Period 7 Final Exam Review Packet: Literary Terms and Vocabulary

Review flashcards for the Period 7 Final Exam scheduled for Monday, June 16th, covering literary terms and general vocabulary words.

Allegory

A narrative in which characters and events represent abstract ideas or moral principles.

Aside

A remark by a character in a play that is intended to be heard by the audience but unheard by other characters on the stage.

Ethos

A rhetorical appeal based on the character, ethics, or credibility of the speaker.

Euphemism

A mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered too harsh or blunt.

Fable

A short story, typically featuring animals as characters, that conveys a moral lesson.

Irony

The expression of meaning through language that signifies the opposite, often for humorous or emphatic effect.

Logos

A rhetorical appeal to logic, reason, and factual evidence.

Oxymoron

A figure of speech that combines contradictory terms in conjunction.

Pathos

A rhetorical appeal to the emotions of the audience.

Pun

A play on words that exploits multiple meanings of a term or words that sound similar but have different meanings.

Satire

The use of humor, irony, or exaggeration to criticize or expose people's stupidity or vices.

Soliloquy

An act of speaking one's thoughts aloud when alone, especially by a character in a play.

Symbolism

The use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities.

Syntax

The arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language.

Utopia

An imagined place or state of things in which everything is perfect.

Abate

To become less intense, active, or widespread.

Adoration

Deep love and respect.

Allay

To diminish or put at rest a fear, suspicion, or worry.

Blithely

In a casual and cheerful manner, sometimes showing a lack of concern.

Boisterous

Noisy, energetic, and cheerful; rowdy.

Capacious

Having a lot of space inside; roomy.

Capitulate

To cease to resist an opponent or an unwelcome demand; to surrender.

Concur

To be of the same opinion; to agree.

Contemplative

Expressing or involving prolonged, serious thought.

Cryptic

Having a meaning that is mysterious or obscure.

Disinter

To dig up something that has been buried.

Eccentric

Unconventional and slightly strange.

Enmity

The state or feeling of being actively opposed or hostile to someone or something.

Feign

To pretend to be affected by a feeling, state, or injury.

Gesticulate

To use gestures, especially dramatic ones, instead of speaking or to emphasize one's words.

Gothic

A style of literature characterized by gloom, mystery, and the grotesque.

Homely

Simple or unattractive in appearance.

Ignominious

Deserving or causing public disgrace or shame.

Impetuous

Acting or done quickly and without thought or care.

Implacable

Relentless; unstoppable; unable to be appeased or placated.

Languid

Displaying or having a disinclination for physical exertion or effort; slow and relaxed.

Masticate

To chew (food).

Nimble

Quick and light in movement or action; agile.

Obstinate

Stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion or chosen course of action.

Paragon

A person or thing viewed as a model of excellence.

Peevish

Easily irritated, especially by unimportant things.

Quaff

To drink something, especially an alcoholic drink, heartily.

Quaint

Attractively unusual or old-fashioned.

Querulous (Quarrel)

Complaining in a petulant or whining manner.

Recoil

To suddenly spring or flinch back in fear, horror, or disgust.

Reprehensible

Deserving censure or condemnation; blameworthy.

Reverence

Deep respect for someone or something.

Shirk

To avoid or neglect a duty or responsibility.

Taciturn

Reserved or uncommunicative in speech; saying little.

Vacant

Having no contents; empty.

Vice

Immoral or wicked behavior.