EOC English 1 review

A stanza or poem made up of four lines, usually with a definite rhythm and rhyme scheme

First part of the plot that introduces the characters, basic situations, and settings 

A character that makes a significant change in a story or novel

A comparison of tow different things that are similar in some way

A character that is complex and highly developed

A brief true story about an interesting or strange event told to entertain or make a point

Speech by one character that unlike a soliloquy is addressed to another character or characters

Literary work, especially a play that has a happy ending

Uniformity of grammatical sentence parts

A character that is not highly developed

characters personality revealed through direct comments about the characters personality 

Ordinary form of written language

Struggle between opposing forces in a literary work. 

The third part of the PLOT that offers the highest point of action; 

Central idea of a work of literature that is evident from actions and events in it 

A brief,cleverly worded statement that makes a wise observation about life

Character that remains the same throughout a story or novel

Anything that stands for something else, especially a large idea or concept

Ideas or tone associated with a word. 

Use of any element of language including a sound,word,phrase,and many more

Pattern of beats or stresses

When and/or where a story takes place

a fiction,nonfiction,poetic, or dramatic story

Writing or speech not meant to be interpreted as literal

The process through which an author reveals the personality of a character

A comparison of two unlike things using like or as

Sound words

A narrative poem and has song-like qualities or is meant to be sung

Occurs when a writer gibes human characteristics to non human objects

A long speech-line lyric poem, usually written in a rhymed iambic pentameter

poetry written in unrhymed iambic pentameter lines 

An expression that is characteristic of a language,region,community,or class of people

The repetition of initial constant sounds

A story or tale with two or more levels of meaning

a character or force in conflict with a main character or protagonist 

The repetition of constant patterns especially at the ends of words

A brief work or fiction

Main character in literary work

A detail,image,or character type that occurs frequently in literature and myth 

Character who provides a contrast to another character,the characters seem to be opposites

A writers account of his or her own life.

The feeling created in the reader 

A pair of rhyming lines in poetry, usually the same length

Statements that seems contradictory but actually may be true, an unexpected insight

Rythmical pattern of a poem that is formed with stressed and unstressed syllables

Notes included in a drama to describe how the work is to be performed

Sequence of events in story

Words that suggest the opposite of what is meant

A story of a persons life written by another author

A characters personality is revealed through physical appearance,thoughts,speech, actions, etc

Work of literature , especially a play that ends in disaster or great misfortune

The final part of the plot that brings the story to a close

A literary work that ridicules the foolishness or faults of individuals

A person,animal,or entity in a literary work

A feeling of uncertainty about the outcome of events in a literary work

A conversation between characters

A group of lines in a poem that acts like a paragraph in a poem

Combination of words that contradict each other

This is the part of plot that leads up to the climax

Occurs when a reader expects something or says something and gets or means the opposite 

A story written to be performed on stage, a play

form of language spoken in particular region or group that may involve changes in punctuation 

additional factor or problem introduced into the rising action to make the conflict harder

The dictionary meaning of a word

The use of clues that suggest events that have yet to occur

A reference to a well known person,place,event,literary work,or work of art

Authors choice of words

repetition of vowel sounds followed by different constants in two or more stress syllables

Writers attitude towards his or her work

Writing that tells about imaginary characters and events

Explains ideas about real people,places,ideas or events

Long narrative poem about the deeds of gods or heroes who embody a particular civlization

Type of literate,genres include mystery,historical fiction,realistic fiction,fantasy and more

 short speech  by a character in a play in order to express his true thoughts or feelings

Means by which author presents material that occurred earlier than the present tense

Technique used to interrupt a serious part of a literary work;

This occurs when the reader or viewer knows something a character does not know

Poetry not written in a regular patter of meter or rhyme

A play on words

Comparison of two unlike things NOT using like or as

Language that appeals to any of the five senses

Regular patter of rhyme

Extreme exaggeration