Reference to a statement, historical event, literature, religion, mythology.

Statement or situation that seems ti be a contradiction but reveals a truth.

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.

Kind of metaphor in which human qualities are given to something non-human.

Person, place, thing, or event that stands for itself and for something beyond itself as well.

A narrative in which characters and settings stand for abstract ideas or moral qualities.

An element of uncertainty in a text, in which something can be interpreted in a number of different ways.

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.

A comparison that uses the words "like" or "as".

A comparison that does not use "like" or "as".

An exaggeration used to express strong emotion.

A play of multiple meanings of a word or on two words that sound alike but have different meanings.

Expression peculiar to a particular language that means something different from literal meaning off the word.

The use clues to hint at events that will occur later in the plot.

Interrupts the present action of the plot to flash backward and tell what happened at an earlier time.

Giving a general recap of what was said/written.

Using your own words to repeat what was said/written. A paraphrase will be more detailed than a summary

Remember, .edu and .gov are the most reliable types of websites for research

Examples: seriously joking, jumbo shrimp, silent scream

is a literary compound of composition, which encompasses the attitudes toward the subject and toward the audience implied in a literary work.

Gives the feeling of the story.

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English II EOC

English II Study Terms

Term	Definition
Allusion	Reference to a statement, historical event, literature, religion, mythology.
Paradox	Statement or situation that seems ti 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.
Personfication	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 ideas 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 "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 literal meaning off the word.
Foreshadow	The use clues to hint at events that will occur later in the plot.
Flashback	Interrupts the present action of the plot to flash backward 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. A paraphrase will be more detailed than a summary
Web sources	Remember, .edu and .gov are the most reliable types of websites for research
Oxymoron	Examples: seriously joking, jumbo shrimp, silent scream
Tone	is a literary compound of composition, which encompasses the attitudes toward the subject and toward the audience implied in a literary work.
Mood	Gives the feeling of the story.

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