English vocabulary

Question 1

situational Irony

Answer 1

DEF: when the opposite of what we think is going to happen ends up happening

EXP: The monsters in monster ink are afraid of the kids

Question 2

Theme

Answer 2

DEF: A main idea or underlying meaning of litarty work, which may be stated directly or indirectly

EXP: “TYM” is about giving second chances

Question 3

Personification

Answer 3

DEF: Describes a non-human thing as if they could what a human can do

EXP: The Toys Story movie the toys are moving and talking that way that humans do.

Question 4

Dramatic Irony

Answer 4

DEF: When the audience knows what will happen before the charters do

EXP: We saw jaws before the people in the water did

Question 5

Simile

Answer 5

DEF: Compares two different things using like or as

EXP: “He’s about as sharp as a bowling ball.” – Dumb and Dumber.

Question 6

Metaphor

Answer 6

DEF: Compares two different things WITHOUT USING LIKE OR AS
EXP: “Life is a box of chocolates.” – Movie: “Forrest Gump”

Question 7

Verbal Irony

Answer 7

DEF:when a person intentionally say the opposite of what they mean

EXP: Yes you can come over! really? NO

Question 8

Mood

Answer 8

DEF: the way you (the reader) feel while reading a story

EXP: You cried when you read ACOTAR

Question 9

Tone

Answer 9

DEF: the way the writer, narrator or character feels about what is happening in the story

EXP: Sailors have a curious dread of the place. (ominous tone) (MDG)

Question 10

Atmosphere

Answer 10

DEF: the way you (the reader) feel about a place or setting in a story

EXP: You love the house that you think your book charters live in

Question 11

Hyperbole

Answer 11

DEF: Comparing two different things by using EXTREME EXAGGERATION

EXP: Anything was better than facing the general’s dogs. (MDG)

Question 12

Imagery

Answer 12

DEF: Imagery uses figurative language to describe people, places, or things in a way that appeals to the physical senses and helps readers to picture the scene more vividly.

EXP: Smell: The sweet aroma of the freshly baked chocolate chip cookies wafted from the kitchen to the living room, causing Greg’s stomach to rumble.

Question 13

Symbol

Answer 13

DEF:an object represents itself and something else; when analyzing symbolism one must use the terms literal and figurative

EXP: the joker is acting like a clown

Question 14

Round Character

Answer 14

DEF:A significant character who is well developed with at least 3-4 characteristics.

EXP: Mrs. Jones (large, confident woman, kind, stern, independent, caring, doesn’t have a lot of money, clean house)

Question 15

Flat Character

Answer 15

DEF: A lesser known character not as well developed usually with only 1-2 character traits.

EXP: The people who walk by when Mrs. Jones and Roger are interacting (we don’t learn much about them)

Question 16

Dynamic Character

Answer 16

DEF: A character that changes from the beginning of the story to the end.

EXP: Roger (from Thank You Ma’am)

Question 17

Static Character

Answer 17

DEF: A character that doesn’t undergo any significant change during the story (they stay emotionally the same)

EXP: In The Lion King example, Scar would be a static character.

Question 18

Antagonist

Answer 18

DEF: A character who is against the protagonist (attempting to block their success or goal)

EXP: The stairs are addis antagonist

Question 19

Protagonist

Answer 19

DEF: The main bitch

EXP: Elena is the main charter of your book

Question 20

Direct versus Indirect Characterization

Answer 20

DEF:With direct characterization, the author tells the reader exactly what the character is like (i.e. the seven-year-old boy with red hair was stubborn but kind) while indirect characterization offers clues to reveal the personality of the character

EXP: they give a description of the charter

Question 21

Foreshadowing

Answer 21

DEF: Clues of what will eventually happen in the story

EXP: Elena never wants to get married

Question 22

1st person narration:

Answer 22

DEF: The writer relates the story from their perspective (pronouns used are “I” and “my”)

EXP: If I was talking about my self

Question 23

3rd person omniscient versus 3rd person limited narration

Answer 23

DEF: Omniscient narration is told by a narrator that is external to the story and that the narrator is “all knowing”; limited narration is when the story is told from the narrator or character’s perspective and they “share” information. Both types of narration use pronouns like “he”, “she”, “they”

EXP: when you read a touch of darkness

Question 24

Alliteration

Answer 24

DEF: a literary device where two or more words in a phrase or line share the same beginning consonant sound

EXP: The sound, not the letter, is the most important element of alliteration meaning, as not all adjacent words sharing first consonants amount to alliteration. ‘Kitty cat’ and ‘fish phobia’ are considered alliteration examples, but not “thirty typists,” because ‘th’ and ‘ty’ don’t sound the same.

Question 25

Onomatopoeia

Answer 25

DEF: a word which imitates the natural sounds of a thing; it creates a sound effect that mimics the thing described

EXP: a bird

Question 26

Genre

Answer 26

DEF: a category of artistic composition, as in music or literature, characterized by similarities in form, style or subject matter (i.e. mystery, nonfiction)

EXP: romance

Question 27

Synecdoche

Answer 27

DEF: when part of something is used to represent the whole or vice versa

EXP: Focuses on a part of something to describe the whole or names the whole thing when describing a part

Question 28

Oxymoron

Answer 28

DEF: Words that are used together that seem to contradict each other but are true

EXP: they can help express complex feelings such as love and desire: love as a strange mixture of pain and pleasure