English Flashcards
What is theme?
The message the author wants to convey.
What is mood?
They use setting, language and descriptions, it describes a feeling.
What is tone?
How the author speaks or a character speaks, the tone how they would sound like or the overall tone of the writing piece.
What is symbolism?
The use of any person, situation, or object to represent an idea of some sort.
What is imagery?
Words that trigger the reader to recall images, or mental pictures, that engage one of the five senses: sight, sound, taste, smell, and touch.
What is verbal irony?
When a person says one thing but means the opposite.
What is situational irony?
When the opposite of what is expected happens.
What is dramatic irony?
When the audience knows something that characters do not.
What is first-person?
The narrator is a person in the story, telling the story from their own point of view.
What is second-person?
The reader is part of the story.
What is third-person omniscient?
Where the narrator knows all the thoughts, actions, and feelings of all characters.
What is third-person limited?
Uses a narrator with access to only one character’s perspective, a limited perspective.
What is a stock character?
Who represent specific stereotypes.
What is a foil character?
A character whose purpose is to accentuate or draw attention to the qualities of another character, most often the protagonist.
What is a confidant?
A type of secondary character in the story, often a friend or authority figure, whose role is to listen to the protagonist’s secrets, examine their character, and advise them on their actions.
What is a protagonist?
The leading character or one of the major characters in a drama, movie, novel, or other fictional text.
What is a antagonist?
aAperson who actively opposes or is hostile to someone or something; an adversary.
What is a smile?
implied comparison between two unlike objects, using like or as
What is a metaphor?
direct comparison between two unlike objects, often uses is, are, am, was , were
What is personification?
giving inanimate objects human characteristics
What is allusion?
brief reference to a person, place, or thing from history, mythology, literature, or The Bible*
What is allegory?
a narrative that has a clear and basic plot, but also a DEEPER meaning that makes a point about life.
What is analogy?
comparing 2 things (like an extended simile) that have similar characteristics to add understanding.
What is apostrophe?
addressing an inanimate object, abstract idea, or absent person as if present.
What is alliteration?
close repetition of sound at the beginning of words.
What is consonance?
repetition of consonant sounds at the end of words.
What is assonance?
repetition of vowel sounds within words.
What is Onomatopoeia?
words are used to imitate sounds.
What is hyperbole?
deliberate exaggeration used for emphasis.
What is denotation?
the dictionary definition of a word or phrase.
What is connotation?
the understood (socially acceptable and known) meaning of a word, often expressed through Idioms
What is idiom?
common phrases that have a connotative meaning. They don’t make sense taken literally.
What is oxymoron?
use of contrasting words used in close proximity to strengthen an image.
What is paradox?
seemingly contradictory statement which is valid.
What is Juxtaposition?
opposites placed near each other to emphasize the contrast.
What is understatement?
saying something is less than it is.
What is a persuasive writing piece?
You try and convince your audience of something, usually in essay format.
What is expository/informational writing piece?
To give you information/background.
What is lyric writing piece?
Another word for poetry.
What is a Narrative writing piece?
A story, eg. a person who talks about themselves, journal entry, or if they talk about a child memory it’s a personal narrative.
What is a descriptive writing piece?
Describing things in great detail
What is a memoir writing piece?
Different from a autobiography, life writing, it can be creative non-fiction, poetry, letters
