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Terms LAlab
terms for language arts lab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Setting | -the context and environment in which something is set; "the perfect setting for a ghost story" |
| Personifications | A figure of speech where animals, ideas or inorganic objects are given human |
| 1st Person Point of View | pronouns and verbs used to refer to the speaker or writer of the language in which they occur Example==I am walking around the scary house.. |
| Foreshadowing | -Providing hints of things to come in a story or play. Example= I was foreshadowing over miss Bruce and what she does |
| Dynamic Character | -a character that undergoes personal development and change, whether through a gradual process or a crisis.. Example= The tin man went to the shop and came back with new Armour |
| Allusion | passing reference or indirect mention. Example= I went to the mall and looked at everyone |
| Theme | a subject of discourse,discussion,meditation or composition. EXAMPLE: |
| Conflict | a fight, battle, or struggle, esp. a prolonged struggle; strife. EXAMPLE: |
| Climax | the highest or most intense point in the development irresolution of something. EXAMPLE: |
| Plot | Story told; seq. of events |
| Characterization | Development of a character |
| Metaphor | Comparison without like or as |
| Simile | a figure of speech that expresses EXAMPLE: Ryan looks like a forest! |
| Dramatic Irony | situation is understood by the audience EXAMPLE: |
| Omniscient | -all-knowing: infinitely wise EXAMPLE:GOD! |
| Static character | a character that remains unchanged throughout a work EXAMPLE: |
| Style | manner: how something is done or how it happens EXAMPLE: |
| Symbol | something visible that by association or convention represents EXAMPLE: |
| Irony | What is said is not what is meant Ex. If James told Donnie to jump off bridge means go away |
| Nemesis | Rival to the opponent |
| Protagonist | The good guy |
| Antagonist | Bad guy |
| Syntax | the grammatical arrangement of words in sentences |
| Modify | make less severe or harsh or extreme |
| Adjective | a word that expresses an attribute of something |
| Noun | a content word that can be used to refer to a person, place, thing, quality, or action |
| Verb | -the word class that serves as the predicate of a sentence |
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