Pre-AP TEOC Review

Irony involving a situation in which action have an effect that is opposite from what was intended

Appeals that focus on expert testimony and the author's credibility

The character or force in conflict with the main character

An extreme exaggeration

The feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader

The focus statement of an essay; usually found at the end of the first paragraph

A character who embodies a single quality and who does not develop in the course of the story

This character does not change from the beginning of the story to the end

Appeal to emotion

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

A recurring theme, subject, or idea in a literary work

A story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning or, typically a moral or political one

The attitude the writer takes toward the audience, a subject, or a character- the way their voice comes across in a text

A word that imitates the sound it represents

The central idea of a work of literature - what the author wants the reader to take away from the text

An indirect, less offensive way to say something that is unpleasant

Someone on the outside is looking in and telling the story as he/she sees it unfold

A short personal story/account of an event

The series of conflicts or struggles that build a story towards the climax

A comparison using "like" or "as"

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

Repetition of beginning consonant sounds

Appeals based on logic or reason using graphs, charts, facts, statistics, etc.

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

An idea or feeling that a word invokes

The narrator tells the story using pronouns like "you," "your," and "yours" to address the reader or listener directly

Which clause can stand alone as a sentence

A statement that says less than what is meant

A narrative device that hints at coming events; builds suspense or anxiety in the reader

A struggle within the character's mind

To describe in great detail

Another word for denouement (or end of story)

The giving of human qualities to an animal, object, or idea

End of the story where loose ends are tied up

A part of the plot that jumps ahead in time and returns to the present

The placement of two things closely together to emphasize comparisons and contrasts

What is the public identity of a character that is shown to the outside world?

Scene that interrupts the normal, chronological sequence of events in a story to depict something that happened earlier

A false or mistaken idea

To prove incorrect

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

A struggle between a character and an outside force

A character who grows, learns, or changes as a result of the story's action

Introductory remarks in a speech, play, or literary work, an introductory action

Similarity of structure in a pair or series or related words, phrases, or clauses

An absurd event; or a play containing insane, ludicrous events

What is a literary work that ridicules or makes fun of something to bring attention to it?

The main character of the story

The narrator tells the story using the pronouns "I," "me," and "we"

All-knowing

A character who acts as a contrast to another character

This character is fully developed - the writer reveals good and bad traits as well as background

The dictionary definition of a word

A humorous play on words

Something ancient or old fashioned

The beginning part of a plot where the setting and characters are introduced

The art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing, especially the use of figures of speech and devices

An article giving opinions or perspectives