| A | B |
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| metaphor | a comparison that does not use like or as |
| alliteration | repetition of initial consonant sounds |
| HYPERBOLE | I'VE SAID THAT A MILLION TIMES! |
| concise | clear and succinct |
| novel | a long work of narrative, prose fiction |
| hostile | feeling or showing ill-will |
| clarity | clearness of thought or style; lucidity |
| ALLITERATION | "The twisting trout twinkled below." |
| HOSTILE | WE WERE ALL AGGRAVATED BY BOB'S __ BEHAVIOR. WHY WAS HE SO MEAN? |
| alliteration | repetition of initial consonant sounds |
| hyperbole | an extreme exaggeration |
| HYPERBOLE | I'VE SAID THAT A MILLION TIMES! |
| MELANCHOLY | THE _______ GIRL CRIED ALL THE TIME. |
| characterization | THE WAY AN AUTHOR REVEALS HER CHARACTERS |
| theme | central message of a work |
| foreshadowing | giving clues to suggest events that have yet to occur |
| mood | feeling created (in the reader) by a work |
| ASSONANCE | "cry" "side" "mine" "type" |
| CONSONANCE | "...a murmuring of immemorial elms..." |
| OXYMORON | "sweet sorrow" "cold fire" |
| PARADOX | "Much madness is divinest sense." |
| PERSONIFICATION | "The train wailed in the night." |
| PUN | When the actress saw her first gray hair, she thought she'd dye! |
| SIMILE | "The warrior fought like a lion." |
| SOLEMN | DEEPLY SERIOUS |
| INDIGNANT | FEELING OR SHOWING ANGER |
| VEHEMENT | CHARACTERIZED BY FORCEFUL EMOTIONS |
| CONDESCENDING | displaying a superior attitude |
| STATIC CHARACTER | A CHARACTER WHO STAYS THE SAME |
| DYNAMIC CHARACTER | A CHARACTER WHO CHANGES |
| SENTIMENTAL | EXTREMELY EMOTIONAL |
| EPIC | THE ODYSSEY |
| EPITHET | XENA, WARRIOR PRINCESS |
| external conflict | when a character battles an outside force |
| internal conflict | when a character struggles to make a decision |
| conflict | the problem or complication in a story |
| assonance | repetition of internal vowel sounds |
| consonance | repetition of consonant sounds inside words or at the ends of words |
| onomatopoeia | words that represent sounds |
| ONOMATOPOEIA | BUZZ |
| ASSONANCE | HOW NOW BROWN COW |
| CONSONANCE | The three little kittens have lost their mittens. Sally and Billy ate strawberry jelly. |
| foreshadowing | giving clues to suggest events that have yet to occur |
| irony | contrast between what is stated and what is meant |
| simile | making comparisons between two subjects using like or as |
| Onomatopoeia | use of words or sounds to imitate sound effects |
| simile | "She dances like a princess." |
| hyperbole | "My date last night was the most beautiful girl in the world." |
| ALLITERATION | "The twisting trout twinkled below." |
| ASSONANCE | "cry" "side" "mine" "type" |
| CONSONANCE | "...a murmuring of immemorial elms..." |
| HYPERBOLE | "...the shot heard 'round the world..." |
| METAPHOR | "Time is money." |
| ONOMATOPOEIA | "buzz" "bang" "hiss" "splash" |
| SIMILE | "The warrior fought like a lion." |
| conflict | The struggle between persons or forces in a work of drama or fiction |
| external conflict | main character struggles against and outside force |
| internal conflict | involves a character in conflict with himself or herself |
| theme | central message of a work |
| foreshadowing | giving clues to suggest events that have yet to occur |
| mood | feeling created (in the reader) by a work |
| irony | contrast between what is stated and what is meant |
| simile | making comparisons between two subjects using like or as |
| metaphor | one thing is spoken of as if it were something else |
| personification | a non-human subject is given human traits |
| alliteration | repetition of first sound (Peter Piper picked) - repeated at least two times |
| flashback | a section in a literary work that interrupts the chronological order of events to relate an event from an earlier time. (goes back in time) |
| protagonist | the good main character |
| antagonist | the bad main character |
| Onomatopoeia | use of words or sounds to imitate sound effects |
| Pun | play on words |
| Oxymoron | a linking of an adjective and noun which contradict each other |
| metaphors | "The stream's a snake." |
| simile | "She dances like a princess." |
| hyperbole | "My date last night was the most beautiful girl in the world." |
| oxymoron | "Jumbo shrimp" |
| ALLITERATION | "The twisting trout twinkled below." |
| antagonist | The character that contends with or opposes another character |
| conflict | The struggle between persons or forces in a work of drama or fiction |
