English Exam Terms

the continuation of a sentence without a pause beyond the end of a line, couplet, or stanza.

A comparison without using like or as

A stanza or group of four lines of poetry, rhyming or not

A comparison using "like" or "as"

A change in subject, time, place, tone, punctuation, etc.

beginning of the story where characters and setting are introduced

narrator outside story who reveals none of the thoughts of the characters

author tells the audience what the personality or physical traits of the character are

the giving of human qualities to things or ideas

when and where the story takes place

Writing or speech that is not intended to carry literal meaning and is usually meant to be imaginative and vivid.

Events leading up to the climax

Most exciting moment of the story; turning point

exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.

The character is revealed through their personality, appearance, words, actions, and effect on others

A word that imitates the sound it represents.

the ordered pattern of rhymes at the ends of the lines of a poem or verse.

the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.

an exact match of sounds in a rhyme

when a reader is aware of something that a character isn't

a conflict involving opposing forces within a person's mind.

End of the story where loose ends are tied up

A group of lines in a poem

A figure of speech in which what is said is the opposite of what is meant

The author's specific word choice.

A pair of rhymed lines that may or may not constitute a separate stanza in a poem.

correspondence of sound between words or the endings of words, when these are used at the ends of lines of poetry

the use of hints and clues to suggest what will happen later in a plot

used for the author, speaker, or the person/object whose perspective is being advanced in a speech or piece of writing

the narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of ALL of the characters in the story

Placement of two things closely together to emphasize comparisons or contrasts

a figure of speech with apparently contradictory terms

the narrator only knows the thoughts and feelings of one (or two) character(s)

A common, often used expression that doesn't make sense if you take it literally.

Repetition of a consonant sound (not at the beginning of words) within two or more words in close proximity.

two words that have some sound in common but do not rhyme exactly

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

The narrator is a character in the story. ( I, me, my, we, our )

type of conflict that places a character against scientific advances, machines, robots, etc.

Description that vividly appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste)

The dictionary definition of a word

type of conflict when a character struggles against natural forces or elements

the outcome of an event turns out to be very different from what was expected

A character who acts as a contrast to another character

All the meanings, associations, or emotions that a word suggests

a rhyme in which there is only a partial matching of sounds

Events after the climax, leading to the resolution

ENTIRE body of words in a piece of text not just an isolated examples of words

type of conflict when a character has a problem with an alien, god, angel, anything that goes beyond our natural world

Attitude a writer takes toward the audience, a subject, or a character

The facts revealed by the author or speaker that support the attitude or tone in a piece of poetry

Repetition of a vowel sound within two or more words in close proximity

when the narrator refers to one of the characters (or the reader) as "You"

The way sentences are structured and crafted

type of conflict when a character has a problem with some element of society