Final Exam English 9 Review EGHS

Vocabulary flashcards based on the English 9 Final Exam Review transcript from EGHS, covering literary devices, plot elements, and character types.

rising action

In a story the series of conflicts or struggles that build toward a climax.

falling action

In a story events after the climax, leading to the resolution.

climax

The decisive moment in a novel or play.

exposition

A part of plot development at the very beginning of a story where setting and characters are introduced.

denotation

The dictionary definition of a word.

alliteration

Repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words.

connotation

The implied or suggested meanings associated with a word beyond its dictionary definition.

prologue

An introduction to a play or poem.

aside

A line spoken by an actor to the audience but not intended for others on the stage.

soliloquy

A speech given by a character alone on stage.

dialect

A form of language spoken by people in a particular region or group.

personification

A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes.

metaphor

A figure of speech comparing to unlike things without using like or as.

allusion

A reference to something literary, mythological, or historical that the author assumes the reader will recognize.

simile

Comparison using like or as.

epithet

Any word or phrase applied to a person or thing to describe an actual or attributed quality.

epic poem

A long poem that tells the deeds of a great hero.

eulogy

A formal speech praising a person who has died.

flashback

A transition to an earlier event or scene that interrupts the normal chronological development of the story.

irony

When there is a difference between what might be expected and what actually occurs.

foreshadowing

The use of hints and clues to suggest what will happen later in a plot.

foil character

A character who is used as a contrast to another character; the contrast emphasizes the differences between the two characters.

static character

A character that does not change from the beginning of the story to the end.

dynamic character

A character who undergoes change during the story.

round character

A character who is well developed by the author and who many characteristics.

verbal irony

Occurs when what is said contradicts what is meant or thought.

sarcasm

Sneering and often ironic language intended to hurt a person's feelings.

situational irony

A type of irony in which events turn out the opposite of what was expected.

conflict

Opposition in a work of fiction between characters or forces, especially an opposition that motivates the development of the plot.

dramatic irony

Irony that occurs when the meaning of the situation is understood by the audience or reader but not by the characters in the play or story.

direct characterization

Author directly describes character.

indirect characterization

The character is revealed through their personality, appearance, words, actions, and effect on others.

hubris

Excessive pride or self confidence.

mood

The atmosphere created by the setting and by the actions of the characters.

epiphany

Sudden realization.

diction

A writer's or speaker's choice of words.

in medias res

Beginning in the middle of the action (in the middle of things).

apostrophe

When a writer addresses an inanimate object, an idea, or a person who is either dead or absent.

epic simile

A simile developed over several lines of verse, esp. one used in an epic poem.

extended metaphor

A metaphor developed at great length, occurring frequently in or throughout a work.

hyperbole

Extravagant exaggeration.

coming of age story

A story in which a young protagonist experiences an introduction to adulthood.

five types of imagery

The five senses: visual (see), auditory (hear), tactile (feel), gustatory (taste), and olfactory (smell).