English Summarized Reviewer

A comprehensive set of vocabulary flashcards reviewing figurative language, sound devices, point of view, and literary context.

Simile

Comparison using like/as

Metaphor

Direct comparison without like/as

Personification

Gives human actions to non-human things

Hyperbole

Extreme exaggeration

Onomatopoeia

Words that imitate sounds

Irony

What happens differs from what is expected

Oxymoron

Two contradictory words together

Symbolism

An object represents a deeper meaning

Allusion

Reference to a famous person, event, place, or work

Idiom

Expression whose meaning is not literal

Alliteration

Repetition of beginning consonant sounds

Assonance

Repetition of vowel sounds

Consonance

Repetition of consonant sounds

Rhyme

Similar ending sounds

Repetition

Repeating words or phrases for emphasis

First Person Point of View

Narrator is part of the story; uses I, me, my, we, our

Second Person Point of View

Speaks directly to the reader; uses you

Third Person Limited Point of View

Uses he/she/they; knows thoughts of ONE character

Third Person Omniscient Point of View

Uses he/she/they; knows thoughts of MULTIPLE characters

Third Person Objective Point of View

Only observable actions; no thoughts

Historical Context

Time period and historical events

Cultural Context

Beliefs, traditions, customs, practices

Social Context

Society and relationships between groups

Political Context

Government, laws, leaders, political events

Biographical Context

Author's life and experiences

Literary Context

Relation to other works, genres, movements, traditions