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English final review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Figurative language | Meaning of a word a def. you would find in a dict.Figurative lang uage uses words in a way for their literal meanings to make a comparison,add emphasis,say something in a creative way.Examples of figurative language are alliteration,hyperbole,idiom,metap |
| Alliteration | When two or more words in a group of words begin with the same sound (usually, the same letter or group of letters). For example: Fred’s frozen french fries. |
| Hyperbole | Extreme exaggeration used for emphasis or effect; an extravagant statement that is not meant to be taken literally. For example: “I almost died of boredom.” |
| Idiom | An expression that cannot be understood from the meanings of its literal words. For example, “it’s raining cats and dogs” is an idiom that means it’s raining really hard. |
| Imagery | Language that portrays sensory experiences, or experiences of the five senses: sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch. Authors use imagery to heighten the emotional effect of their writing. Imagery often uses colors we can picture. |
| Metaphor | The comparison of two unlike things to illuminate a particular quality. For example, “Karen was a ray of sunshine” is a metaphor which suggests that Karen was happy. |
| Simile | When two unlike things are compared—using like or as—to illuminate a particular quality. “Randy’s voice is like melted chocolate” is a simile that suggests that Randy’s voice is smooth and warm. |
| Onomatopoeia | The use of words whose sounds imitate the sounds of what they describe, such as hiss, murmur, growl, honk, and buzz. |
| Personification | Describing nonhuman animals, objects, or ideas as though they possess human qualities or emotions. For example: “The moon smiled down at her.” |
| Mood | The feeling the reader gets from a work of literature.Another way to describe a story’s mood is atmosphere.When you walk into a place,it has an atmosphere that makes you feel a certain way.The mood could be calm, creepy, romantic,sad,or tense |
| Irony | When something happens that is the reverse of what you expected; for example, calling a very tall person “Tiny”. |
| Plot | The sequence of events in a story. The plot includes what happens at the beginning, the main problem that the main character faces, the climax, and the resolution (how things end). |
| point of view | first-POV where the narrator is a character in the story who describes things from their own perspective and refers to themselve as “I”.third-person POV,where the narrator is not a character but describes the experiences and thoughts of characters. |
| Setting | The environment in which a story takes place, including the time period, the location, and the surroundings. |
| Characterization | The means through which an author reveals a character’s personality. |
| Theme | A story’s central message or moral. |
| Flashback | A scene in a story that occurred before the present time in the story. Flashbacks provide background information about events happening during the current narration. They may be presented as memories, dreams, or stories of the past told by characters. |
| Foreshadowing | Clues or hints about something that is going to happen later in the story. Authors use foreshadowing to build suspense and to prepare the reader for what happens later. |
| Dialogue | When two characters speak to each other. |
| Drama | A play. |
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