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English 2 vocab
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Allegory | A story, picture, or poem that reveals a moral or political message when interpreted. EX: the tortoise and the hare |
| Alliteration | The repetition of a letter or sound at the beginning of close connected words. EX. Shelly sold seashells by the seashore. |
| Analogy | A comparison of two things for an explanation or clarification. EX. life spins like a wheel |
| Allusion | referencing something without explicitly mentioning it. EX. I’m the juliet to your romeo |
| Antithesis | a contrast of ideas. EX. Hope for the best; prepare for the worse |
| Audience | The people that the author writes for. EX: children, young adults |
| Author's purpose | the author’s intent for writing. EX; to suggest a solution to a problem |
| Active voice | A clause or sentence where the subject interacts or takes action with another subject. EX: i have done my homework |
| Connotative | words that have a secondary meaning in context. EX: she was feeling blue. |
| Compare and Contrast | finding similarities and differences. EX: an apple and a lemon are both fruits, but an apple is red and a lemon is yellow. |
| Juxtaposition | Placing two things or ideas close together to highlight contrast. EX: it was like day and night. |
| Hyperbole | Exaggerated statements. EX: i was dying of laughter |
| Metaphor | a figure of speech that creates a direct comparison. EX: time is money |
| Simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things using “as” or “like.” EX: She ran like the wind. |
| Epistrophe | the repetition of words at the end of a phrase, clause or verse. EX: the government is of the people, by the people, for the people. |
| Anaphora | The repetition of word at the beginning of the each line of a poem or speech. EX: I Have a Dream speech by MLK. |
| Parallelism | A literary device where parts of the sentence are grammatically the same or similar. EX: fool me once shame on you; fool me twice shame on me. |
| Oxymoron | placing contradicting words next to each other. EX: They were alone together. |
| Symbolism | a figure of speech where a person, situation, word, or object represents another thing. EX: to kill a mockingbird |
| Personification | giving non-human objects human qualities or characteristics. EX: The sun smiled at us. |
| Chiasmus | grammatically concepts or construction are repeated in reverse order. EX: when the tough gets going, the going gets tough |
| Paradox | a statement that seems to contradict itself but makes sense upon deeper thinking. EX: you have to spend money to make money |
| Mood | the atmosphere of the narrative created by the author. EX: humorous, calm, light hearted |
| Tone | the author’s attitude or feelings towards the matter. EX:formal, optimistic, sarcastic |
| Euphemism | a mild expression substituted for something that could seem harsh or blunt. EX: passed away instead of died |
| Irony | dialogue or plot that contradicts what might be expect. EX: the librarian yelled across the library |
| Rhetorical | used for persuasive effects using figurative speech or other literary devices. EX: Do birds fly? |
| Situation | the problem or predicament with a direct solution. EX: the character is faced with charges under false allegations. |
| Onomonopia | words that imitate or name a sound. EX: coo-coo, beep, boom, clink |
| Shift | A change in perspective, emotion, language, or focus in text. EX: a normal conversation turning into an aggressive argument. |
| Theme | The central moral or message in a narrative. EX: Never judge a book by its cover |
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