English 1-2nd Semester Final

A comparison of two unlike things without using "like" or "as"

Literary work where feelings and ideas are expressed through style and rhythm

Relies on the emotional development of characters to convey meaning of a story

Background knowledge + Textual evidence

The author's word choice

To take time to give information about a topic (Who, what, when, where, why and how)

A long speech given by an actor in a play during a conversation

The underlying message, the "big idea", the authors critical belief 

To look for common characteristics

To ask yourself "What does the author mean?" and write it in your own words

The writer gives an advanced hint of what would later happen in the story

Attaching human traits or characteristics to inanimate objects or animals

Character presented by description, action, thought, speech or interaction with other character

Part of the plot line when the problem is resolved or worked out

Anything that represents more than its literal meaning

To do a "step-by-step" procedure about how to do something

Writer takes a position on an issue and attempts to influence the thinking of the reader

The perspective the author adopts with regards to a specific character, place, or plot

When the audience knows something the actor or character does NOT know

The narrative points arranged to make a story understandable

To take a stand and defend one side of an issue

Person who writes plays or adapts stories into plays to be acted out

To break something apart and discuss how each part functions as a part of the whole

Story based on factual events; Not False

When a character, speaker, writer says one thing and means another; sarcasm

Writing that uses literary styles and techniques to create factual narratives

Text that gives instruction on how to do something

Using words to paint images in the mind, words that appeal to the senses

Something invented by the imagination; A False Story

Conversation of two or more people in a book, play, or movie

To condense and restate key points from the text

A comparison of two unlike subjects using the word "like" or "as"

To look for characteristics that are different

A person within the story who speaks to the audience

A writing used to explain or inform a reader about a certain topic

The narrative voice of a poem that speaks of his/her situation and feelings

Using objects or actions that mean something more than its literal meaning

Part of a script in a play that tells the actors how to move or speak their lines

What drives a character to do actions or have thoughts in a story

Person who writes books, stories, or articles

Character whose values differ from that of the protagonist 

To present a clear picture using words to help the reader visualize details

The feeling a reader gets from reading an author's words

When a character or actor speaks out their thoughts aloud when by themselves on stage

A struggle between two opposing forces

The central character in poetry, narrative, novel, or any other story