Vocab 8,9,10 + All Wave words + All figurative language terms Flashcards
Know at least 72 words
Denotation
The exact definition of a word
Connotation
The feeling a word makes you feel
Astute
Smart, sharp, intelligent, wise
Aspire
To work towards achieving a goal
Implore
To beg earnestly
Dexterity
Flexible/agility
Espouse
To adopt a cause; to embrace
Exasperation
Annoyance
Wistful
Desirious, longing, wishful
Inept
Incapable
Which question does Adina know?
This one
Glib
Fluent, insincere
Allusion
To hint to something in an indirect way
Paradox
A seemingly contradictory statement, which, in fact is true
Irony
Verbal = When one says the opposite of what they mean
Situational = An unexpected situation
Dramatic = when the audience is aware of something the character is not
Hubris
Having too much pride
Simile
A comparison using “like” or “as”
Foreshadowing
hints the author gives as to what might happen
Caesura
A dash
Litotes
An understatement
Onomatopoeia
A word that mimics a sound
Metaphor
A comparison without using “like” or “As”
Personification
Giving human qualitie to an inanimate object
Symbolysm
When something represents a greater idea
Conceit
An extended metaphor
Refrain
repettition
Euphemism
A kind way of saying something harsh
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Assonance
The internal rhyme of vowel sounds
Hyperbole
An exaggeration
Comic relief
When the author breaks the tension with something funny
Imagery
Using words and descriptions to paint pictures in your mind.
Tone
The speakers attitude towards a subject - makes the reader feel emotions
Militant
Ready to fight for a cause
Prodigy
- A person who shows remarkable talent at an early age
Perpetual
Never ending
Befuddled
Confused
Mesmerize
To be in a state of hypnotimim
Tacit
Expressed without words/imply
Ridicule
To make fun of
Atrocity
Brutal act
Trivial
Unimportant
Idealist
Someone who believes only the best
Documentary
Dramatic film of something that really happened
Offend
Insult
Heinous
Hateful
Intrigued
Fascinated
Shard
Fragment
Engrossed
Absorbed
Incessant
Continuous
Accentuate
Emphasize
Eerie
Spooky and scary and Creepy and Wierd
Exhillirating
Excited and uplifting
Reprimand
To scold someone or rebuke then=m by telling them what they did wrong
Static Character
When the character has little or no personal change
Dynamic Character
When the character grows and changes
Flat Character
When the character has 1 or 2 easily described traits
Round Character
When the character has many traits and requires detailed descriptions
Protagonist
The main character
Antagonist
Opponent who stands against the protagonists goals
What is the order of events in the plot?
Exposition, Rising action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution
What is another word for “plot”?
Conflict
What is the exposition?
Introduction
What is the Rising action?
The building tension
What is the Climax?
The turning point; the most exciting and suspenseful
What is the falling action?
The consequences of climax which lead to an end
What is the resolution?
When the problem is solved; the ending
What are the types of conflict?
Man vs Self
Man vs Man
Man vs Society
Man vs Nature
What is first person?
When the story is told by one of the characters
What is second person?
When the story is being told to the reader
Which question makes no sense?
The one that makes no sense
What question makes zero sense?
The question that makes zero sense
