Honors English I Final Exam Flashcards

Flashcards covering literary terms and major texts from Honors English I.

What is alliteration?

The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words.

What is an allusion?

A reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art.

Who is the antagonist?

A character or force in conflict with the main character.

What is direct characterization?

The author directly states a character's traits.

What is indirect characterization?

A character's traits are revealed through their actions, thoughts, speech, etc.

What is the climax of a story?

The turning point of the story.

What is connotation?

The emotional association connected to a word.

What is conflict in literature?

A struggle between opposing forces.

What is denotation?

The dictionary definition of a word.

What is dialogue?

Conversation between characters.

What is diction?

The author's choice of words.

What is figurative language?

Language that is not meant to be taken literally.

What is a flashback?

A scene that interrupts the normal chronological sequence of events in a story to depict something that happened at an earlier time.

What is foreshadowing?

Hints or clues about what will happen later in the story.

What is imagery?

Descriptive language that appeals to the senses.

Name the three types of irony.

Dramatic, situational, and verbal.

What is a metaphor?

A comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'.

What is mood in literature?

The feeling or atmosphere created by a literary work.

What is an oxymoron?

A figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction.

What is personification?

Giving human qualities to non-human things.

What is perspective?

A particular attitude toward or way of regarding something; a point of view.

What is point of view?

The perspective from which a story is told.

What is plot?

The sequence of events in a story.

Who is the protagonist?

The main character in a story.

What is the setting of a story?

The time and place of a story.

What is a simile?

A comparison between two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'.

What is suspense?

A state or feeling of excited or anxious uncertainty about what may happen.

What is symbolism?

The use of objects, people, or events to represent something else.

What is theme?

The central idea or message of a work of literature.

What is tone?

The author's attitude toward the subject.

Name one of the major texts studied.

Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi, The Book of Unknown Americans by Cristina Henriquez, Lord of the Flies by William Golding, The Pedestrian by Ray Bradbury, There Will Come Soft Rains by Ray Bradbury, Speech Sounds by Octavia Butler, Harrison Bergeron by Kurt Vonnegut.