English 1-2nd Semester Final

Person who writes books, stories, or articles

Literary work where feelings and ideas are expressed through style and rhythm

When a character, speaker, writer says one thing and means another; sarcasm

The perspective the author adopts with regards to a specific character, place, or plot

Writer takes a position on an issue and attempts to influence the thinking of the reader

To condense and restate key points from the text

Text that gives instruction on how to do something

The underlying message, the "big idea", the authors critical belief 

The author's word choice

To take a stand and defend one side of an issue

Anything that represents more than its literal meaning

A long speech given by an actor in a play during a conversation

Using words to paint images in the mind, words that appeal to the senses

To look for characteristics that are different

Character whose values differ from that of the protagonist 

To look for common characteristics

The writer gives an advanced hint of what would later happen in the story

Part of the plot line when the problem is resolved or worked out

To ask yourself "What does the author mean?" and write it in your own words

A struggle between two opposing forces

To present a clear picture using words to help the reader visualize details

Character presented by description, action, thought, speech or interaction with other character

To do a "step-by-step" procedure about how to do something

What drives a character to do actions or have thoughts in a story

A person within the story who speaks to the audience

The narrative points arranged to make a story understandable

Attaching human traits or characteristics to inanimate objects or animals

To break something apart and discuss how each part functions as a part of the whole

The central character in poetry, narrative, novel, or any other story

When the audience knows something the actor or character does NOT know

Part of a script in a play that tells the actors how to move or speak their lines

Conversation of two or more people in a book, play, or movie

Using objects or actions that mean something more than its literal meaning

Writing that uses literary styles and techniques to create factual narratives

Story based on factual events; Not False

Person who writes plays or adapts stories into plays to be acted out

The narrative voice of a poem that speaks of his/her situation and feelings

Background knowledge + Textual evidence

A comparison of two unlike things without using "like" or "as"

To take time to give information about a topic (Who, what, when, where, why and how)

When a character or actor speaks out their thoughts aloud when by themselves on stage

A writing used to explain or inform a reader about a certain topic

The feeling a reader gets from reading an author's words

A comparison of two unlike subjects using the word "like" or "as"

Something invented by the imagination; A False Story

Relies on the emotional development of characters to convey meaning of a story