ENGLISH GRAND TEST

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

Central idea of a work of literature

Events leading up to the climax

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

Collected body of data from observations and experiments:

A struggle between opposing forces. The conflict in a story can be internal or external

A category or type of literature (or of art, music, etc.) characterized by a particular form, style, or content.

Repetition of initial consonant sounds

rony in which a person says or writes one thing and means another, or uses words to convey a meaning that is the opposit

A paragraph of support for the thesis; must have topic sentence and details and/or examples

Uncertainty or anxiety the reader feels about what is going to happen next in a story.

Indirect Characterization A comparison of two unlike things using like or as

The writer's attitude toward his or her audience and subject: Often an author's tone is described by adjectives

A figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase.

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

Determine the value, amount, importance or effectiveness of something in order to understand if it matters or means.

A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes

Make whole by combining the different parts into one

Told from the viewpoint of one of the characters using the pronouns "I" and We"

Feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader

A widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing.

information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or p

A character or force in conflict with the main character

Consider all possible options, perspectives, results or answers in order to arrive at a decision: establish, identify, r

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

A word that imitates the sound it represents.

This is a point of view in which the narrator is outside the story and reveals the thoughts of only one character, who i

The perspective from which a story is told

To restate in other words

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

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

The choices a writer makes. The way an author puts the words together to create a story using a combination of literary

Report what one observes or does in order to capture and convey to others a process, impression, or a sequence of events

The reason the author has for writing. ( Inform, persuade, express, & entertain)

A speaker or character who tells a story

Draw from a text or data set some meaning or significance: deduce, infer, translate

A speech, passage, or event coming before the main speech or event

Events after the climax, leading to the resolution

Provide reasons or evidence in order to support or oppose something: claim, persuade, propose

Identify similarities or differences between two or more items in order to understand how they are alike, equal or analo

Nonsensical talk (nonsense)

A method an author uses to let readers know more about the characters and their personal traits.

The dictionary definition of a word

A scene that interrupts the normal chronological sequence of events in a story to depict something that happened at an e

The first paragraph in a essay it includes a thesis statement

Break down in order to bring out the essential elements or structure: break down, deconstruct, examine

A short passage added at the end of a literary work.

Thinking about your thinking

A character struggles with his own opposing desires, beliefs, or needs.

The most exciting moment of the story; turning point

A conclusion one can draw from the presented evidence/details.

Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.

A fictional narrative written in prose, which is shorter than a novel.

An outcome that turns out to be very different from what was expected

These are used to enclose titles of chapters, articles, short poems or stories, song and essays

An essay, which attempts to convince the reader of the truth of a premise by means of logic and other forms of persuasio

Language that cannot be taken literally since it was written to create a special effect or feeling.

Offer evidence or data to illustrate your point

A practical lesson about right and wrong

A document or written work created after an event

Arrange or put in order

The narrator tells the story using the pronouns "You", "Your," and "Yours" to address a reader or listener directly

The main idea or message of the story that the author wants the reader to know; the universal truth.

A reference to another work of literature, person, or event

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

Change in form, function, or nature to reveal or emphasize

The author directly states a character's traits and tells the audience what the personality of the character is

A device in literature where an object represents an idea.

Retell the essential details of what happened

The writer's position on an issue or problem. It's a provable opinion.

A judgement based on the information obtained

Written words

The words 'she', and 'he' is used in this narrative form. This point of view tells the reader what two or more character

A detailed examination of the elements or structure of something.

A conversation between two or more characters. Dialogue is often encased in quotation marks, " "

A narrative device, often used at the beginning of a work that provides necessary background information about the perso

A feeling of uncertainty and curiosity about what will happen next in a story; key element in fiction and drama; "hook"

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

A method an author uses to let readers know more about the characters and their personal traits.

What you say or think to yourself as you internally interpret the story or play.

A comparison without using like or as. It uses helping verbs: is, am, a, was, were, to help compare.

Improve the quality, or extend or elaborate upon an idea in order to give it greater form; add more complexity or power

To go over carefully in order to correct or improve

To make changes by adding, deleting, or modifying text, graphics, or other items in a document

The final paragraph of an essay in which the thesis statement is restated.

An original document containing the observations, ideas, and conclusions of an individual. It is a firsthand account

Any writing that is not poetry

Create a picture in one's mind ; speculate or predict

The marks, such as period, comma, and parentheses, used in writing to separate sentences and their elements and to clari

A struggle between a character and an outside force (Man vs. Man, Man vs. Nature, Man vs. Fate).

A conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning

End of the story where loose ends are tied up

A sequence of events in a story; exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution

Tells the story of real events or experiences. This story has the elements of plot: a narrators, setting, exposition, ri

rovide reasons for what happened or for one's actions in order to clarify, justify, or define events, actions,and causes

Main character in a story

To convince an audience of the author's credibility or characters: (ethical appeal).

A fictional narrative written in prose, which is longer than a short story .

A contrast between expectation and reality

A character that does not change from the beginning of the story to the end