English 8 Master Terms (term first) Flashcards
Alliteration
The repetition of speech sounds, usually applied to only consonants, at the beginning of a word or of a stressed syllable within a word.
Allusion
An explicit or implicit reference, in a work of literature, to a person, place, or event, or to another literary work or passage.
Analogy
An inference that if two or more things are alike in some respects, they will probably agree in others.
Argumentative
A piece of writing which takes a stance on an issue, supports a claim with evidence and logic, and stands against the opposing side with logical reasons.
Assonance
The repetition in words of identical or similar vowel sounds followed by different consonant sounds.
Audience
The person or group for whom a selection is written or performed.
Character
A person represented in a story.
Cite
To quote (a passage, book, or author) as evidence for or justification of an argument or statement, especially in a scholarly work.
Claim
To state or assert that something is the case.
Clause
A group of words that has its own subject and verb but may or may not express a complete thought or be a complete sentence.
Cohesion
The action or fact of forming a united whole. When the elements of a piece of writing “go together.”
Compare
To examine and appraise characteristics or qualities in order to discover similarities.
Connotation
The emotional association(s) suggested by the primary meaning of a word, which affects its interpretations; things suggested by a word apart from the thing it explicitly names or describes.
Contrast
To examine and appraise characteristics or qualities in order to discover differences.
Credible
To be believed, trusted, or found to be reliable.
Delineate
Describe or portray (something) precisely.
Denotation
The objective meaning of a word independent of other associations the word calls to mind.
Figurative Language
Language that deviates from a standard significance or sequence of words in order to achieve a special meaning (e.g. similes and metaphors).
Genre
A category used to classify literary works, usually by form, technique, or content.
Hyperbole
An intentional exaggeration for emphasis or comic effect.
Inference
A conclusion or opinion that draws on known facts, evidence, or intuition to fill in missing information.
Irony
A literary technique that involves surprising, interesting, or amusing contradictions.
Metaphor
A figure of speech in which two things that are basically unlike but have some qualities in common are compared.
Onomatopoeia
The term used to describe words whose pronunciations suggest their meaning (e.g. meow, buzz).
