7th Final Exam Review

when the reader knows something that the character doesn’t know

the narrator is an outside observer that doesn’t know the thoughts or feelings of any characters

an idea that recurs (occurs repeatedly) in a work of literature

to use clues in the story to come to conclusions about the plot or characters

descriptive words or phrases used to create an impression that appeals to one of the five senses

when what you say is the opposite of what you mean

a society gone horribly wrong: a community of extreme control, corruption, or chaos;

the artful deviation from literal speech that includes literary devices such as metaphor, simile, and personification

euphemism for life outside of the Community

a phrase that compares two things using the words “like” or “as”

told from the viewpoint of one of the characters using the pronouns “I” and “we”

made in imitation of something else with intent to deceive

extremely hungry

a person or animal that lives in a particular place

a story with two levels of meaning

to waste time; be slow

reader anxiety that results from the author’s withholding of plot details

a thing that represents or stands for something else

a word/phrase that is used instead of another word/phrase that is considered too harsh, unpleasant, or uncomfortable

when what happens is the opposite of what you expect to happen

the narrator is an outside observer who can tell us the thoughts and feelings of all the characters in a story

an imagined society where everything is perfect; this is what the Community leaders were trying to create

euphemism for death

fantasy that includes the imaginary treatment of scientific exploration, space travel, alternate worlds, alien creatures

having an irritatingly strong and unpleasant taste or smell

suddenly and unexpectedly

the emotion that pervades a work; the reader is meant to share this emotion with the characters

to continue to do something or to try to do something even though it is difficult or other people want you to stop

euphemism for job/career

to cause something to begin

to hate; to dislike intensely

the time and place in which the action of the story occurs

euphemism for puberty

to avoid work, duties, or responsibilities, especially if they are difficult or unpleasant

the narrator is an outside observer that focuses on the thoughts and feelings of only one character

careful about spending money or using things when you do not need to

to give or present something, often a gift or honor

hinting at events that will occur later in the story

to give up something

to cause to turn upside down

giving human characteristics to something that is not human

being on time; prompt

a phrase that compares two things, usually by stating that one thing is another