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2011 Summer English
English words for 2011 Summer work
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Alliteration | The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words |
| Allusion | An expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference |
| Antagonist | A person who actively opposes or is hostile to someone or something; an adversary |
| Atmosphere | The pervading tone or mood of a place, situation, or work of art |
| Assonance | In poetry, the repetition of the sound of a vowel or diphthong in nonrhyming stressed syllables near enough to each other for the echo to be discernible |
| Ballad | A poem or song narrating a story in short stanzas |
| Blank Verse | Blank verse is a type of poetry, distinguished by having a regular meter, but no rhyme |
| Climax | The most intense, exciting, or important point of something |
| Conflict | A serious disagreement or argument, typically a protracted one |
| Couplet | Two lines of verse, usually in the same meter and joined by rhyme, that form a unit |
| Denouement | The final part of a play, movie, or narrative in which the strands of the plot are drawn together and matters are explained or resolved |
| Dialect | A particular form of a language that is peculiar to a specific region or social group |
| Dialogue | Conversation between two or more people as a feature of a book, play, or movie |
| Dynamic character | A character who undergoes an important and basic change in personality or outlook |
| Exposition | A comprehensive description and explanation of an idea or theory |
| Fable | A story, typically a supernatural one incorporating elements of myth and legend |
| Flat character | A character who has only one outstanding trait or feature, or at the most a few distinguishing marks |
| Foot | A group of syllables constituting a metrical unit |
| Foreshadowing | Be a warning or indication of a future event |
| Free Verse | Poetry that does not rhyme or have a regular meter |
| Genre | A category of artistic composition, as in music or literature, characterized by similarities in form, style, or subject matter |
| Hero/Heroine | A mythological or legendary figure often of divine descent who is endowed with great strength or ability |
| Hyperbole | Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally |
| Lamb | Used as the epitome of meekness, gentleness, or innocence |
| Irony | The expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect |
| Lyric Poem | A short, highly musical poem. It expresses the observations and feelings of a single speaker |
| Metaphor | A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable |
| Analogy | A comparison between two things, typically on the basis of their structure and for the purpose of explanation or clarification |
| Anecdote | A short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person |
| Antithesis | A person or thing that is the direct opposite of someone or something else |
| Bandwagon Appeal | To do the same as everyone else |
| Bibliography | A list of the books of a specific author or publisher, or on a specific subject |
| Biography | Writing of such a type as a branch of literature |
| Carpe Diem | Used to urge someone to make the most of the present time and give little thought to the future |
| Connotation | An idea or feeling that a word invokes person in addition to its literal or primary meaning |
| Crisis | A time when a difficult or important decision must be made |
| Diction | The choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing |
| Empathy | The ability to understand and share the feelings of another |
| Epic | Of, relating to, or characteristic of an epic or epics |
| Epilogue | A section or speech at the end of a book or play that serves as a comment on or a conclusion to what has happened |
| Fiction | Literature in the form of prose, esp. short stories and novels, that describes imaginary events and people |
| Figurative Language | Literal and figurative language is a distinction in traditional systems for analyzing language |
| Flashback | A sudden and disturbing vivid memory of an event in the past |
| Gothic | Of or derived from the angular style of handwriting with broad vertical downstrokes used in western Europe from the 13th century |
| Imagery | Visually descriptive or figurative language, esp. in a literary work |
| Mood | A temporary state of mind or feeling |
| Name-calling | Name calling is a phenomenon studied by a variety of academic disciplines from anthropology, to child psychology, to politics |
| Propaganda | The dissemination of such information as a political strategy |
| Narrative | The narrated part or parts of a literary work, as distinct from dialogue |
| Nemesis | The inescapable or implacable agent of someone's or something's downfall |
| Non-fiction | Literature that is true or is based on factual events |
| Paradox | A seemingly absurd or self-contradictory statement or proposition that when investigated or explained may prove to be well founded or true |
| Pathos | A quality that evokes pity or sadness |
| Personification | The attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form |
| Point of view | The position from which something or someone is observed |
