terms

Question 1

plot

Answer 1

the action of a narrative or drama

Question 2

tone

Answer 2

the attitude of a writer, usually implied, toward the subject or audience

Question 3

irony

Answer 3

use of words to convey the opposite of their literal meaning; or, incongruity between what is expected and what actually comes

Question 4

verbal irony

Answer 4

when words express something contrary to truth or someone says the opposite of what they really feel or mean.

Question 5

situational irony

Answer 5

irony involving a situation in which actions have an effect that is opposite from what was intended, so that the outcome is contrary to what was expected.

Question 6

dramatic irony

Answer 6

inherent in speeches or a situation of a drama and is understood by the audience but not grasped by the characters in the play.

Question 7

mood

Answer 7

emotional atmosphere of a work

Question 8

flashback

Answer 8

insertion of an earlier event into the normal chronological order of a narrative

Question 9

simile

Answer 9

comparison of two things using like as or other specifically comparative words

Question 10

theme

Answer 10

a central idea of a work

Question 11

internal conflict

Answer 11

struggle occurring within a character’s mind

Question 12

external conflict

Answer 12

struggle between a literary or dramatic character and an outside force such as nature or another character, which drives the dramatic action of the plot

Question 13

rhetoric

Answer 13

the art of presenting ideas in a clear, effective, and persuasive manner

Question 14

imagery

Answer 14

The use of figures of speech to create vivid images that appeal to one of the senses

Question 15

metaphor

Answer 15

A direct comparison of two different things

Question 16

syntax

Answer 16

The manner in which words are arranged into sentences

Question 17

short story

Answer 17

a story with a fully developed theme but significantly shorter and less elaborate than a novel

Question 18

compound sentence

Answer 18

a sentence with more than one subject or predicate

Question 19

compound sentence structure

Answer 19

ic, cc, ic

Question 20

complex sentence

Answer 20

a sentence containing a subordinate clause or clauses

Question 21

complex sentence structure

Answer 21

ic, sc, dc

sc, dc, ic

Question 22

compound complex sentence

Answer 22

sentence having two or more coordinate independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses

Question 23

compound complex

Answer 23

sc DC, IC, cc IC

IC, cc, IC sc DC

Question 24

allusion

Answer 24

a reference to something literary, mythological, or historical that the author assumes the reader will recognize

Question 25

alliteration

Answer 25

repetition of initial sounds in successive or neighboring words

Question 26

anaphora

Answer 26

repetition of words or phrases at the beginning of consecutive lines or sentences

Question 27

personification

Answer 27

endowing non human objects or creatures with human qualities or characteristics

Question 28

in text citations

Answer 28

author’s last name and the page number(s) from which the quotation or paraphrase is taken must appear in the text, and a complete reference should appear on your Works Cited page

Question 29

citations page

Answer 29

mla format

Question 30

author’s purpose

Answer 30

Persuade, Inform, Entertain, Explain, or Describe

Question 31

diction

Answer 31

the word choices made by a writer

Question 32

rhetorical devices

Answer 32

literary devices used to heighten the effectiveness of expression

Question 33

character motivation

Answer 33

reason behind a character’s specific action or behavior

Question 34

character development

Answer 34

change in characterization of a dynamic character, who changes over the course of a narrative

Question 35

independent clause

Answer 35

contains a subject and a verb and can stand alone- a complete thought

Question 36

dependent clause

Answer 36

contains a subject and a verb but can not stand alone- begins coordinate conjunctions

Question 37

characterization

Answer 37

the process by which the writer reveals the personality of a character

Question 38

direct characterization

Answer 38

TELLS the audience

Question 39

indirect characterization

Answer 39

shows characterization

Question 40

counterclaim

Answer 40

claim made to rebut a previous claim

Question 41

first person

Answer 41

you are the narrator

Question 42

second person

Answer 42

referring to you

Question 43

third person limited

Answer 43

one persons thoughts known

Question 44

third person objective

Answer 44

no thoughts known

Question 45

third person omniscient

Answer 45

all knowing

Question 46

ethos

Answer 46

overall appeal of the speaker or the writer himself or herself; it is important that this person have impressive credentials, a notable knowledge on the subject, and/or appear to be a likable and moral person

Question 47

pathos

Answer 47

by appealing to the audience’s emotions, the speaker or writer can make the audience feel sorrow, shame, sympathy, embarrassment, anger, excitement and/or fear

Question 48

logos

Answer 48

by appealing to an audiences sense of reason and logic, the speaker or writer intends to make the audience think clearly about the sensible and/or obvious answer to a problem

Question 49

parallel structure

Answer 49

repetition of a key word over successive phrases or clauses