Duplicate of English II EOC Terms

Question 1

a word whose sound imitates what it is describing

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onomatopoeia

Question 2

the dictionary meaning of a word, independent of other associations that the word may have

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denotation

Question 3

how the information within a text is organized

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structure

Question 4

how the author allows you to see/hear the story (first person, second person, third person)

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point of view

Question 5

a comparison that uses the word "like" or "as"

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simile

Question 6

a scene in a movie, novel, etc., set in a time earlier than the main story

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flashback

Question 7

a reason that explains why a character thinks, feels, acts, or behaves in a certain way

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motivation

Question 8

the descriptive or figurative language used to create word pictures for the reader.

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imagery

Question 9

the "paragraphs" of a poem; a grouping of two or more lines in a poem

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stanza

Question 10

a deliberate exaggeration or overstatement

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hyperbole

Question 11

a play on words in which a humorous effect is created by suggesting two or more meanings

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pun

Question 12

When an object, event, or word in literature represents something else

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symbolism

Question 13

the author's reason for writing a work of literature

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purpose

Question 14

a form of a language that is particular to a specific region or special group.

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dialect

Question 15

a typical character or situation that seems to represent universal patterns of human nature

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archetype

Question 16

two or more words that start with the same letter or sound

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alliteration

Question 17

the set of ideas and feelings associated with a word instead of it's actual literal definition

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connotation

Question 18

the conversation between two or more characters in a novel, drama, etc.

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dialogue

Question 19

a statement making something/someone look much better or worse than it actually is.

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overstatement, exaggeration

Question 20

a question that is asked in order to make a point; used to emphasize/to persuade the listener

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rhetorical question

Question 21

reference in a work to a well known person, literary work, or historical fact

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allusion

Question 22

how the reader feels about the text; the emotions or feelings evoked in readers

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mood

Question 23

an educated guess; a conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning

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inference

Question 24

a story told in fiction, nonfiction, poetry, or drama; a sequence of events

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narrative

Question 25

a figure of speech in which a thing, idea, or animal is given human qualities/attributes.

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personification

Question 26

the main message of a text

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theme

Question 27

clues that suggest events that have yet to occur

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foreshadowing

Question 28

This type of narrator does not participate in the action but knows all characters thoughts.

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3rd person omniscient

Question 29

a complete but brief recap of the facts and statements of a work, without opinion

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objective summary

Question 30

a struggle between opposing forces

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conflict

Question 31

the time and place of the action in a text

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setting

Question 32

using the same pattern of words to show that two or more words or ideas are of equal importance

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parallel structure

Question 33

the attitude of a writer toward the audience or subject.

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tone

Question 34

in a play, when one character is speaking alone on stage

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soliloquy

Question 35

a short verbal story of a funny, amusing, or interesting event.

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anecdote

Question 36

the ordered pattern of rhymes at the ends of the lines of a poem or verse

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rhyme scheme

Question 37

a figure of speech that compares two dissimilar things WITHOUT using the words "like" or "as"

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metaphor

Question 38

a figure of speech that uses seeming contradictions

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oxymoron

Question 39

language that uses figures of speech, such as metaphor, simile, personification

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figurative language

Question 40

The contradiction between expectation and reality (situational, verbal, dramatic)

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irony

Question 41

a narrator that cannot be trusted! Forces the reader to unravel the true version of a story

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unreliable narrator

Question 42

The process by which the writer reveals the personality of the character

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characterization

Question 43

Two lines of poetry, usually rhyming and in the same meter

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couplet

Question 44

a repeated line or set of lines at the end of a stanza or section of a longer poem or song

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refrain

Question 45

a contradictory statement or something that seems to be false or untrue, but is in fact true

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paradox

Duplicate of English II EOC Terms

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Duplicate of English II EOC Terms

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