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CSET
MS English
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| allegory | having another meaning |
| allusion | refering to an outside work of literature |
| climax | point of highest interest |
| connotation | implied meaning of a word |
| denotation | dictionary meaning of a word |
| convention | recognized means of expression |
| diction | word choice |
| euphemism | choice of words avioding bluntness or rudeness |
| figurative language | using metaphors, similes, irony other than literal meaning |
| genre | literary form such as a poem, novel, essay |
| hyperbole | exageration |
| imagery | sensory details of a work |
| irony | intent and meaning differ |
| jargon | special language of a profession or group |
| literal | concrete meaning |
| metaphor | comparison expressed without as, like, or than |
| narrative techniques | methods & procedures in telling a story |
| novel | fiction narrative of considerable length |
| ominiscient point of view | narrator knows, sees, & reports whatever they choose |
| oxymoron | combination of opposites |
| parable | story designed to suggest a moral or lesson |
| paradox | self contradicting but true |
| parody | imitates another composition with a comical effect |
| personification | non humans with human characteristics |
| plot | interrelated actions that move to a climax an dfinal resolution |
| point of view | several vantage points from which a story is told |
| rhetorical question | question asked for effect, not for a reply |
| rhetorical techniques | devices used in effective or persuasive language (repitition, paradox, understatement, sarcasm) |
| satire | seeks to arouse a reader's disapproval of an object using ridicule |
| setting | background to a story |
| simile | direct comparison |
| soliloquy | character speaks thoughts aloud |
| strategy | management of language for a specific effect |
| structure | arangement of materials within a work |
| style | manner of expression of an author |
| syllogism | two statements are made and a conclusion is drawn |
| symbol | sign for something else |
| theme | main thought expressed by a work |
| thesis | meaning or position that a writier undertakes to prove or support |
| tone | manner in which author expresses attitude |
| tragedy | serious content and an unhappy ending |
| protagonist | hero |
| antagonist | villain |
| denouement | solution to a problem |
| ballad | poem that is meant to be sung |
| free verse | not rhymed, no metrical pattern |
| prose | less rhythm, no punctuation |
| sonnett | poem having 14 lines w/ iambic pentameter & formal arrangement of rhymes |
| flashback | moves to a time prior to that of the main story, author can reveal why characters are what they are |
| foreshadowing | uses clues to suggest events that have not yet occurred |
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