E2 Academic Vocab Set 2

personification

when the author gives human qualities to an object, animal, or idea

stanza

a group of lines in a poem

scene

a division of an act in a play

stage directions

instructions for actors and stage crew, usually set in italics

convey

communicate

simile

a comparison of two things that are not alike using the words like or as

imagery

when the author uses details and descriptions that appeal to the reader's senses

sensory language

writing that appeals to one or more of the senses

speaker

the narrator of a poem or perspective of informational text

tone

when the author uses words or phrases to show the way he or she feels about the subject

irony

when an event or situation turns out to be different from what the reader expects

metaphor

a direct comparison of two things that are not alike

connotation

an idea or implied feeling of a word in addition to its literal meaning

shifts

changes

paradox

a statement that seems contradictory but is actually true

symbol

an object, person, or place that represents an idea

diction

the author's choice of words and the order in which they are used

dramatic irony

when the audience knows something the characters do not

verbal irony

a figure of speech in which what is said is the opposite of what is meant; a form of sarcasm

situational irony

occurs when the outcome of a work is unexpected, or events turn out to be the opposite from what one had expected