College Prep Vocab

A contrast between appearance and reality or what is expected and what usually happens

To convince can also be to __________

Writing that uses humor to ridicule or criticize individuals, ideas, or institutions in hopes of improving them

This is a group of related lines in a poem, similar to a paragraph in a story.

The reference to a person, place, or event from history or literature with which a reader is likely to be familiar

Reading between the lines is also known as making an ______.

This is extreme exaggeration used in literary works

Person, place, thing or idea, that the sentence is about or that performs an action

This is the series of events that happen in a literary work

The use of objects or ideas that represent something other than themselves.

You draw a ____ when you use pieces of information on a subject to base your opinion or make a decision.

This is the phrase in common use that can not be understood by literal or ordinary meanings.

This is the repetition of initial consonant sounds at the beginning of words.

Part of the plot where the conflict is ended

This is a written or spoken evaluation of what is and is not effective in a literary work

The use of words that sound like the noises they describe

This is the part of the plot that introduces the characters, the setting, and the basic situation

To strengthen or prove an argument, analysis, or idea by providing facts, details, examples or information to ___ it.

Stylistic device where the writer repeats the same word or phrase to for emphasis

The restatement of a written work in one's own words

This is a direct comparison of two things, in which they are said to be (in some sense) the same thing

Something which seemingly cannot be, yet it is; a contradiction

Part of the plot where the conflict and tension reach a peak

This is the most important idea of a reading passage or presentation

Body of written works that include prose and poetry

The attitude that an author takes toward the audience, subject, or a character is called the _______.

This is the reason for creating written work

Comparison of two unlike things using "like" or "as"

Main point or central idea that a writer states and then tries to prove is also known as the _______.

The message, usually about life or society, that an author wishes to convey through a literary work.