GED Flashcards
Simile /simerli/
A way of writing that compares between 2 things
Hyperbole n
A way of writing or speaking that makes sth better, more exciting than it really is
Exaggeration
Imagery n
Description of surrounding
Characterization
Portray sb
Deceptive misleading adj
Likely to make you believe sth that is not true
Bashful
Shy , easily embrassed
Explicitly adv
Clearly and easily to understand
Alliteration
The repetition of a sound at the beginning of 2 or more words, such as “she sells sea shells by the sea shore”
Allusion
A reference to s.o or sth well-known or commonly known
Analogy
An identical relationship or function
Antagonist
The character who against the main character.
Assonance
Repetition of a vowel sound.
Autobiography
A work of literature about a person’s life , written by that person
Ballad
A type of narrative poem that is usually sung
Climax
The turning point of the story
Connotation
The implied or associated meaning of a word
Denotation
The literal, dictionary meaning of a word
Epic
A story that is narrated in a grand way
Exposition
The introductory part of a plot
Fable
A story with a moral
Figuarative
Language that is not to be taken literally but, instead, symbolically
Flashback
A break in a plot to relive something in the past
Foreshadowing
An indication of what is to come
Harlem renaissance
A period in the early part of the 1900s when literature, art , music , and culture flourished in Harlem
Internal conflict
A conflict within a chracter
Onomatopoeia
A word that is intended to imitate a sound, such as “bang”
Parable
A short story with a lesson or moral
Parody
A writing that is intended to imitate and mock sth
Personification
Attributing human characteristics to sth nonhuman
Plot
The complete sequence of events in a story
Point of view
The author ‘s perspective
Prose
Ordinary language
Protagonist
The heroes of a story
Resolution
The part of the plot when the conflict is resolved
Soliloquy
A monologue in which the character is speaking to himself
Tragic flaw
A character flaw that leads to demise of protagonist
