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English 1 Words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Allusion | Passing reference or indirect mention |
| Aside | A line spoken by an actor not intended for others on stage |
| Bias | Cause to be prejusticed |
| Connotation | The internal content of a term or concept |
| Coherence | Logical and orderly and consistent relation of parts |
| Clause | An expression including a subject and predicate |
| Comedy | Light and humorous drama with a happy ending |
| Claim | Assert or affirm strongly |
| Denotation | The most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression |
| Diction | The manner in which something is expressed in words |
| Evidence | Your basis for belief or disbelief |
| Foil | Anything that contrasts with and enhances something else |
| Inference | Drawing a conclusion on the basis of circumstantial evidence |
| Monologue | A dramatic speech by a single actor |
| Mood | A characteristic state of feeling |
| Objective | Undistorted by emotion or personal bias |
| Plot | The story that is told as in a novel, play, movie, etc. |
| Purpose | What something is used for |
| Soliloquy | Speech you make to yourself |
| Static | Showing little if any change |
| Subjective | Taking place within the mind and modified by individual bias |
| Theme | A unifying idea that is a recurrent element in literary work |
| Tone | A quality that reveals the attitudes of the author |
| Tragedy | Drama exciting terror or pity |
| Characterization | The act of describing essential features |
| Hyperbole | Extravagant exaggeration |
| Plagiarism | Taking someone's words or ideas as if they were your own |
| Protagonist | The principal character in a work of fiction |
| Antagonist | Someone who offers opposition |
| Conflict | An open clash between two opposing groups |