EOC Review Vocabulary

Flashcards covering essential vocabulary for the EOC review, including literary terms and definitions.

1st Person

Pronouns such as I, me, we, us, our used when the narrator is a character in the story.

3rd Person

Pronouns such as he, she, they used when the narrator is outside the story.

Speaker

The person talking in the poem.

Narrator

The character telling the story.

Free Verse

Poetry with no set structure or rhyme scheme.

Stanza

A grouping of lines in a poem.

Narrative

Poetry that tells a story.

Meter

The rhythm of the poem.

Simile

Comparing two unlike things using the words 'like' or 'as'.

Diction

The author’s word choice.

Main Idea

What the story is mainly about.

Theme

The lesson the author is trying to teach through the story.

Inference

Making an assumption based on textual clues.

Denotation

The dictionary definition of a word.

Connotation

Feelings and emotions tied to a word.

Mood

How the reader feels as they read.

Tone

How the author feels about what he/she is writing.

Fiction

A story that is not true.

Nonfiction

A story that is true.

Figurative Language

Language that is not literal.

Metaphor

Comparing two unlike things NOT using the word 'like' or 'as'.

Personification

Giving non-human objects human characteristics.

Hyperbole

Extreme exaggeration.

Alliteration

Repetition of initial consonant sounds.

Allusion

Reference to a famous work, person, or historical event.

Irony

The expected outcome is the opposite of the actual outcome.

Imagery

The author paints a vivid image in the reader’s mind.

Point of View

From whose perspective the story is told.

Compare

To explain how two things share similar characteristics.

Contrast

To explain how two things share different characteristics.