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| 4901193340 | allegory - story or poem in which characters, settings, and events stand for other people or events or for abstract ideas or qualities. | example: don't tread on me |  | 0 |
| 4901193341 | Alliteration- repetition of the same or similar consonant sounds inn words that are close together. | example: Jesse's jaguar is jumping and jiggling jauntily. | 1 | |
| 4901193342 | Allusion- reference to someone or something that is know from history, literature, religion, politics, sports, science, or another branch of culture. An indirect reference to something. | example: Abraham Lincoln's " House Divided" speech. | 2 | |
| 4901193343 | Ambiguity- deliberately suggesting two or more different, and sometimes conflicting meanings in a work. An event or situation that may be interpreted in more than one way. | example: Each of us saw her duck. | 3 | |
| 4901193344 | Analogy- comparison made between two things to show how they are alike. | example: Life is like a box of chocolates. | 4 | |
| 4901193345 | Anaphora- repetition of a word, phrase, or clause at the beginning of two or more sentences in a row. | example: Psalms 31:9 "O LORD, rebuke me not in thine anger, neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure. Have mercy upon me, O LORD; for I am weak: O LORD, heal me; for my bones are vexed. My soul is also sore vexed: but thou, O LORD, how long?" | 5 | |
| 4901193346 | anastrophe- inversion of the usual, normal, or logical order of the parts of a sentence. | example: "Sure I am of this, that you have only to endure to conquer." (Winston Churchill, address delivered at the Guildhall, London, Sep. 14, 1914) | 6 | |
| 4901193347 | Anecdote- brief story, told to illustrate a point or serve as an example of something often shows character of an individual. | example: A student writes a brief account about his favorite holiday moment for a school assignment. | 7 | |
| 4901193348 | Antagonist- opponent who struggles against or blocks the hero, or protagonist, in a story. | example: Darth Vadar | 8 | |
| 4901193349 | Antimetabole: repetition of words in successive clauses in reverse grammatical order | example: "Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country." John F. Kennedy, Inaugural Address, January 20, 1961. | 9 | |
| 4901193350 | Antithesis- balancing words, phrases, or ideas that are strongly contrasted, often by means of grammatical structure. | example: Speech is silver, but silence is gold. | 10 | |
| 4901193351 | Antihero- central chracter who lacks all the qualities traditionally associated with heroes. may lack courage, grace, intelligence, or moral scruples | example: Dexter Morgan, Jeff Lindsay's series beginning with 'Darkly Dreaming Dexter' (2004)-a serial killer that the audience supports and applauds | 11 | |
| 4901193352 | Anthropomorphism- attributing human characteristics to an animal or inanimate object (personification) | example: Animal Farm by George Orwell | 12 | |
| 4901193353 | Aphorism- brief, cleverly worded statement that makes a wise observation about life, out or principle or accepted general truth. | example: Life's Tragedy is that we get old too soon and wise too late. [Benjamin Franklin] | 13 | |
| 4901193354 | Apostrophe- calling out an imaginary, dead, or absent person, or to a place or thing, or a personified abstract idea. | example: "Oh! Stars and clouds and winds, ye are all about to mock me; if ye really pity me, crush sensation and memory; let me become as nought; but if not, depart, depart, and leave me in darkness." Mary Shelly "Frankenstein" | 14 | |
| 4901193355 | Apposition- placing in immediately succeeding order of two or more coordinate elements the latter or which is an explanation, qualification, or modification of the first (often set off by a colon). | example: "Lolita, light of my life, fire of my loins." (Vladimir Nabokov, Lolita) | 15 | |
| 4901193356 | Assonance- the repetition of similar vowel sounds followed by different consonant sounds especially in words that are together. | example: "If I bleat when I speak it's because I just got . . . fleeced." - Deadwood by Al Swearengen | 16 | |
| 4901193357 | Asyndeton- commas used without conjunction to separate a series of words, thus emphasizing the parts equally. | example: "We are all Republicans, we are all Federalists" Thomas Jefferson | 17 | |
