english unit 1 vocab

Question 1

hyperbole

Answer 1

an exaggerated statement

Question 2

simile

Answer 2

a comparison using like or as

Question 3

metaphor

Answer 3

a comparison not using like or as

Question 4

verbal irony

Answer 4

sarcacsm

Question 5

irony of situation

Answer 5

something happening that is the opposite of what you expect

Question 6

connotation

Answer 6

the cultural meaning of a word

Question 7

denotation

Answer 7

the dictionary definition of a word

Question 8

tone

Answer 8

the authors mood towards the story

Question 9

mood

Answer 9

how you feel towards the story

Question 10

theme

Answer 10

the moral of the story

Question 11

imagery

Answer 11

words that create an image in your head

Question 12

climax

Answer 12

the third part of a plot mountain/ the most important part of a story

Question 13

rising action

Answer 13

the second part of the plot mountain/ the part leading up to the most important part of the story

Question 14

exposition

Answer 14

the first part of a plot mountain/ the introduction of things in a story

Question 15

conclusion

Answer 15

the last part of a plot mountain/ the wrap-up of the story

Question 16

falling action

Answer 16

the fourth part of a plot mountain/the part after the most important part

Question 17

foreshadowing

Answer 17

a hint of what is going to happen later in the story

Question 18

methods of characterization

Answer 18

please put sticks back on tree falls

Question 19

flashback

Answer 19

when an author interupts to tell about an incident that happened before the story started

Question 20

suspense

Answer 20

when an author creates tension or nervousness about what is to come in a story

Question 21

suprise ending

Answer 21

when an author writes an unexpected ending

Question 22

internal conflict

Answer 22

struggle between the character and themself/decision

Question 23

external conflict

Answer 23

a problem between the main characters and another character or nature

Question 24

protagonist

Answer 24

main character or good guys

Question 25

antagonist

Answer 25

bad guys or villains

Question 26

first person

Answer 26

i me or my

Question 27

second person

Answer 27

you

Question 28

third person

Answer 28

them or their specific names

Question 29

setting

Answer 29

the time and place of a certain thing

Question 30

inference

Answer 30

an educated guess

Question 31

stereotype

Answer 31

a fixed generalized idea about a character or situation

Question 32

symbol

Answer 32

A person, place, thing, or object that has a meaning in itself but suggests another meaning as well

Question 33

personification

Answer 33

giving human traits to something that is not human