English Flashcards
Significance?
5 W’s
Significance is often measured by the value of the effect of the significant person, place, event, or thing
The effect of significance can be measured by: the amount of people affected, the change of pattern, or an increased shift in a certain direction.
Who, what, where, when, why and how
Alliteration
The repetition of consonant sounds
Ex: Peter piper picked a peck of pickled peppers
Assonance?
The repetition of similar vowel sounds
EG “I must confess that in my quest I felt depressed and restless”
Personification
A lifeless object is given human characteristics or feelings
EG: “The car complained as the key was roughly turned in the ignition”
Simile
A comparison between two things using the words “like” or “as”
EG: “In the Spring our palms peeled like snakes”, “You were as brave as a lion”
Metaphor
An implied comparison between two different things without using the words “like” or “as”
EG: “The curtain of night fell upon us”, “She is doing a tightrope walk with her grades this semester”
Symbolism
A word or image that is used to represent a different, usually more significant, idea
EG: “My love for Linton is like the foliage in the woods. Time will change it, I’m well aware, as winter changes the trees.”
Hyperbole
The use of exaggeration for effect
EG “I’ve told you to clean your room a million times!”, “It was so cold I saw polar bears wearing hats and jackets.”
Onomatopoeia
An onomatopoeia is a word that actually looks like the sound it makes, and we can almost hear those sounds as we read.
EG “Water plops into the pond”, “he hit the ball so hard, bang!”
Introduction
The introduction sets the mood, gives the setting (time and location), introduces the characters and background information
Rising Action(s)
The rising action(s) are the first series of impactful event(s) that usually explain the conflict and lead to the climax
Climax
The climax is the highest point of suspense and is usually the ‘turning point’ in the story
Falling Action (denouement)
The denouement usually shows the effect(s) of the climax and the storyline is explained or resolved
Conclusion
The final outcome of the story
Conflict
A conflict is a struggle between characters or opposing forces
The types of conflict
person vs person, person vs themselves, person vs nature, and person vs society.
Theme
The theme is the underlying or ‘big idea’ message in the story, known as the central idea.
The theme is based off of the information in the story, and not our personal opinions
Tone
the feeling that is created by the author
Mood
the feeling that is interpreted by the reader
Foreshadow
When the author hints of actions that will occur later in the story
Flashback
When the author refers to scenes that have occurred chronologically before the beginning of the story The point of view is the perspective from which the story is told. There are several different types
Static character
A character that remains the same throughout the story
Dynamic character
A character that changes or develops during the course of the story
Topic Sentence
ONE sentence that explains to the reader what your paragraph is going to be about
Body
Three points that are related to the topic sentence. Each point should be proven by specific examples and related back to the topic
Concluding Sentence
ONE sentence that wraps up the idea of the paragraph.