| 4901193358 | Balance- constructing a sentence so that both halves are about the same length and importance. sentences can be unbalanced to serve a special effect as well. | example: "If you've got the time, we've got the beer." (advertising slogan for Miller beer) | 18 | |
| 4901193359 | Indirect Characterization- the author reveals to the reader what the character is like by describing how the character looks and dresses, by letting the reader hear what the character says, by revealing the character's thoughts and feelings, by revealing the character's effect on other people, or by showing the character in action. | example: The girl with her perfect pigtails and newly bought dress, cried and fussed when her classmate refused to give her his lollipop. | 19 | |
| 4901193360 | Direct Characterization- the author tells us directly what the character is like. | example: the outdoors-man was extremely excited about the start of hunting season. | 20 | |
| 4901193361 | Static Character- is one who does not change much in the course of a story. | example: Sherlock Holmes maintains his wit, confidence and quirky personality while dealing with adventures and compelling cases. | 21 | |
| 4901193362 | Dynamic Character- is one who changes in some important way as a result of the story's action | example: The Grinch | 22 | |
| 4901193363 | Flat Character- has only one or two personality traits. They are one dimensional and they can be summed up in one phrase. | example: Bella Swan - Character has no history, no hobbies, and an ill-defined personality | 23 | |
| 4901193364 | Round Character- has more dimensions to their personalities--they are complex, just as real people are. | example: Katniss Everdeen - Character has hobbies/skills, a distinct past, close relationships with family/friends, clear motivation for the actions she takes over the course of the series | 24 | |
| 4901193365 | Chiasmus- in poetry, a type of rhetorical balance in which the second part is syntactically balanced against the first, but with the parts reversed. | example: "Never let a Fool Kiss You or a Kiss Fool You." | 25 | |
| 4901193366 | Cliche- is a word or phrase, often a figure of speech, that has become lifeless because of overuse. | example: "don't judge a book by its cover" | 26 | |
| 4901193367 | Comedy- in general, a story that ends with a happy resolution of the conflicts faced by the main character or characters. | example: Shakespeare's Twelfth Night | 27 | |
| 4901193368 | Conceit- an elaborate metaphor that compares two things that are startlingly different. Often an extended metaphor. | example: "two lovers with the two legs of a draftsman's compass." | 28 | |
| 4901193369 | Confessional Poetry- a twentieth century term used to describe poetry that uses intimate material from the poet's life. | example: A Poet's Confession by Baumgarn, Brian | 29 | |
| 4901193370 | External Conflict- conflicts can exist between two people, between a person and nature or a machine or between a person and a whole society. | example: The man on the bus was yelling at the bus driver for not getting him to his destination on time. | 30 | |
| 4901193371 | Internal Conflict- a conflict can be internal, involving opposing forces within a person's mind. | example: Maddie chose the red dress over the black one for the prom. | 31 | |
| 4901193372 | Connotation- the associations and emotional overtones that have become attached to a word or phrase, in addition to its strict dictionary definition. | example: Home suggests family, comfort and security. | 32 | |
| 4901193373 | Couplet- two consecutive rhyming lines of poetry. | example: Do you like green eggs and ham? I do not like them, Sam-I-am. I do not like green eggs and ham! | 33 | |
| 4901193374 | Dialect- a way of speaking that is characteristic of a certain social group or of the inhabitants of a certain geographical area. | example: "I hain't got no money." "It's a lie. Judge Thatcher's got it. You git it. I want it." "I hain't got no money, I tell you. You ask Judge Thatcher; he'll tell you the same." (5.19-5.24) Huckleberry Finn | 34 | |
| 4901193375 | Diction- a speaker or writer's choice of words. | example: Keats in his "Ode to the Grecian Urn" "Heard melodies are sweet, but those unheard Are sweeter: therefore, ye soft pipes, play on" | 35 | |
| 4901193376 | Didactic- form of fiction or nonfiction that teaches a specific lessons or moral or provides a model of correct behavior or thinking. | example: George Orwell's "Animal Farm" uses animals on a farm to describe the overthrow of the last of the Russian Tsars, Nicholas-II and exposes the evil of the Communist Revolution of Russia before WWII | 36 | |
