ELA 20 Study Notes - Unit 7 (Short Stories, Essays, Poems)

These flashcards cover essential vocabulary and literary terms related to the content of the ELA Unit 7 lecture notes.

Personification

Giving life or human qualities to objects (e.g., The wind whispered).

Imagery

Sensory description that paints a picture (e.g., cold, cracked hands).

Tone

The author's attitude toward the subject.

Allegory

A symbolic representation (e.g., The blindfold figure with scales).

Alliteration

The repetition of initial consonants in a phrase (e.g., Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers).

Allusion

A reference to a famous person or event in literature (e.g., She is as pretty as the Mona Lisa!).

Analogy

A comparison of two pairs that have the same relationship.

Hyperbole

A figure of speech that involves exaggeration.

Metaphor

A comparison where one thing is said to be another (e.g., The cat's eyes were jewels, gleaming in the darkness).

Onomatopoeia

The use of words to imitate the sounds they describe (e.g., The burning wood crackled and hissed).

Oxymoron

A figure of speech in which contradictory terms appear together (e.g., bittersweet, jumbo shrimp).

Pun

A word that has two meanings at the same time, often resulting in humor.

Mood

The emotional atmosphere of a piece of literature.

Climax

The turning point or most intense moment in a story.

Protagonist

The main character in a story, often facing conflict.

Antagonist

The character or force that opposes the protagonist.

Underlying message

The deeper meaning or theme of a poem or story.