English II Midterm-Mrs. Spradley

refers to particular order or pattern a writer uses to present ideas

relationship with narrator in story

writes to inform, entertain, and persuade. also to tell story or tell opinion

contrast between what is expected, and is what will actually happen

dramatic irony is when the outcome is what characters expected

when authors lean toward a particular opinion or position

show author personality...tone, word choice, and structure

variation of language spoken by particular region or class

Placing 2 or more items side by side in order to compare or contrast

central message in story

how the author lets reader know about character

an essay to influence

Repeated sounds, phrases, words, or entire stanzas to emphasize an idea

persuasion such as logos, pathos, & ethos

what are the 2 types of theme

writer gives hints at events that will happen later in a story

A short, musical poem that expresses feelings and emotion

time and place of story

dramatic irony is when the reader has info that characters don't

what are the three types of irony

One row of words or sentence in a poem

total language choices an author makes

memoir is a auto biographical writing in specific time period

character stays the same throughout story

brief story about an interesting event

character changes throughout the story

more than one personality trait

Japanese poem with 17 syllables and 3 lines

A group of lines followed by a space

short non-fiction story on usually one topic

A predictable rhythm

The continuation of a sentence from one line to the next without the use of punctuation (run on)

Giving human characteristics to inanimate object

Repetition of consonant sounds

The pattern of end rhymes

autobiography

tells a story

Comparing without using "like" or "as"

The basic unit of stressed and unstressed syllables

main idea of story or essay

Repetition of sounds at the beginning of words

sequence of events

The use of a word that imitates the sound it describes

non-fiction story about a historical event

Comparing using "like" or "as"

biography

reference to character, place, or situation from history, art, or literature

Poetry without fixed pattern, rhythm, line length, meter, rhyme, or stanza arrangement

emotional quality or atmosphere of literary work

Detailed description using the 5 senses "word pictures"

The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables

an essay that is informal

Repetition of vowel sounds

one personality trait

author word choice

to influence

an essay to explain

interuption of the chronological order of a story

author attitude towards subject

the use of humor or wit to ridicule someone or something

having several meanings

persuasion in which logic and evidence is used