Final Exam Flashcards
What is paraphrase?
restating in your own words what someone else wrote or said.
What is inference ?
a conclusion drawn from evidence and reasoning.
What is a synonym?
a word that has a similar meaning to another word. For example: happy and joyous; big and large; funny and humorous.
What is a Thesaurus?
a resource that lists synonyms for words.
What is characterization?
development of characters through physical description, thoughts, feelings, words, actions, and others’ reactions.
What is Direct Characterization?
author tells us what a character’s appearance or personality is like.
Indirect Characterization:
author shows character development through physical description, thoughts, speech, action, and reactions of other characters.
What is an end-stop?
a dash, comma, or period at the end of a line of poetry; it tells us to pause before moving on.
What is enjambment?
the running-over of a sentence or phrase from one poetic line to the next, without a pause or end punctuation.
what is Irony?
difference between expectation and reality
What is situational irony?
an event that contradicts the expectations of the reader or audience.
What is dramatic irony?
the audience or readers know something that the characters in the story do not.
What is verbal irony?
a writer or speaker says one thing but means the opposite.
What is symbol?
a type of figurative language in which a tangible object represents or stands for a larger idea.
What is Antonym?
a word that means the opposite of another word.
What is Concrete Poem?
a poem written in the shape of the topic it is about.
What is Imagery?
strong, vivid description in a story.
What is Sensory Language?
the use of sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch words to help readers imagine and experience what the characters experience.
