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English I 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 prejudiced |
| 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 |