English Vocab Flashcards
Voice
Unique style of writer
Narrative
Story
Hook
An introduction that “grabs” the reader
Point of view
Who’s telling the story
First person point of view
“I” told by author about themselves or by. Character narrating the story
Third person point of view
“He” “she” “they”
Omniscient point of view
“All knowing” author
Limited omniscient point of view
Seen through the eyes of one character
Direct presentation/characterization
Author Tells us directly about a character
Indirect presentation/characterization
The author has the reader infer character by what they say, how they act or what others say about them
Situational irony
Something that happens thats different then expected
Dramatic irony
The audience knows something the characters don’t
Verbal irony
EX sarcasm
Setting
Place and time of the story mood or emotional setting
Symbol
Something concrete that represents an idea or belief
Sterotype
Making generalization about something based on preconceived idea
Theme
Central ideas
Theme statement
- not cliche
- not a moral or lesson(not you should)
- not a topic
- universal applied to most people
Assonance
The repetition of vowel sounds
Consonance
Repetition of consonant sounds
Onomatopoeia
Words that echo their meaning
Ex. Bang, sizzle, boom
Tone
Speaker’s attitude about their subject matter
Allusion
Makes reference to something outside
Connotation
Meaning we associate with a word
Allegory
Symbolic meaning beyond the literal meaning
Ambiguous
Not clear - can be read with different meanings
Slang
Language particular to a social group
Colloquialism
Informal language
Idom
Not meant literally;particular to a cultural group
Ballad
Type of poetry meant to be a song (historical characteristics)
Blank verse
Unrhymed iambic pentameter
Connotation
Things we associate with a word
Dennotation
The exact meaning/dictionary meaning
Satire
Using humour to emphasis something serious
Stanza
Poetic paragraph
Hyperbole
To exaggerate something for effect
Static character
Character who does not change
Dynamic character
A character who does change
Round character
Character with many dimensions
Flat character
One dimension
Free verse
Poem with no structure
Refrain
Repetition of central lines (chorus)
Rising action
A plot device ( rising action builds to climax)
Resolution
How the story solves itself
Foil
Character who contrasts a major character
Ex Benvolio and Romeo
Exposition
To explain
Propaganda
To give people one side/biased information
Paradox
A contradiction that proves to be true
Allusion
Refer to something outside the work
- mythology, biblical, literature, history
Iambic pentameter
10 syllables a line
Personification
A human characteristic describe something non human
Oxymoron
Contradiction of word put side to side
Dramatic structure
Plays structure leading up to climax
Climax
The peak of the story most conflict
