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Eng. II EOC

Eng. II Study Terms

TermDefinition
Allusion Reference to a statement, historical event, literature, religion, mythology.
Paradox Statement or situation that seems to be a contradiction but reveals a truth.
Imagery Language that appeals to the senses. Most images are visual they create pictures in the reader's mind by appealing to the senses (sight, touch, taste, smell, hear).
Personification Kind of metaphor in which human qualities are given to something non-human.
Symbol Person, place, thing, or event that stands for itself and for something beyond itself as well.
Allegory A narrative in which characters and settings stand for abstract idea or moral qualities.
Ambiguity An element of uncertainty in a text, in which something can be interpreted in a number of different ways.
Satire Type of writing that ridicules something a person, a group of people, humanity at large, an attitude or failing, a social institution in order to reveal a weakness.
SImile A comparison that uses the words "Like" or "as".
Metaphor A comparison that does not use the words "Like" or "as".
Hyperbole An exaggeration used to express strong emotion.
Pun A play of multiple meanings of a word or on two words that sound alike but have different meanings.
Idiom Expression peculiar to a particular language that means something different from the literal meaning o the word.
Foreshadow The use of clues to hint at events that will occur later in the plot.
Flashback Interrupts the present action of the plot to flash backwards and tell what happened at an earlier time.
Summary Giving a general recap of what was said/written
Paraphrase Using your own words to repeat what was said/written. More detailed than a summary.
Web Source Remember, .edu, and ,gov are the most reliable types of websites for research.
Oxymoron Examples: Seriously joking, jumbo shrimp, silent scream.
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