English 10 Terms Definitions

Question 1

Stories or things that make you laugh

Answer 1

Comedy

Question 2

Struggles that are within the mind of the character

Answer 2

Internal conflict

Question 3

When the definition of a word is exact and cannot change over time

Answer 3

Denotation

Question 4

A picture is worth a thousand words

Answer 4

Cliché

Question 5

The place where a story takes place

Answer 5

Setting

Question 6

Repetition of initial consonant letter

Answer 6

Alliteration

Question 7

The storyline of a story or song

Answer 7

Plot

Question 8

The end of a story when all the pieces are getting tied together

Answer 8

Resolution

Question 9

A statement that appears wrong but is true

Answer 9

Paradox

Question 10

A poem or song that tells a story

Answer 10

Ballad

Question 11

Like the atmosphere in a story, technically considered to be part of the setting

Answer 11

Mood

Question 12

The person telling the story

Answer 12

Narrator

Question 13

Colloquial use of language

Answer 13

Slang

Question 14

A character that stays the same throughout a story

Answer 14

Static

Question 15

Peoples’ talking in a story

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Dialogue

Question 16

Something that is unique to each author

Answer 16

Style

Question 17

When something is arranged by the time it occurred

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Chronological order

Question 18

Slang or not formal English

Answer 18

Colloquial

Question 19

When a piece of literature makes fun of a political person or event

Answer 19

Satire

Question 20

Showing how things are different

Answer 20

Contrast

Question 21

When the author gives hints of what is to come in a story

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Foreshadowing

Question 22

Implied meaning, eg. Juvenile

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Connotation

Question 23

When the words at the end of a poem or song sound the same

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Rhyme

Question 24

When the story sees into the minds of all the characters

Answer 24

Omniscient

Question 25

When a character remembers details from the past as part of a story line.

Answer 25

Flashback

Question 26

A reference in a novel or story to a previous event in history, such a biblical events or other stories

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Allusion

Question 27

Literature that is meant to sway your opinion or make you think a certain way

Answer 27

Propaganda

Question 28

When information is presented through suggested details and implication rather than stated clearly.

Answer 28

Indirect

Question 29

Only telling one side of an idea

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Bias

Question 30

When all the pieces of a story are tied together at the end and it makes sense

Answer 30

Resolution

Question 31

When you are on the edge of your seat wondering what will happen next

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Suspense

Question 32

When a lesser expression is used than would be expected, The Rockies are scenic

Answer 32

Understatement

Question 33

When you are on the edge of your seat wondering what will happen next

Answer 33

Suspense

Question 34

When a lesser expression is used than would be expected, The Rockies are scenic

Answer 34

Understatement

Question 35

A character that learns and changes by the end of a story

Answer 35

Dynamic

Question 36

Showing how things are the same

Answer 36

compare

Question 37

When there is a pattern to the rhyme in a poem

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Rhyme scheme

Question 38

The parts of a story that add up to the climax

Answer 38

Rising action

Question 39

The parts of a story that add up to the climax

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Rising action

Question 40

The people who are reading your work

Answer 40

Audience

Question 41

A way of speaking that might not be understood by everyone, ie RAM, DVD, or pedagogical implications of curriculum revisions

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Jargon

Question 42

Conflict that is like a struggle that a character has with his own identity

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Internal conflict

Question 43

A chunk of poem or song

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Stanza

Question 44

A comparison using like or as

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simile

Question 45

The mood of a story, such as scary or happy, considered part of the setting

Answer 45

.....atmosphere

Question 46

The person who is telling the story or reading a speech

Answer 46

Narrator

Question 47

A 14 line poem with a strict rhyme scheme

Answer 47

Sonnet

Question 48

When you say something that is sneering or jesting about a person

Answer 48

Sarcasm

Question 49

Comparison that does not use like or as

Answer 49

Metaphor

Question 50

An essay that explains something

Answer 50

Expository

Question 51

The pattern that words make, makes you tap your feet

Answer 51

Rhythm

Question 52

The bad guy in a story

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Antagonist

Question 53

A jock or nerd in a story

Answer 53

Stereotype

Question 54

When an author uses a lot of detail

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Description

Question 55

The main idea of a story or poem, the inferential level, often links different pieces of literature together

Answer 55

Theme

Question 56

A chorus, the repeating part of a song

Answer 56

Refrain

Question 57

The main character of a story, usually the good guy

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Protagonist

Question 58

The high point in the action of a story

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Climax

Question 59

When an author uses literary techniques to help description

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Figurative language

Question 60

a figure of speech that contains two contradictory terms, jumbo shrimp

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Oxymoron

Question 61

When an inanimate (not living) thing is given living qualities

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Personification

Question 62

When the story conflict is against ghosts etc

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Man vs supernatural

Question 63

A play

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Drama

Question 64

The writer tells what happens without stating more than can be inferred from the story's action and dialogue. The narrator never discloses anything about what the characters think or feel, remaining a detached observer.

Answer 64

Objective

Question 65

Trying to convince you of something or other

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Persuasive

Question 66

A play on words

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Pun

Question 67

When the conflict in a story is against the forest or mountains

Answer 67

Man vs. environment

Question 68

a comparison that does not use like or as. The author states that one thing is another thing in order to give you an image in your mind.

Answer 68

Metaphor

Question 69

When one item is meant to represent a larger idea

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Symbolism

Question 70

a poem that has a regular rhythm or meter, but no rhyme. Usually iambic pentameter.

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Blank verse

Question 71

Words that sound like the thing they are describing makes, such as buzz

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Onomatopoeia

Question 72

When there is a sad ending

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Tragedy

Question 73

Poems that do not follow a particular pattern or rhyme scheme are written like this.

Answer 73

Free verse

Question 74

When an actor tells what is happening in his head by thinking out loud. Like in Malcolm in the Middle.

Answer 74

Aside

Question 75

when there is not much information about a character

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Flat

Question 76

Poems, plays, stories, novels, science fiction, drama, romance all fit into a particular category

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Genre

Question 77

When the conflict is between two characters

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Man vs man

Question 78

a character that acts in such a way as to show up the details or personality of another character, either positive or negative

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Foil

Question 79

When you write a story that tells your own story

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personal narrative or autobiography

Question 80

Giving an item human qualities

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Personification

Question 81

When an author uses descriptive detail to paint a picture in your mind

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Imagery

Question 82

When there is lots of information about a character

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Round

Question 83

When information is presented clearly and stated so it is easy to understand

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,....

Question 84

Could be first person, omniscient etc

Answer 84

Point of view

Question 85

What we say when a main character is telling the story. Uses I or we.

Answer 85

First person

Question 86

Who loves Sarah the most... mom, dad or grannie?

Answer 86

daddy says daddy, mommy says mommy, grannie says grannie