the narrative voice; the person or entity through whom the reader experiences the story

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The identity of the narrative voice; the person or entity through whom the reader experiences the story

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Point of View

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Tone

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The author’s attitude towards the subject

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The author’s attitude towards the subject

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Tone

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Mood

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The atmosphere created by a text; the feeling induced in the reader

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The atmosphere created by a text; the feeling induced in the reader

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Mood

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Structure

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The manner in which the various elements of a story are assembled

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The manner in which the various elements of a story are assembled

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Structure

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Connotation

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A complex literary device wherein the intended meaning is not stated clearly and is instead conveyed through covert, indirect means. Connotations leave a little of the meaning unstated so that the reader can decode it for himself.

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A complex literary device wherein the intended meaning is not stated clearly and is instead conveyed through covert, indirect means. Connotations leave a little of the meaning unstated so that the reader can decode it for himself.

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Connotation

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Theme

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A central, unifying, idea

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A central, unifying, idea

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Theme

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Repetition

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Where a specific word, phrase, or structure is repeated several times, to emphasize a particular idea

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Where a specific word, phrase, or structure is repeated several times, to emphasize a particular idea

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Repetition

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Alliteration

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A literary device where words are used in quick succession and began with letters belonging to the same sound group. Whether it is the consonant sound or a specific vowel group, the alliteration involves creating a repetition of similar sounds in the sentence. Alliteration is also created when the words all begin with the same letter.

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A literary device where words are used in quick succession and began with letters belonging to the same sound group. Whether it is the consonant sound or a specific vowel group, the alliteration involves creating a repetition of similar sounds in the sentence. Alliteration is also created when the words all begin with the same letter.

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Alliteration

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Dialogue

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Where characters speak to one another; may often be used to substitute for exposition.

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Where characters speak to one another; may often be used to substitute for exposition.

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Dialogue

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Imagery

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language which describes something in detail, using words to substitute for and create sensory stimulation, including visual imagery and sound imagery

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language which describes something in detail, using words to substitute for and create sensory stimulation, including visual imagery and sound imagery

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Imagery

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Foreshadowing

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Where future events or the outcome of the story is suggested by the author before it happens

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Where future events or the outcome of the story is suggested by the author before it happens

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Foreshadowing

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Irony

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A literary device involving a discrepancy between what is said and what is meant, or between what’s expected and what actually occurs

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A literary device involving a discrepancy between what is said and what is meant, or between what’s expected and what actually occurs

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Irony

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Figurative language

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Any use of language where the intended meaning differs from the actual literal meaning of the words themselves

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Any use of language where the intended meaning differs from the actual literal meaning of the words themselves

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Figurative language

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Metaphor

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Makes a direct comparison between two unlike things (without like or as)

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Makes a direct comparison between two unlike things (without like or as)

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Metaphor

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Personification

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Where inanimate objects or abstract concepts have human qualitys

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Where inanimate objects or abstract concepts have human qualitys

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Personification

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Symbolism

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The use of specific objects or images to represent abstract ideas

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The use of specific objects or images to represent abstract ideas

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Symbolism

8th Grade Honors ELA (8 decks)

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