| Meter | The rhythm of a piece of poetry, determined by the number and length of feet in a line |
| Onomatopoeia | The use of such words for rhetorical effect |
| Oxymoron | A figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction |
| Pentameter | A line of verse consisting of five metrical feet |
| Plot | Devise the sequence of events in |
| Protagonist | The leading character or one of the major characters in a drama, movie, novel, or other fictional text |
| Rhyme | Poetry or verse marked by such correspondence of sound |
| Rhyme Scheme | The ordered pattern of rhymes at the ends of the lines of a poem or verse |
| Rhythm | The measured flow of words and phrases in verse or prose as determined by the relation of long and short or stressed and unstressed syllables |
| Round Character | Unique, individualistic characters who have some degree of complexity and ambiguity and who cannot easily be categorized |
| Setting | The place or type of surroundings where something is positioned or where an event takes place |
| Static Character | A character that changes very little from the beginning to the end |
| Prologue | An event or action that leads to another event or situation |
| Pun | A joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word or the fact that there are words that sound alike but have different meanings |
| Satire | The use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues |
| Simile | A figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid |
| Situational Irony | An event occurs that directly contradicts the expectations of the characters, the reader, or the audience |
| Stage Directions | An instruction in the text of a play, esp. one indicating the movement, position, or tone of an actor, or the sound effects and lighting |
| Stream Of Consciousness | A literary style in which a character's thoughts, feelings, and reactions are depicted in a continuous flow uninterrupted by objective description or conventional dialogue |
| Symbolism | An artistic and poetic movement or style using symbolic images and indirect suggestion to express mystical ideas, emotions, and states of mind |
| Thesis | An unstressed syllable or part of a metrical foot in Greek or Latin verse |
| Tone | A manner of expression in writing |
| Tragic Hero | A character that experiences an inner struggle because of some flaw within his character. That struggle ends in the defeat of the hero |
| Utopia | An imagined place or state of things in which everything is perfect |
| Villian | The person or thing responsible for specified trouble, harm, or damage |
| Abate | Made less in amount, degree, or force |
| Abdicate | Fail to fulfill or undertake |
| Aberration | A person whose beliefs or behavior are unusual or unacceptable |
| Abhor | Regard with disgust and hatred |
| Abstain | Restrain oneself from doing or enjoying something |
| Adversity | Difficulties; misfortune |
| Aesthetic | Concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty |
| Amicable | Having a spirit of friendliness; without serious disagreement or rancor |
| Anachronistic | Something located at a time when it could not have existed or occurred |
| Arid | Lacking in interest, excitement, or meaning |
| Asylum | Shelter or protection from danger |
| Benevolent | Well meaning and kindly |
| Bias | Prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair |
| Boisterous | Noisy, energetic, and cheerful; rowdy |
| Brazen | Harsh in sound |
| Brusque | Abrupt or offhand in speech or manner |
| Camaraderie | Mutual trust and friendship among people who spend a lot of time together |
| Canny | Pleasant; nice |
| Capacious | Having a lot of space inside; roomy |
| Clairvoyant | Having or exhibiting such an ability |
| Collaborate | Cooperate traitorously with an enemy |
| Compassion | Sympathetic pity and concern for the sufferings or misfortunes of others |
| Compromise | Accept standards that are lower than is desirable |
| Condescending | Acting in a way that betrays a feeling of patronizing superiority |
| Conditional | Subject to one or more conditions or requirements being met; made or granted on certain terms |
| Conformist | A person who conforms to accepted behavior or established practices |
| Convergence | The tendency of unrelated animals and plants to evolve superficially similar characteristics under similar environmental conditions |
| Deleterious | Causing harm or damage |
| Demagogue | A leader or orator who espoused the cause of the common people |
| Digression | A temporary departure from the main subject in speech or writing |
| Diligent | Having or showing care and conscientiousness in one's work or duties |
| Discredit | Harm the good reputation of someone or something |
| Disdain | Consider to be unworthy of one's consideration |
| Divergent | Tending to be different or develop in different directions |
| Emulate | Match or surpass a person or achievement, typically by imitation |
| Enervating | Causing one to feel drained of energy or vitality |
| Ephemeral | Lasting for a very short time |
| Evanescent | Soon passing out of sight, memory, or existence; quickly fading or disappearing |
| Exemplary | Serving as a desirable model; representing the best of its kind |
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