English CRT Review
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Hyperbole | Obvious and intentional exaggeration "to wait an eternity" |
| Irony | The use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of it's literal meaning |
| Tone | A particular style of manner of writing or speech Joyful, angry, melancholy |
| Personification | The attribution of a personal nature of character to inanimate objects or abstract notions |
| Simile | Figure of speech in which two unlike things are compared |
| Metaphor | Figure of speech, a term or phrase that is applied to something literally unapplicable, suggesting resemblance |
| Onomatopoeia | Formation of a word by imitation of a sound made by/associated with its referent |
| Foil | A character's personality that is created to directly counter that of another character, usually between main characters and secondary characters. |
| Exposition | Dialogue or description that gives the reader background of characters and situation |
| Initial Incident | Starting place, catalyst for action |
| Rising Action | Related series of events in a literary plot that builds toward the point of greatest interest |
| Resolution | COnflict solved, problems come to an end and characters return to normal |
| Denouement | Final resolution of the intricacies of a plot as of a drama or novel |
| Conflict | Discord of action, feeling, or effect; prolonged struggles, strife, antagonism, or opposition. |
| Prose | Ordinary form of spoken or written language without metrical structure, opposed to poetry/verse |
| Poetry | The art of rhythmical composition, written or spoken |
| Fiction | Class of literature comprising works of imaginative narration especially in prose |
| Nonfiction | Branch of literature comprising works of narrative prose concerned with opinions, facts, and reality such as biography, history, and essay |
| Novel | Fictitious prose narrative of considerable length and complexity portraying characters, presenting sequential organization of action and scenes. |
| Direct Object | Words representing the person/thing upon which the action of a verb is performed or directed |
| Indirect Object | Words representing the person/thing with reference to which the action of a verb is performed |
| Object of the Preposition | The word/noun in which a preposition modifies |
| Prepositional Phrase | Phrase consisting of a preposition and its object which is usually a noun or pronoun |
| Appositives | Of an adjective or adjectival phrase directly following the noun it modifies |
| Adverbial Clauses | A word or group of words functioning as an adverb |
| First Person Singular Nominative | I |
| Second Person Singular Nominative | You |
| Third Person Singular Nominative | He, she, it |
| First Person Plural Nominative | We |
| Second Person Plural Nominative | You |
| Third Person Plural Nominative | They |
| First Person Singular Objective | Me |
| Second Person Singular Objective | You |
| Third Person Singular Objective | Him, her, it |
| First Person Plural Objective | Us |
| Second Person Plural Objective | You |
| Third Person Plural Objective | Them |
| First Person Singular Possessive | My, mine |
| Second Person Singular Possessive | Your, yours |
| Third Person Singular Possessive | His, her, hers, its |
| First Person Plural Possessive | Our, ours |
| Second Person Plural Possessive | Your, yours |
| Third Person Plural Possessive | Their, theirs |
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