9th Pre-AP English Terms
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| opinion with evidence to support | ||
| an original pattern or model from which all other things of the same kind are made | ||
| (changing character) | ||
| character stays the same | ||
| sudden realization; the light bulb moment | ||
| (no depth/depth and complexity) | ||
| character's opposite | ||
| what drives a character on | ||
| details included for a purpose | ||
| Word choice | ||
| feeling word gives you | ||
| dictionary definition | ||
| vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people | ||
| informal spoken language or conversation | ||
| non-standard use of words | ||
| A mild word of phrase which substitutes for another which would be undesirable because it is too direct, unpleasant, or offensive | ||
| words that appeal to the 5 senses | ||
| the feeling invoked in the reader | ||
| hints to what is to come | ||
| shift in attitude | ||
| what an author believes to be true on a subject presented in the work. | ||
| speaker's attitude towards his subject | ||
| addressing something as if they were present | ||
| figurative language comparing two unlike things | ||
| a paradox in two side by side words. | ||
| a contradictory statement that turns out to be true | ||
| applying human attributes to something not human | ||
| play on words | ||
| figurative language comparing two unlike things using like or as | ||
| something representing something else | ||
| repetition of the initial consonant sound | ||
| repetition of vowel sounds | ||
| repetition of consonant sounds within words | ||
| the sound of a word echoes the sound it represents | ||
| reference to another lit. work or historic event | ||
| short account of an incident | ||
| something about the character is stated directly | ||
| personality traits about the character are implied through dialogue or actions. | ||
| when 2 people are speaking to each other | ||
| exaggeration | ||
| when the reader knows things the characters don't | ||
| when the opposite happens from what you expect | ||
| saying one thing and meaning another | ||
| recurring idea | ||
| a literary technique of writing or art which principally ridicules its subject (individuals, organizations, states) often as an intended means of provoking or preventing change | ||
| Writing intended to explain the nature of an idea, thing, or theme. Expository writing is often combined with description, narration, or argument | ||
| it's funny; duh | ||
| comic scene amid a tragedy to ease tensions | ||
| an excessive speech by one speaker | ||
| character speaking his thoughts while on stage alone | ||
| something horrible happens at the end; duh | ||
| the flaw that leads to the hero's downfall | ||
| a short work that treats of a topic from an author's personal point of view, often taking into account subjective experiences and personal reflections upon them | ||
| a short moral story (often with animal characters) | ||
| A category of literary work | ||
| An introductory section of a literary work | ||
| A concluding statement or section of a literary work | ||
| A brief story, told or written in order to teach a moral lesson | ||
| not poetry | ||
| poetry | ||
| an inscription on a gravestone or a commemorative poem written as if it were for that purpose. | ||
| leaving words out | ||
| repeating for effect | ||
| question with no answer intended |