English 10 Terms Definitions Flashcards
Stories or things that make you laugh
Comedy
Struggles that are within the mind of the character
Internal conflict
When the definition of a word is exact and cannot change over time
Denotation
A picture is worth a thousand words
Cliché
The place where a story takes place
Setting
Repetition of initial consonant letter
Alliteration
The storyline of a story or song
Plot
The end of a story when all the pieces are getting tied together
Resolution
A statement that appears wrong but is true
Paradox
A poem or song that tells a story
Ballad
Like the atmosphere in a story, technically considered to be part of the setting
Mood
The person telling the story
Narrator
Colloquial use of language
Slang
A character that stays the same throughout a story
Static
Peoples’ talking in a story
Dialogue
Something that is unique to each author
Style
When something is arranged by the time it occurred
Chronological order
Slang or not formal English
Colloquial
When a piece of literature makes fun of a political person or event
Satire
Showing how things are different
Contrast
When the author gives hints of what is to come in a story
Foreshadowing
Implied meaning, eg. Juvenile
Connotation
When the words at the end of a poem or song sound the same
Rhyme
When the story sees into the minds of all the characters
Omniscient
When a character remembers details from the past as part of a story line.
Flashback
A reference in a novel or story to a previous event in history, such a biblical events or other stories
Allusion
Literature that is meant to sway your opinion or make you think a certain way
Propaganda
When information is presented through suggested details and implication rather than stated clearly.
Indirect
Only telling one side of an idea
Bias
When all the pieces of a story are tied together at the end and it makes sense
Resolution
When you are on the edge of your seat wondering what will happen next
Suspense
When a lesser expression is used than would be expected, The Rockies are scenic
Understatement
When you are on the edge of your seat wondering what will happen next
Suspense
When a lesser expression is used than would be expected, The Rockies are scenic
Understatement
A character that learns and changes by the end of a story
Dynamic
Showing how things are the same
compare
When there is a pattern to the rhyme in a poem
Rhyme scheme
The parts of a story that add up to the climax
Rising action
The parts of a story that add up to the climax
Rising action
The people who are reading your work
Audience
A way of speaking that might not be understood by everyone, ie RAM, DVD, or pedagogical implications of curriculum revisions
Jargon
Conflict that is like a struggle that a character has with his own identity
Internal conflict
A chunk of poem or song
Stanza
A comparison using like or as
simile
The mood of a story, such as scary or happy, considered part of the setting
…..atmosphere
The person who is telling the story or reading a speech
Narrator
A 14 line poem with a strict rhyme scheme
Sonnet
When you say something that is sneering or jesting about a person
Sarcasm
Comparison that does not use like or as
Metaphor
An essay that explains something
Expository
The pattern that words make, makes you tap your feet
Rhythm
The bad guy in a story
Antagonist
A jock or nerd in a story
Stereotype
When an author uses a lot of detail
Description
The main idea of a story or poem, the inferential level, often links different pieces of literature together
Theme
A chorus, the repeating part of a song
Refrain
The main character of a story, usually the good guy
Protagonist
The high point in the action of a story
Climax
When an author uses literary techniques to help description
Figurative language
a figure of speech that contains two contradictory terms, jumbo shrimp
Oxymoron
When an inanimate (not living) thing is given living qualities
Personification
When the story conflict is against ghosts etc
Man vs supernatural
A play
Drama
The writer tells what happens without stating more than can be inferred from the story’s action and dialogue. The narrator never discloses anything about what the characters think or feel, remaining a detached observer.
Objective
Trying to convince you of something or other
Persuasive
A play on words
Pun
When the conflict in a story is against the forest or mountains
Man vs. environment
a comparison that does not use like or as. The author states that one thing is another thing in order to give you an image in your mind.
Metaphor
When one item is meant to represent a larger idea
Symbolism
a poem that has a regular rhythm or meter, but no rhyme. Usually iambic pentameter.
Blank verse
Words that sound like the thing they are describing makes, such as buzz
Onomatopoeia
When there is a sad ending
Tragedy
Poems that do not follow a particular pattern or rhyme scheme are written like this.
Free verse
When an actor tells what is happening in his head by thinking out loud. Like in Malcolm in the Middle.
Aside
when there is not much information about a character
Flat
Poems, plays, stories, novels, science fiction, drama, romance all fit into a particular category
Genre
When the conflict is between two characters
Man vs man
a character that acts in such a way as to show up the details or personality of another character, either positive or negative
Foil
When you write a story that tells your own story
personal narrative or autobiography
Giving an item human qualities
Personification
When an author uses descriptive detail to paint a picture in your mind
Imagery
When there is lots of information about a character
Round
When information is presented clearly and stated so it is easy to understand
,….
Could be first person, omniscient etc
Point of view
What we say when a main character is telling the story. Uses I or we.
First person
Who loves Sarah the most… mom, dad or grannie?
daddy says daddy, mommy says mommy, grannie says grannie