| Mood | the feeling or atmosphere that the writer creates for the reader |
| assonance | repetition of vowel sounds followed by different consonants in two or more stressed syllables |
| dynamic character | develops and grows during the course of the story |
| static character | does not change or grow |
| external conflict | main character struggles against and outside force |
| internal conflict | involves a character in conflict with himself or herself |
| ALLITERATION | LOVELY LILTING LINES OF LIKE LETTERS |
| hyperbole | an extreme exaggeration |
| personification | giving human characteristics to non-human things |
| concise | clear and succinct |
| in medias res | in the middle of things |
| melancholy | sadness or depression of the spirits; gloom |
| nostalgic | feeling a bittersweet longing for the past and/or homesickness |
| epic hero | an almost superhuman character who represents the values of a particular culture and often goes on a long journey or quest |
| hostile | feeling or showing ill-will |
| epithet | a word or phrase used to replace someone’s name; it helps characterize that person |
| clarity | clearness of thought or style; lucidity |
| epic | a long narrative poem about the adventures of an almost superhuman character |
| characterization | THE WAY AN AUTHOR REVEALS HER CHARACTERS |
| SOLEMN | DEEPLY SERIOUS |
| INDIGNANT | FEELING OR SHOWING ANGER |
| CONDESCENDING | displaying a superior attitude |
| STATIC CHARACTER | A CHARACTER WHO STAYS THE SAME |
| DYNAMIC CHARACTER | A CHARACTER WHO CHANGES |
| SENTIMENTAL | EXTREMELY EMOTIONAL |
| Onomatopoeia | use of words or sounds to imitate sound effects |
| Personification | give inanimate object human characteristics |
| Hyperbole | exaggeration |
| Irony | use of a word to convey opposite meaning |
| concise | clear and succinct |
| in medias res | in the middle of things |
| melancholy | sadness or depression of the spirits; gloom |
| nostalgic | feeling a bittersweet longing for the past and/or homesickness |
| epic hero | an almost superhuman character who represents the values of a particular culture and often goes on a long journey or quest |
| hostile | feeling or showing ill-will |
| epithet | a word or phrase used to replace someone’s name; it helps characterize that person |
| clarity | clearness of thought or style; lucidity |
| invocation | a prayer for inspiration |
| epic | a long narrative poem about the adventures of an almost superhuman character |
| INVOCATION | HOMER BEGINS THE ODYSSEY WITH A ___ TO THE MUSE. |
| EPIC | THE ODYSSEY |
| EPITHET | XENA, WARRIOR PRINCESS |
| EPIC HERO | ODYSSEUS |
| external conflict | when a character battles an outside force |
| ASSONANCE | HOW NOW BROWN COW |
| CONSONANCE | THE CAT ATE THE RAT ON THE PLATE. |
| foreshadowing | giving clues to suggest events that have yet to occur |
| irony | contrast between what is stated and what is meant |
| ABDICATE | THE KING DECIDED TO ___ THE THRONE. |
| ABSOLVE | HE ASKED THE PRIEST TO ____ HIM OF HIS SINS. |
| ARROGANT | THE ___ BOY THOUGHT HE WAS BETTER THAN EVERYONE ELSE. |
| BENEVOLENT | THE ___ WOMAN WORKED HARD TO HELP THE HOMELESS. |
| NOSTALGIC | THE ____ BOY MISSED HIS MOM. |
| MELANCHOLY | THE _______ GIRL CRIED ALL THE TIME. |
| pun | Soldiers in plays like to Shakespeares. |
| pun | A former doctor, while auditioning for a play, broke his leg. But luckily, he could still make the cast. |
| imagery | descriptive or figurative language used to create word pictures for the reader |
| oxymoron | phrase or expression that is seemingly contradictory |
| simile | making comparisons between two subjects using like or as |
| metaphor | one thing is spoken of as if it were something else |
| personification | a non-human subject is given human traits |
| alliteration | repetition of first sound (Peter Piper picked) - repeated at least two times |
| Assonance | rhyming or harmony of vowels |
| Onomatopoeia | use of words or sounds to imitate sound effects |
| Hyperbole | exaggeration |
| assonance | repetition of vowel sounds followed by different consonants in two or more stressed syllables |
| VERSE | THE OPPOSITE OF PROSE; POETRY |
| PARADOX | A STATEMENT THAT SEEMS TO BE CONTRADICTORY BUT ACTUALLY PRESENTS A TRUTH |
| PARADOX | THEY HAVE EARS BUT HEAR NOT. |
| ALLUSION | A REFERENCE TO SOMETHING OUTSIDE THE WORK; USUALLY MYTHICAL, BIBLICAL OR HISTORICAL |
| FOIL | A CHARACTER WHO HELPS EMPHASIZE THE TRAITS OF ANOTHER CHARACTER THROUGH CONTRAST |
| SYMPATHETIC | COMPREHENDING THE NEEDS AND FEELINGS OF OTHERS |
