English 1-2 CP vocab

Question 1

Character

Answer 1

imaginary person in a created story

Question 2

Climax

Answer 2

highest point of dramatic tension

Question 3

Conflict

Answer 3

problem or struggle between forces

Question 4

Dialogue

Answer 4

conversation among characters

Question 5

external conflict

Answer 5

problem a character faces outside of himself

Question 6

falling action

Answer 6

part of a story after the climax

Question 7

first-person narration

Answer 7

narrator is participant or character in the story

Question 8

foreshadowing

Answer 8

hints in a story of later events

Question 9

literal language

Answer 9

a fact or idea stated directly

Question 10

monologue

Answer 10

long speech spoken in front of other characters

Question 11

protagonist

Answer 11

main character of story

Question 12

plot

Answer 12

pattern of events in a story

Question 13

setting

Answer 13

location or time period of story

Question 14

symbol

Answer 14

an object, place, character that represents idea

Question 15

theme

Answer 15

main idea in story about human nature or society

Question 16

stage directions

Answer 16

direction provided in text of play

Question 17

autobiography

Answer 17

writing about one’s life

Question 18

drama

Answer 18

acted out as a play

Question 19

essay

Answer 19

non-fiction writing usually on a specific topic

Question 20

fiction

Answer 20

writing based on created events and characters

Question 21

non-fiction

Answer 21

writing based on reality

Question 22

novel

Answer 22

a long piece of fiction

Question 23

poetry

Answer 23

lines and stanzas of images and rhythmic patterns

Question 24

short story

Answer 24

short piece of fiction

Question 25

tragedy

Answer 25

a flawed character of high position is destroyed

Question 26

imagery

Answer 26

words which paint a picture

Question 27

connotation

Answer 27

emotional associations of a word

Question 28

dialect

Answer 28

speech patterns of a region or group

Question 29

irony

Answer 29

contrast between reality and expectation

Question 30

denotation

Answer 30

dictionary definition of a word

Question 31

diction

Answer 31

word choice - can be formal or informal

Question 32

colloquial

Answer 32

everyday conversational speech

Question 33

pun

Answer 33

humorous word play

Question 34

simile

Answer 34

comparison using “like” or “as”

Question 35

hyperbole

Answer 35

exaggeration for comic effect or emphasis

Question 36

personification

Answer 36

giving human qualities to non-human entities

Question 37

allusion

Answer 37

reference in literature to another work of literature

Question 38

metaphor

Answer 38

direct comparison without using “like” or “as”