English 1 Vocabulary - Term 1, 2

When a speaker or narrator says one things while meaning the opposite.

A form of personification in which the absent or dead are spoken to as if present and the inanimate, as if animate.

Character who changes little over the course of a narrative.

A metaphor developed at great length, occurring frequently in or throughout a work.

The tragic flaw that leads to the tragic hero’s downfall.

A form of paradox that combines a pair of opposite terms into a single unusual expression.

A sermon, or a moralistic lecture.

Exaggerated pride or self-confidence, many times toward god(s)

The repetition of a consonant sound within a series of words to produce a harmonious effect.

The deliberate omission of a word or words that are readily implied by the context.

Character an author may present with a complex, fully rounded personality.

The repetition of the same word or group of words at the beginning or successive clauses.

The writer’s characteristic manner of employing language. The author relies on diction, tone, etc. to reveal it.

The varying speed, intensity, elevation, pitch, loudness, and expressiveness of speech, especially poetry.

The repetition of sounds in two or more words or phrases that appear close to each other in a poem.

Writer’s unique use of language that allows a reader to “hear” a human personality in the writer’s work.

Word choice intended to convey a certain effect.

A rhymed pair of lines written in any rhythmic pattern

A group of two or more lines that form a unit in a poem.

Occurs when the elements of a statement contradict each other though the statement may appear impossible.

A reference to a mythological, literary, or historical person, place, or thing.

Poetic and rhetorical device in which normally unassociated words, or phrases are placed next to one another.

A play on words that are identical or similar in sound but have sharply diverse meanings, can be serious or humorous.

A speech, in drama, in which a character speaks his or her thoughts aloud. Character is usally alone.

A character that provides a striking contrast to another character.

A figure of speech in which a part is used for the whole.

A four-line stanza, or group of lines, in poetry written in a variety of meters and rhyme schemes

A single person speaking alone –with or without an audience.

The use of the words that mimic the sounds they describe.

The central message of a literary work.

A statement of purpose; the argument.

Is the measured, patterned arrangement of syllables according to stress and length in a poem.

A figure of speech featuring a phrase that uses negative wording or terms to express a positive statement or assertion.

A fanciful, particularly clever extended metaphor.

A complex lyric poem that develops a serious and dignified theme that appeals to imagination and intellect.

Quality of a novel, poem, etc. that makes the reader or audience uncertain or tense about the outcome of events.

Characterize by protagonists who are “highly renowned and prosperous,” and whose fall from greatness is caused by a flaw

When a character or speaker says or does something that has different meanings than they think.

The way a writer creates and develops characters’ personalities.

An error in judgment on the part of the hero that sets the tragic plot in motion.

A formal poem presenting a meditation on death or another solemn theme.

A short addition at the end of a literary work, often dealing with the future of the characters.

Change or movement in a piece resulting from an epiphany, realization, or insight gained.

Conversation between two or more people

An expression that has been overused.

A figure of speech in which two or more elements of a sentence have the same grammatical structure

Details that relate to or describe actual, specific things or events.

Release of emotion (pity and fear) from the audience’s perspective

Time – when; Place – setting;Action - one hero and plot

All forms of written or spoken expression that are not in verse (a.k.a. poetry).

The use of a word of phrase that is less expressive or direct but considered less distasteful or offensive than another.

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Narrator who is able to know, see, and tell all, including the inner thoughts and feelings of the characters.

A short speech directed to the audience, or another character, that is not heard by the other characters on stage.

When a situation turns out differently from what one would normally expect.

The dictionary or literal meaning of a word.

A lyric poem of 14 lines, commonly written in iambic pentameter.

The arrangement of words and the order of grammatical elements in a sentence

Where the author chooses to emphasize a single important trait of a character.

The associations, suggestions, and emotional overtones attached to a word.

A brief narrative that focuses on a particular incident or event.

The practice of beginning several consecutive or neighboring words with the same sound.

A recurring and dominant subject or idea.

The repetition of accented vowel sounds in a series of words.

A fallacy where one begins with the intended ending.