English Terms Pre-Assessment - 10th Honors

rhyming words at the ends of lines of poetry

the part of the story where the central conflict reaches its highest point

appeal to the audience's emotions

intentionally using a word, phrsse, letter, or sound for effect, two or more times in a speech or written work

the part of the story that starts the action of the plot

narrator exists outside the events of the story and knows every character’s thoughts, feelings, and motivations

the use of words that imitate sounds

hinting at something that will happen later in the story

poetry that doesn't follow a regular pattern of rhythm and may or may not rhyme

placing things near each other so that you can see similiarties and differences between them

making something have human qualities that isn't human

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seeing something that happened earlier in time

extreme exaggeration

the order of words to create meaning and tone

end rhyme that is not exact, but approximate

a technique to grab the reader's attention at the beginning of an essay

the central message or lesson of the story

comparing two things not using "like" or "as"

how a story is sequenced

the narrator is a person in the story, telling the story from their own point of view

repetition of consonant sounds at the beginnings of words

leaving out conjunctions where you would normally need them to be grammatically correct

sentences that interpret or explain text evidence in greater detail

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main character of the story

saying the opposite of what you mean

a pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry

comparing two things using "like" or "as"

struggle between two forces

2 or more rhyming words on the same line of a poem

something that represents something bigger than itself

a regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem

the imaginary voice assumed by the writer of the poem

poetry that follows fixed rules like a specific number of lines, patter of rhythm and rhyme, etc

asking a question and then immediately answering it

the narrator exists outside the events of the story, but only knows the thoughts and feelings of one character at a time

when the audience knows something a character doesn't

repetition of consonant sounds within and at the ends of words

using a double negative to show an understatement

word choice to affect meaning and tone

one or two sentences that contains your paper's main points

when opposite things are expressed in a parallel construction

the part of the story that establishes the setting and main characters

appeal to audience's belief in the credibility or trustworthiness of the speaker

the part of the story when you get the repercussions of the climax

character or force that works against the protagonist

using more conjunctions than grammartically necessary

repetition of vowel sounds especially in the middle or ends of words

using figurative language to represent objects, actions and ideas in such a way that it appeals to our physical senses

a group of lines within a poem

words directly from a text that we use to support our ideas, beliefs, opinions, and arguments

when the opposite of what's supposed to happen happens

repeating the same words at the end of successive phrases, lines, or sentences

making a reference to a well known historical event, pop culture, piece of art or literature

a sentence that expresses the main idea of the paragraph in which it occurs

a final sentence that may leave the reader with an intriguing thought, question or quotation

appeal to audience's sense of reason or logic

repeating the same words at the beginning of successive phrases, lines, or sentences

stylistic means by which an author conveys his/her attitude(s) in a work of literature

the part of the story when things are resolved, whether happy or sad

talking to something that can't talk back

the part of the story where the conflict's central tension is growing