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English II EOC
Eng. II Study Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Allusion | Refers to a statement, historical event, literature, religion, and/or mythology. |
| Paradox | Statement or situation that seems to be contradiction but reveals a truth. EX: Jumbo shrimp, wide fool, bittersweet. |
| Imagery | Language that appeals to the senses. (Sight, touch, taste, smell, and hear). |
| Personification | Human qualities are given to an object/something non-human. |
| Symbol | A thing that represents or stands for something else. |
| Allegory | A story or poem with a hidden meaning. |
| Ambiguity | An unclear, indefinite, or equivocal word, expression, meaning. |
| Satire | Type of writing that ridicules something (a person, a group, humanity, ect.) in order to reveal a weakness. |
| Simile | A comparison using "like" of "as". |
| Metaphor | A comparison NOT using "like" or "as". |
| Hyperbole | An exaggeration. EX: Your backpack ways a ton! |
| Pun | A play of multiple meanings of a word or two words that sound alike but have different meanings. |
| Idiom | Words or phrase thats is not to be taken literally. EX: "If you play your cards right." "Driving me up a wall." |
| Foreshadow | A clue that hits that something will happen later in the plot. |
| Flashback | Interrupts the present to look back on the past. |
| Summary | Giving a general recap of what was said/written. |
| Paraphrase | Using your own words to repeat what was said/written. *(Less detailed,it will be more detailed the a summary.)* |
| Web Sources | .edu and .gov are more reliable types of website for research. |
| Oxymoron | EX: Seriously joking, jumbo shrimp, silent scream. |
| Tone | The attitude or approach that the author takes toward the subject. |
| Mood | The author uses words to make the reader feel a certain way. |
| Alliteration | The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of each word. |
| Onomatopoeia | Sound effects. |
| Repetition | It repeats the same word or phrase a few times. |
| Theme | The main idea. |
| Parody | Parody is an imitation of a particular writer, artist or a genre, exaggerating it to produce a comic effect |
| Parable | A short story but with a moral lesson. |
| Thesis | A short sentence that summarizes the main argument/idea. |
| Fact | Something that can be proven. |
| Opinion | A person's or a group's feeling towards something. |
| Cause & Effect | If you do 'this' then the outcome will be 'this'. |
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Neko-Chan
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