English Unit 2 Vocab

a distinctive repeating feature or idea that mostly represents a theme

information about the period, the place, and the events that created, influenced, or formed the backdrop to the historic

the act of using rhetorical means to provide commentary on issues in a society.

the situation that surrounds your act of writing.

a striking reversal of what is expected or intended

an underlying and often distinct theme in a piece of writing or conversation.

Type of irony that occurs when the audience knows something that the characters don't

injecting variety into your speech, both to grab the attention of your audience and to convey meaning.

a character whose purpose is to accentuate or draw attention to the qualities of another character often the protagonist

the arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language.

occurs when the literal meaning of what someone says is different from—and often opposite to—what they actually mean

effective or persuasive speaking or writing, especially the use of figures of speech and other compositional techniques.