English final

Conflict

A struggle between two opposing forces

internal conflict

A struggle between opposing needs, desires, or emotions within a single character

man vrs self

an example of internal conflict and is a struggle between the character and some internal battle that he/she faces inside the mind.

external conflict

A struggle between a character and an outside force

Man vs. Man

conflict of one person against another

Man vs. Nature

character vs natural forces

Man vs. Society

character vs group of people

Characterization

A method an author uses to let readers know more about the characters and their personal traits.

indirect characterization

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

dynamic character

A character who grows, learns, or changes as a result of the story's action

flat character

A character who embodies a single quality and who does not develop in the course of a story

round character

A character who demonstrates some complexity and who develops or changes in the course of a work

Static character

A character who does not change during the story.

Satire

A literary work that criticizes human misconduct and ridicules vices, stupidities, and follies.

Flashback

A method of narration in which present action is temporarily interrupted so that the reader can witness past events

Imagery

Description that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste)

Motif

A recurring theme, subject or idea

Metaphor

A comparison without using like or as

point of view

the perspective from which a story is told

First Person POV

The point of view is told by the character that uses the first person pronoun "I".

3rd person POV

The narrator is not in the story and uses pronouns "he", "she", or "it".

3rd person POV limited

The narrator uses an outside perspective. The narration uses the pronouns "she", "he", "it", "they". The reader gets insight to ONE character's thoughts and feelings.

3rd person POV omniscient

The narrator uses an outside perspective. The narration uses the pronouns "she", "he", "it", "they". The reader gets insight to TWO OR MORE character's thoughts and feelings.

unreliable narrator

a narrator whose account of events appears to be faulty, misleadingly biased, or otherwise distorted

symbol

A thing that represents or stands for something else, especially a material object representing something abstract.

symbolism

the use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities

simile

A comparison using "like" or "as"

Theme

Central idea of a work of literature

Diction

A writer's or speaker's choice of words

Mood

How the reader feels about the text while reading.

Tone

A writer's attitude toward his or her subject matter revealed through diction, figurative language, and organization on the sentence and global levels.

Foreshadowing

A narrative device that hints at coming events; often builds suspense or anxiety in the reader.

Irony

the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect.

dramatic irony

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

situational irony

irony involving a situation in which actions have an effect that is opposite from what was intended, so that the outcome is contrary to what was expected.

verbal irony

irony in which a person says or writes one thing and means another, or uses words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of the literal meaning.

Dialogue

Conversation between two or more characters

Scenery

Onstage decoration to help establish the time and place of a play

pantomiming

Acting without words

Breaking the 4th wall

when a character on stage addresses the audience directly, shattering the invisible wall between the fictional world of the play and the real world of the audience.

Juxtaposition

Placement of two things closely together to emphasize comparisons or contrasts

Paradox

A statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth.

Allusion

an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.

Geneology

the study of family history

Chronology

the study of historical records to establish the dates of past events

Apathy

a lack of feeling, emotion, or interest

Anarchy

absence of government

elocution

art of speaking out or reading effectively in public

Extol

to praise highly

extemporaneous

improvised; done without preparation

amorphous

shapeless, formless, vague

anonymous

of an unknown source or unrevealed name

Atheist

without god

Evacuate

move out of an unsafe location into safety

Extricate

To free from a difficult or tangled situation

exonerate

to free from blame

geology

Study of the earth

Astrology

study of the stars

Zoology

the study of animals

An/A/Il,im,in,ir

not, without

E/Ex/Extra

out, beyond

Ology/Logy

study of

Exposition

A narrative device, often used at the beginning of a work that provides necessary background information about the characters and their circumstances.

rising action

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

climax

Most exciting moment of the story; turning point

Falling action

Events after the climax, leading to the resolution

Conclusion

The end or finish of an event or story.