| 4901193377 | Elegy- a poem of mourning, usually about someone who has died. | example: O Captain! My Captain!, by Walt Whitman written for Abraham Lincoln after his assassination | 37 | |
| 4901193378 | Epanalepsis- device of repetition in which the same expression is repeated both at the beginning and at the end of the line, clause, or sentence. | example: "Next time there won't be a next time." (Phil Leotardo in The Sopranos) | 38 | |
| 4901193379 | Epic- a long narrative poem, written in heightened language, which recounts the deeds of heroic character who embodies the values of a particular society. | example: "The Raven" Edgar Allan Poe | 39 | |
| 4901193380 | Epigraph- a quotation or aphorism at the beginning of a literary work suggestive of the theme. | example: You are all a lost generation. — Gertrude Stein in a conversation at the beginning of The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway | 40 | |
| 4901193381 | Epistrophe- device of repetition in which the same expression is repeated at the end of two or more lines, clauses, or sentences. | example: BRUTUS: "Who is here so base that would be a bondman? If any, speak; for him have I offended. Who is here so rude that would not be a Roman? If any, speak; for him have I offended. Who is here so vile that will not love his country? If any, speak; for him have I offended...." | 41 | |
| 4901193382 | Epithet- an adjective or adjective phrase applied to a person or thing that is frequently used to emphasize a characteristic or quality | example- Henry Clay "the great compromiser" | 42 | |
| 4901193383 | Explication- act of interpreting of discovering the meaning of a text, usually involves close reading and special attention to figurative language. | example: Jeff thinks that the flowers in the poem represent the childhood of the speaker after reading the poem closely. | 43 | |
| 4901193384 | Fable- a very short story told in prose or poetry that teaches a practical lesson about how to succeed in life. | example: The Ants and the Grasshopper - the ants saved food for the winter and the grasshopper did not. The moral is "It is best to prepare for the days of necessity." | 44 | |
| 4901193385 | Farce- a type of comedy in which ridiculous and often stereotyped characters are involved in silly, far-fetched situations. | example: "The Three Stooges." | 45 | |
| 4901193386 | Figurative Language- words which are inaccurate if interpreted literally, but are used to describe. similes and metaphors are common forms. | example: Hear the mellow wedding bells. - Edgar Allen Poe | 46 | |
| 4901193387 | Flashback- a scene that interrupts the normal chronological sequence of events in a story to depict something that happened at an earlier time. | example: Arthur Miller's "Death of a Salesman" narrates Willy Loman's memories of the past. At one moment, Willy talks with his dead brother while playing cards with Charley. He relives a past conversation in the present. | 47 | |
| 4901193388 | Foil- a character who acts as contrast to another character. often a funny side kick to the dashing hero, or villain contrasting the hero. | example: Dory is a sidekick to Marlin | 48 | |
| 4901193389 | Foreshadowing- the use of hints and clues to suggest what will happen later in a plot. | example: "The leaves fell early that year." This is a line in Ernest Hemingway's opening line of A Farewell to Arms that could signal possible death. | 49 | |
| 4901193390 | Free Verse- poetry that does not conform to a regular meter or rhyme scheme. | example: Fog by Carl Sandburg The fog comes on little cat feet. It sits looking over harbor and city on silent haunches and then moves on. | 50 | |
| 4901193391 | Hyperbole- a figure of speech that uses incredible exaggeration or overstatement, for effect. | example: It was so cold I saw polar bears wearing jackets. | 51 | |
| 4901193392 | Hypotactic- sentence marked by the use of connecting words between clauses or sentences, explicitly showing the logical or other relationship between them. | example: So sang a little Clod of Clay, Trodden with the cattle's feet | 52 | |
| 4901193393 | Imagery- the use or language to evoke a picture or a concrete sensation of a person, a thing, a place, or an explanation. | example: The F-16 swooped down like an eagle after its prey. | 53 | |
| 4901193394 | inversion- the reversal of the normal word or order in a sentence or phrase. | example: on the hill sat the tractor. | 54 |
