Eng Vocab 1

Analysis

Identifying features of the text and explaining how the author uses them to develop a meaning or have an effect.

Ex: He analyzed the text message to see if his mom was mad.

Allegory

Fictional work in which the characters represent ideas or concepts.

Ex: Tortoise and Hare- Slow and steady wins the race

Alliteration

The repetition of consonant sounds. (Usually in the beginning of words,

Ex: Clary closed her cluttered clothes closet

Allusion

A reference to another thing

Ex: Chocolate was her Achilles’ heel

Anaphora

Repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of a successive phrase

Ex: I will not mock teacher’s outdated cell phones, II will not mock teacher’s outdated cell phones

Diction

Contract- specific words that describe physical qualities of conditions

Abstract- the language that denotes ideas, emotions, conditions, or concepts that are intangible

Denotation literal definition of a word

Connotation- implicit meaning not explicit meaning

Ex: I’m hot (atractive or temperature)

Figurative Language

all language that implies imaginative comparison

Ex: Its as cold as ice

Image/imagery

The mental picture created by words/associations. Also include auditory and sensory components

Ex: The loud neon blue shirt that hung above the quiet stairwell.

Metaphor

Compares two unlike things for dramatic effect

Ex: She is an angel

Mood

The feeling of a work, scene, or event.

Ex: A piece of art makes you happy

Personification

Objects are described as having human qualities or personalities.

The wind whistled.

Point of View

The perspective from which a story is told

Ex: I love cars- First person

Shift/Turn

A change or movement in a piece resulting in an epiphany, realization, etc.

Ex: He loves cars however…

Simile

Compares one thing to another using like or as.

Ex: his eyes were as blue as the ocean

Structure

The framework/organization of a literary selection

Ex: Poetry-Rhyme scheme

Symbol

Something that stands for something else

Syntax

The way words are arranged in a sentence

Ex: The sun blinded her. She was blinded by the sun

Tone

The way an author presents a subject

Ex: Serious, ominous, ect.

Declarative Sentence

Makes a statement

Ex: She is sick.

Imperative Sentence

Gives a command

Ex: Go clean your room

Interrogative Sentence

Asks a question

Ex: Is she sick?

Exclamatory Sentence

Provides an emphasis/ expresses strong emotion

Ex: I am so mad!

Compound Sentence

contains two independen clauses joined by a coordinating conjuction or by a semicolon

ex: I like blue, but she likes red.

Complex Sentence

Contains an independent clause and one or more subordinate clauses

Ex. Because she was tired, she went home

Compound-Complex Sentence

contains two or more independent clauses and one or more subordinate clauses

Ex: She was talking while the class was quiet, but no one heard her.