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English Exam
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Genre | A style of writing. (Artistic category or style). |
| Form | The structure of a piece of writing and how it is organized. |
| Figurative Language | Figures of speech to be more effective, persuasive and impactful.. |
| Simile | A figure of speech that makes a comparison on showing similarities between two different things with words 'like' and 'as'. |
| Implicit | Implied but not plainly expressed. |
| Explicit | Stated clearly in detail. |
| Point of View | The mode of narration that another employs to let readers hear and see what takes place in the story. |
| Imagery | Visually descriptive or figurative language especially in a literary work. |
| Narrative | A spoken or written account of connected events; a story. |
| Symbol | Something that may represent or symbolize something else. |
| Metaphor | A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which is not literally applicable. |
| Syntax | How words are chosen and arranged to form a sentence. |
| Alliteration | Two or more words in a phrase or line of poetry share the same beginning consonant sound. |
| Personification | Attaching human traits to inanimate objects (animals). |
| Allegory | A metaphor where a character, place or event is used to deliver a broader message about real life problems. |
| Tone | Attitude of the writer towards a subject or an audience through diction or style. |
| Paradox | A seemingly absurd or self-contradictory statement in logic that, superficially, cannot be true but also cannot be false |
| Dramatic Irony | When an audience watching a play understands what's going on in a situation while the characters are unaware of what is happening. |
| Pun | A play on words that produces a humor by using words that suggest two or more meanings. |
| Soliloquy | An act of speaking ones thoughts aloud when by oneself or regardless of hearers. |
| Aside | Dramatic device in which a character speaks to the audience. |
| Tragedy | A play dealing with tragic events having an unhappy ending especially one concerning the downfall of the main character. |
| Comic Relief | Releasing of emotional or other tension resulting from a comic episode interposed in the midst of serious or tragic elements in a drama. |
| Nemesis | The inescapable agent of someones downfall. Long standing rival. |
| Hubris | Excessive pride or self confidence. |
| Harmartia | A fetal flaw leading to the downfall of a tragic hero or heroine. |
| Regicide | The act of killing a king. |
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