| FACETIOUS | LACKING SERIOUS INTENT; NOT MEANT TO BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY |
| OBJECTIVE | NOT INFLUENCED BY PERSONAL FEELINGS; BASED ON FACTS |
| CONTEMPTUOUS | SHOWING OR EXPRESSING CONTEMPT OR DISDAIN |
| PORTENTOUS | FOREBODING |
| ADVERSARY | A FOE, AN ENEMY |
| CHASTE | DECENT; PURE |
| CONNOTATION | THE FEELINGS ASSOCIATED WITH A WORD |
| DENOTATION | DICTIONARY DEFINITION OF A WORD |
| PARALLELISM | REPETITION OF GRAMMATICAL STRUCTURE |
| PROSE | OPPOSITE OF POETRY; WRITING IN SENTENCES |
| IMAGERY | WORD THAT PAINT A PICTURE AND RECREATE SENSORY EXPERIENCE |
| ADVERSARY | HIS __ CHASED HIM DOWN THE STREET. |
| CHASTE | ROSALINE HAS SWORN TO LIVE __ AND PURE. |
| CONTEMPTUOUS | THE __ AND SCORNFUL CHILD WAS PUNISHED. |
| OBJECTIVE | ZEUS COULD NOT MAKE AN __ AND IMPARTIAL DECISION ABOUT THE GOLDEN APPLE. |
| PARADOX | LOVE IS GENTLE AND ROUGH. |
| OXYMORON | SERIOUS VANITY; COLD FIRE |
| PORTENTOUS | THE THUNDER WAS A __ SIGN THAT SOMETHING BAD WOULD HAPPEN. |
| PORTENTOUS | FOREBODING; FORESHADOWING |
| PARALLELISM | REPETITION OF GRAMMATICAL STRUCTURE |
| bitter | resentful |
| VERSE | POETRY |
| DENOTATION | DICTIONARY DEFINITION |
| ALLUSION | A REFERENCE TO SOMETHING OUTSIDE THE WORK |
| FOIL | A CHARACTER WHO CONTRASTS ANOTHER |
| SYMPATHETIC | UNDERSTANDING THE NEEDS OF OTHERS |
| FACETIOUS | NOT MEANT TO BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY |
| OBJECTIVE | NOT INFLUENCED BY PERSONAL FEELINGS |
| CONTEMPTUOUS | SCORNFUL |
| PORTENTOUS | PROPHETIC |
| ADVERSARY | AN ENEMY |
| CHASTE | PURE |
| CONNOTATION | THE FEELINGS ASSOCIATED WITH A WORD |
| DENOTATION | DICTIONARY DEFINITION OF A WORD |
| PARADOX | A CONTRADICTORY STATEMENT THAT PRESENTS A TRUTH |
| PROSE | THE OPPOSITE OF POETRY |
| assonance | repetition of vowel sounds |
| solemn | deeply serious |
| IMAGERY | RECREATES SENSORY EXPERIENCE |
| verse | the opposite of prose; POETRY |
| Paradox | A statement that seems to be contradictory but actually presents a truth |
| Allusion | A reference to something outside the work; Usually mythical |
| Foil | A character who seems to be the opposite of the main character; a character who helps emphasize the traits of another character through contrast |
| Sympathetic | Adj. comprehending the needs |
| Facetious | adj. not meant to be taken seriously or literally; amusing; humorous; lacking serious intent; concerned with something nonessential |
| Objective | adj. not influenced by personal feelings |
| Contemptuous | Adj. showing or expressing contempt or disdain; scornful. |
| Portentous | Adj. Significant; prophetic; foreboding; foreshadowing something bad |
| Decree | N. a legally binding command or decision |
| Adversary | a person |
| Chaste | Adj. Free from obscenity; decent; pure |
| Connotation | All the feelings associated with a word. |
| Perturb | V. to disturb greatly |
| Denotation | Dictionary definition of a word |
| Relegate | v. To send off or consign |
| Parallelism | Repetition of grammatical structure |
| Prose | The opposite of poetry |
| Imagery | Words that paint a picture; the use of words to recreate sensory experience; language that appeals to the five senses |
| Paradox | “The silence echoed in the hallway” and “She heard me speaking |
| Chaste | The Carmelite nuns chose to live __ lives and dedicate their time to God. |
| Relegate | Mom decided to __ Dad’s pool table to the basement so that she could turn the den into an office. |
| Perturb | It will really __ Mom if you don’t take out the trash. That annoys her. |
| Decree | Everyone was afraid to break the rules because of the king’s __ that violators would be punished severely. |
| Prose | When you write a paragraph |
| Facetious | While Jim’s __ remarks made us laugh |
| Portentous | The __ music in the horror movie told us that someone would die soon. |
| Denotation | I had to use the dictionary to find the __ of the word. |
| Imagery | “The sweet |
| Objective | In order to be an impartial jury member |
| Sympathetic | Tammy is a __person. Other people’s problems make her sad. |
| Adversaries | The Capulets and the Montagues are __. |
| Foil | Mercutio is a__to Romeo because they have opposite opinions about love |
| Connotations | Many words have different __ for different people. Some people have negative feelings or __ associated with words like “pig.” |
| Contemptuous | Tybalt is __ of all the Montagues. |
| Allusion | Jake has the strength of Hercules is an __to Greek mythology. |
| Verse | Since the Odyssey is an epic poem |
