English definitions

Noun

A noun is a word that names a person, place or thing.

Verb

A verd is an action word

Adjective

A word that describes or modifies a noun, providing more information about it.

Adverb

An adverb is a part of speech that desribes or modifies a verb

Homophone

A word that is similar to another word but has another meaning

Synonym

A word that has the same or nearly the same meaning as another word.

Antonym

A word thathas the opposite meaning of anotherword

Preposition

A short word used before a noun or phrase to connect it to another word in the sentence

Purpose

The reason why something exsists or is made

Audience

The people who gather to watch a performance

Context

The setting or background that helps explain the main idea of an event

Composer

A person who writes music

Responder

A responder is a person that replies or reacts to a question or event

Genre

A category of story or type of art that shares the same or repeating characteristics

Setting

A time or place where something happens or exsists

Protagonist

The main leading charcter in a story

Antagonist

The character that goes against the protagonist

Form

The visible structure and apperance of something

Narrative

Structured connections of events, experiences, or ideas

Non linear

Something that doesnt follow a smooth or direct path

Prose

A ordinary form of spoken or written language that follows a natural speech pattern without a repeating metrical or rhythm

Verse

A single line of writing in a poem or hymm

Stanza

A line in a poem that shows a distinct structure

Ballad

A poem or song that tells a story

Sonnet

A fixed poetic form that consits of 14 lines

Elegy

A musical piece that expresses sorrow

Ode

A type of poem that praises,honours or expresses admiration for a person, place, object, event or idea

Prologue

A short opening section at the beggining of a book, play or story that comes before chapter one.

Epilogue

A short piece of writing added to the very end of a book, play or film that happens after the main story has finished.

Imagery

The use of descriptive language in writing that appeals to the human senses to create a mental picture or experience.

Tone

The feeling that a speaker, writer or artist conveys through their choice of words, style, or voice

Metaphor

Describing one thing by stating that its another to show a shared similarity

Similie

Descrining things using like or as

Symbolism

The use of an object, colour, character or action to represent non literal idea or feeling

Personification

Giving human traits to non human things like animals or objects

Antropomorphism

The act of giving human traits to non human things

Zoomorphism

The act of giving animal features to non animal things like humans or gods

Hyperbole

A type of speech that obviously exagarates everything to make a point or show strong emotion

Idiom

A phrase or expression with a figurative meaning that you cant figure out by just looking at the definitions

Onomatopeia

Words that desribe the sound they make

Aliiteration

A literary device where the same constant or vowel sound repeats at the very beginning of two or more words

Assonance

A literary device that repeats similar vowel sounds within nearby words, phrases or sentences

Consonance

a literary device where the same consonant sound repeats in nearby words

Rhyme

Ethos

Appeal to speakers character and trust

Pathos

Appeal to emotion

Logos

Appeal to logic

Kairos

Why it matters now

Rhetorical question

A question that is asked for effect without requiring an answer

Hypophora

When a speaker or writer asks a question and immeidately answers it themselves

Antithesis

The exact opposite of something

Paradox

An idea that goes agaisnt common sense but turns out to be true

Oxymoron

A figure of speech that puts two opposite words side by side

Contrast

A clear difference between two or more things when put together

Juxtaposition

Putting two or more things side by side to compare them

Anaphora

A rhetorical device where a word or phrase is repeated at the beggining of sentences

Epiphora

The constant overflow of tears

Imperative

A verb formed to give instructions commands or requests

Comparative

Evaluating two things side by side to see how different or similar they are

Superlative

A word form that shows if something has the highest or lowest degree of quality among three or more things

Modality

A particular way something is done

Aside

A dramatic or literary device where a charcter tells something to the audience that the other characters onstage are unable to hear

Dialogue

A cnversation between two or more people

Monologue

A long uniterupted speech said by a single person in a play store or movie

Soliloquy

A speech in a play when a charcter talks to themselves

Dramatic atmosphere

The emotional feeling in the air of a performance

Exclamation

A sudden loud or emotional word or phrase

Irony

A contrast between expectation and reality

Cliche

A phrase or idea that has been used so many times it has lost its original meaning or purpose

Mise-en-scene

Everything that appears infront of the camera

Motif

A reocurring element such as an image, sound or phrase that appears again and agin thorugh out a story

Equivocation

Using vaque or double image language on purpose to avoid a direct answer or hide the truth

Digetic sound

Audio that comes from inside a stories world

Foreshadowing

When a writer gives a clue about something that will happen later on in the plot

Flashback

A scene that interruots the normal timeline of a story to show something that has happened in the past

Framing

Shaping how information, ideas or physical objects are presentad and supported

Dolly

A small kart with wheels used to move something heavy

Tracking

Following, watching or recording the path, location or prgress of a person, animal or event over time

Narration styles

The differet ways a story is told

Salience

How much something stands out or catches your eye

Vectors

A quantity that has both magnitude size or value and direction

Gaze

Steady look at someone or something without looking away to quickly

Vignette

A quantity that has both magnitude size or value and direction

Anecdote

A short, intersting, or amusing story about a real person or incident

Coloquial language

The informal everyday style of speech and writing used in casual conversation among ordinary native speakers

Dialect

A particular variety of a language spoken in a specific geographical region

Mood

A temporary internal state of mind or feeling