english Flashcards
(23 cards)
a comparison made made between two things that may initially to have little in common
analogy
repitition of the same beginning sound
alliteration
the repetition of vowel sounds
assonance
the main character is a good guy
protagonist
bad guy who has a conflict who the main character
antagonist
a character who has many traits
round character
a character who only has 1 trait
flat character
a character who changes over time because of the central conflict
dynamic
a character who doesn’t change over time
static
to speak well in place of a blunt
euphemism
a figure of speech in which exaggeration is used for emphasis
hyperbole
phrases that have hidden messages… not literal
idiom
figure of speech in which two things are compared
metaphor
what was Edgar allan poe’s tone in his life and the way he wrote
he was hopeless about his life and the way he wrote
a contradiction
paradox
a word that makes fun of someone or something
satire
a figure of speech which things are being compared with the words like or as
similie
a monologue in which a character expresses his or her thoughts to the audience and doesn’t intend the other characters too head them
soliloquy
two or more lines of poetry that together from one of the divisions of aa poem
stanza
intense feeling that leaves the reader awaiting an outcome
suspense
what is the buildungsroman
coming of age novel
when you put two opposite things next to eachother
juxaposition
when Scout walks home in to kill a mocking bird in her ham costume what does it mean
it is comical and shows her innocence
