Words To Know Flashcards
Define “allegory”?
Allegory is a story, picture or poem with a hidden meaning that can also be a moral.
Define “alliteration”? Give an example.
Alliteration is the repeating of the beginning letter or sound in a word. An example could be “Professor Goodwin granted me a good grade in Geography”.
Define “allusion”?
Allusion is an indirect reference to something else, or an not-so-obvious expression to make you think of something else.
Define “analogy”?
Analogy is a comparison between two things made in order to explain or clarify.
Define “Anti-Climax”?
An Anti-Climax is when a story is very exciting and intriguing, but has a very disappointing ending.
What is iambic pentameter? Use an example and indicate how it is properly said/written.
Iambic pentameter is a rhythm used in poetry that includes 5 groups of unstressed and stressed syllables.
An example could include, “Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?”.
Define “antithesis”?
A person/thing that is a direct opposite of another usually in the form of a written poetry line.
Define “anecdotal evidence”?
Evidence that is not scientific, as it is one person’s own experience.
Define “aside”?
When a character says something only the audience can hear, similar to a monologue but shorter.
Define “assonance?”
Words in a sentence with repeated vowel sounds. Example: At the alarming sound, the hound pounds at the brown door. (The repeated vowel sound is “OW”)
Define “ballad stanza”?
A stanza in iambic pentameter that is in a ballad.
Define “cacophony”?
An unpleasant sound.
What is character foil?
A character who contrasts another character is order to create an effect and to be able to notice both characters traits.
Define “colloquialism”?
Colloquialism is the use of modern words and language and does not come across as LITERAL or FORMAL.
What is comic relief?
Comic relief is when a play/story/poem has a serious or dramatic part followed by a comedic part to try to revoke feelings of sadness in the reader. TLDR: To relieve the reader of sad feelings.
Define “consonance”?
The repetition of similar sounds in close proximity. Harder to identify then assonance. For example: “blooded ruin about the glade in a frail agony of grace she trailed her rags” indicates a long A sound.
Define “denotation”?
The literal definition of a word.
Define “diction”?
Diction is the choice of words and phrases used in speech or writing. I.e: For my romantic poem, my diction consisted of flowing, soft and gentle words.
What is a didactic (novel)?
A didactic is used to teach morals within a (novel) or other kinds of writing/speech. Basically is just the TYPE of (novel/poem/speech) that includes a positive moral.
What is a direct presentation?
What is an indirect presentation?
Show examples of both.
Direct presentation: A character is described out loud by the other, main character or other characters.
Example: “Emily had long brown and brown eyes”.
Indirect presentation: A character is not described but a reader can be made aware of what the character looks/is like by the way the author writes the book.
Example: “Emily pushed her long brown hair out of her face. She rubbed her tired hazel-coloured eyes”.
Define “dissonance”?
A lack of musical harmony, a bad sound.
Define “epigram”?
An epigram is a short satirical poem that includes some sort of genius or witty ending.
Define “epitaph”?
An epitaph is a phrase that is written on tombstones to commemorate the dead.
What is euphony? What is it’s opposite?
Euphony is a pleasant sound. The opposite of euphony is cacophony; an unpleasant sound.
