ENL 1W0 Final Exam Review: Short Fiction and Writing Mechanics

Vocabulary flashcards covering literary devices, short story elements, media analysis triangles, and key themes from the course ENL 1W0.

Simile

A literary device that makes a comparison between two different things using the words like or as.

Metaphor

A literary device that describes an object or action in a way that is not literally true, but helps explain an idea or make a comparison without using like or as.

Personification

A literary device where human qualities are given to animals, objects, or ideas.

Irony

A literary device characterized by a contrast between expectation and reality, specifically including dramatic irony (audience knows more than characters) and situational irony (outcome is different than expected).

Alliteration

The repetition of the same initial letter or sound in a group of closely connected words.

Oxymoron / Paradox

Literary devices involving contradictory terms appearing in conjunction or a statement that seems self-contradictory but may reveal a truth.

Allusion

A brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing, or idea of historical, cultural, literary, or political significance.

Onomatopoeia

A word that phonetically imitates, resembles, or suggests the sound that it describes.

Flashback

A scene in a narrative set in a time earlier than the main story.

Repetition

A literary device that repeats the same words or phrases a few times to make an idea clearer or more memorable.

Foreshadowing

A literary device in which a writer gives an advance hint of what is to come later in the story.

Inciting incident

The specific event or decision that begins a story's problem and sets the plot in motion.

Rising action

A series of relevant incidents that create suspense, interest, and tension in a narrative leading up to the climax.

Conflict

The struggle between opposing forces, which can be internal (within a character) or external (against an outside force).

Climax

The point of highest tension and the major turning point in a story.

Resolution

The part of the story's plot where the main conflict is resolved or worked out.

Dnouement

The final part of a narrative in which the strands of the plot are drawn together and matters are explained or resolved.

Theme

The main idea or underlying meaning of a literary work, often expressed as a general statement about life or human nature.

Protagonist

The leading character or one of the major characters in a drama, movie, novel, or other fictional text.

Antagonist

A person who actively opposes or is hostile to the protagonist; an adversary.

Static Character

A character who does not undergo any significant change in character, personality, or perspective throughout the story.

Dynamic Character

A character who undergoes an important inner change, such as a change in personality or attitude, over the course of the story.

Narrative Point of View

The perspective from which a story is told, including first person, second person, third person limited, and third person omniscient.

Point-Evidence-Explanation (PEE)

A structured method for paragraph development consisting of a main point, supporting evidence, and an explanation of how the evidence proves the point.

Media Triangle

A framework for analyzing media based on three components: construction, audience, and purpose.

Rhetorical Triangle

A method of persuasion involving three basic parts: logos (logic), pathos (emotion), and ethos (credibility).

Serving Elizabeth Themes

The play explores important themes of imperialism, colonialism, and the idea of service or duty.

Media Misrepresentation

A concept identified in the comparison between the depiction of events in The Crown versus the play Serving Elizabeth.

Hey You Down There

A short story provided for the exam that requires identifyng three short answer responses and an outline for a supported opinion paragraph.