Final Review

noun/noun phrase which renames another noun and is often set off by commas.

Educated or taught

using common, simple words to connect to a broad audience

character/reader expects one thing to happen,but something else happens instead; surprise

a verb after the word "to" that functions as a noun in a sentence "to know more stuff"

brainpower; reasoning

events that already happened narrated as part of a story

unlimited use of power by a ruler or government

reference to a piece of literature/popular culture with which the audience should be familiar

a word that connects two sentences or phrases together, such as "ultimately" or "for example"

an overly sad or depressed person

the feeling or emotions of the author, for example: serious, sarcastic, humorous, or angry

a verb ending in -ing that functions as a noun in a sentence "knowing, writing or speaking"

not proud or arrogant; modest

giving human qualities to a non-human being or object

the way people in a certain place or time commonly talk

to persuasively motivate the audience to take action

a grossly offensive or loathsome person

The event that changes everything; can be in the middle or at the end of a story or poem

a comparison of two unlike things WITHOUT using "like" or "as"

to persuade, to inform, to entertain, or to give directions

techniques for arguing, such as repetition, analogies, or rhetorical questions

the main idea of a longer passage or essay

words that appeal to the 5 senses

Respected, admired, and generally well-behaved

a shriveled up or dried out person

Remarkable, extraordinary 

a verb ending in -ed that functions as an adjective or adverb. "overcooked meat is not tasty"

a sound device using repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words

when an object stands for an idea or emotion larger than itself

to conclude or judge with evidence

audience/reader knows something that the characters do not know; suspense

a life experience common to everyone, everywhere, at any time period

a person's face

heavenly; from heaven

what is said is the opposite of what is meant; sarcasm

stating less strongly or strikingly than the actual facts

hints in a story of what events are to come later

answers the question "what?" after a transitive verb. "She threw the ball." "ball" is the _____

What are the three kinds of irony?

to back off from

Moral or life lesson