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FINAL REVIEW VOCAB

English final

TermDefinition
verbal irony what is said is the opposite; sarcasm
situational irony charecter or reader expects one thing to happen but something else happens; surprise
dramatic irony suspense
theme moral or life lesson
climax of plot event that changes everything; not in the middle of story
schooled educated;taught
singular remarkable;extrodinary
venerable respected;admired;well-behaved
foreshadowing hints in story of what will happen next
flashback events that already happend
personification giving human qualities to non human being or object
visage a persons face
universal theme life expierence common to anyone;at any time period
understatment stating less strongly
withered shriveled dried up person
melancholy overly sad;depressed person
foul grossly offensive;loathsome person
authors purpose pursuade, inform, or entratain or to give directions
energize motivate audience
celestial heavenly
tyranny unlimted use of power by ruler or government
shrink to back off
tone feeling or emotion of author
symbolism obeject stands for an idea or emotion larger than itself
imagery words that appeal to 5 senses
infer conclude/judge
humble not proud;arrogant
rhetorical device techniques for arguing such as repetition, analogies, or rhetorical questions
aliteration repetition of constant sounds
allusion refrence to piece of lierature
metaphor comparsion without using like or as
intellect brainpower
dialect way people in certain place or time talk
informal tone using common or simple words
transition word that connects 2 sentences or phrases (therefore, however)
thesis main idea of a longer passage
gerund ending in ING
infinitve TO+VERB
participle ending in ED
direct object answers question what
appositive noun or noun phrase which renames another noun
Created by: cristalsr
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