Mchenry Vocab Test - 1-53

Preposition

a word that shows location

Interjection

a word that expresses strong emotions (ends in exclamation points) (Ex: Stop!)

Microagression

small & unintended acts of agression

Adverb

a word that describes a verb, adjective, or adverb

Verb

an action or state of being

Conjuction

words that connect pharses or clauses

Empathy

feeling or understanding what other people feel

Noun

person, place, thing, or idea

Adjective

a word that describes or modifies a noun

Pro-noun

a word that replaces a noun

First person pronoun

I, me, we

Second person pronoun

you, your, yours

Third person pronoun

she, he, they, them

Respectful listening

eye contact, focused on speaker words & tone

Racial justice

policies, beliefs, practices, attitudes

Tangible

something that can be touched or seen

Intangible

something that is real, but cannot be touched

Blatant

right out in the open, obvious

Subtle

not obvious, not seen

Elaboration

give more detail: parts of a speech

Personification

giving human characteristics to non-human things

Simile

a direct comparison using like terms

Metaphor

a direct comparison

Imagery

description using the 5 senses

Theme. Thesis statement

The main point, central idea

Aliteration

repeating or repetition of consonant sounds

Assonance

the repeating or repetition of vowel sounds

Rhetorical/Rhetoric

the art of speaking or writing effectively

logow

using logic to win an argument

Ethos

using ethics to win an argument

Pathos

using feeling to win an argument

claim

main idea, thesis statement, point to defend

counterclaim/counter argument

the opposing point of view

Refutation

reason and evidence to counter counterclaim

concession

something you cannot refute, presented by the other side

syllable

single sound

Quatrain

four-line poem

Pentameter

10 syllables per line (or on 5 metric feet)

Stanza

Poetic paragraph

Rhyme Scheme

pattern of sounds at the end of lines

Protagonist

main character, hero, or good person

Couplet

2 line poem

Ambiguity

a doubtful or uncertain feeling

External conflict

a problem outside of self

foreshadow

to hint of future, prediction

punctuality

to be on time

Antagonist

A main character, bad person, villain

Falling action

events after climax

Climax

high point in a story

Internal conflict

a problem within mental, emotional, and spiritual

Sonnet

14 line poem

Allusion

indirect reference to famous person or thing

Shakepearn Sonnet

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