English Exam
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Alliteration | repetition of consonant sounds, especially at the beginnings of words |
| Allusion | brief reference to a person, event or thing that the writer assumes the reader will recognize |
| Antagonist | a character or force that opposes the main character |
| Atmosphere | the emotional tone in a work, often established by the setting |
| Ballad | a short narrative poem, especially one that is sung or recited, often in a stanza of four lines, with 8, 6, 8, 6 syllables |
| Cliché | of figurative language containing an overused expression or a saying that is no longer considered original |
| Climax | the turning point, point of maximum interest, and highest tension in the plot of a story, play, or film |
| Colloquial | refers to a type of informal diction that reflects casual, conversational language and often includes slang expressions |
| Connotation | words are associated with feelings and emotions |
| Contrast | used by writers to define or clarify a certain idea or value judgment |
| Denotation | exact meaning of a word, without the feelings or suggestions that the word may imply |
| Description | any careful detailing of a person, place, thing, or event |
| Flat Character | one-dimensional character |
| Foreshadowing | suggestions of what is to come |
| Free Verse | poetry in lines of irregular length that are usually unrhymed |
| Hyperbole | deliberate exaggeration in order to emphasize a fact or a feeling |
| Imagery | the technique by which a writer appeals so sensory experience through description |
| Simile | comparison between two essentially unlike things using the words "like" or "as" |
| Sonnet | A fourteen line lyric poem |
| Speaker | voice used by an author to tell a story or speak a poem |
| Stanza | refers to a grouping of lines, set off by a space, that usually has a set pattern of meter and rhyme |
| Symbolism | use of a concrete object to represent an abstract idea or concept |
| Theme | the central idea of the story, usually implied rather than directly stated |
| Tone | attitude of the author toward the subject he is writing about |
| Understatement | occurs when we say less than what we actually mean |
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