OMAM Final Test Review Sheet

author's intent/purpose

the purpose or aim an author intends to convey through their work, such as to persuade, inform, or entertain.  To evaluate an author’s intent, consider their point of view, purpose, intended audience, and tone. 

External Conflict

A type of conflict that places characters at odds with forces outside themselves, standing in the way of a character's motivations and creating tension as the character tries to reach their goals. 

Internal Conflict

a type of conflict where the character struggles with themselves concerning a decision or an issue/problem

Mood

The way the reader feels when reading part of text; the overall atmosphere

Dialect

a way of speaking specific to a particular region.    

Allusion

references a historically important or famous person, place or thing

Hyperbole

figurative language that is an exaggeration or overstatement for the purpose of emphasis. 

Simile

figurative language that is a comparison of two different thing,s using the words “like” or “as”

Metaphor

figurative language that is a comparison of two different things

Onomatopoeia

figurative language that words that sound like the things they name

Imagery

figurative language that the use of descriptive language that creates vivid images/pictures in the audience's mind through the use  of sensory information (sight, touch, hear, smell, taste)

Personification

figurative language that is giving human qualities to an object or an animal

Alliteration

the repetition of the initial consonant sound

Assonance

the repetition of the vowel sound any where in the word

Consonance

the repetition of the ending consonant sound  

Round Character

characters that are developed in a multidimensional way, with many details about their personality and interactions with others and an important role in the story

Flat Character

characters that the audience has limited information about and plays a minor role in the story

Dynamic Character

a character that changes from the beginning of the story to the end in his/her thoughts, words, actions, and interactions with others -  maybe as a result of their experiences or observations

Static Character

 a character that remains the same throughout the story in his/her thoughts, words, actions, and interactions with others

Foreshadowing

the suggestion of events to come