Fall Exam Terms: English 3

The character or force that opposes the main character

Ethos is...

Pattern of rhyming words in a poem (AA, BB, AA, BB...)

How the reader feels about the text while reading...

A character who changes significantly in the story

A struggle between opposing needs, desires, or emotions within a single character

The moment of highest intensity and interest; the most exciting part of a story, turning point

Logos is...

Character who does not change throughout the events of a story

Language that cannot be taken literally since it is written to create a special effect.

Giving an object human-like qualities

Repetition of consonant or vowel sounds

When a person says the opposite of what is meant, like sarcasm

What figurative language is used in myths when animals help the humans create the world?

Setting is...

A word that imitates the sound it represents

When the reader or audience knows something important that the character does not know

A comparison that establishes a figurative identity between objects being compared...

When the outcome of an event is the opposite of expectations

A character's struggle against an outside force

Exaggeration

Paragraph in poetry is a...

A story that has been passed down from generation to generation about how the world was created

Pathos is...

A device in literature where an object represents an idea.

A device that hints at coming events to build suspense is...

The central idea of a work of literature is known as the...

A reference to another commonly known event, literature (often the bible), movie, person, is…

Description that appeals to the five senses...

The author's attitude expressed toward something in literature...