English 2 Honors Final

Theme

The central idea or message in a story, often a universal truth or moral.

Characterization

The way an author presents and develops characters, either directly or indirectly.

Symbol

An object, person, or event that represents a deeper meaning beyond its literal sense.

Tone

The author’s attitude toward the subject or audience.

Mood

The emotional atmosphere experienced by the reader.

Conflict

The struggle between opposing forces in a story.

Realism

A literary style that depicts everyday life and people as they truly are.

Romanticism

A literary movement emphasizing emotion, imagination, and individualism.

1st Person

A point of view where the narrator is a character using "I" or "we."

Stream of Consciousness

A narrative style presenting a character’s thoughts in a continuous, flowing way.

Frame Story

A story that contains another story within it.

Flashback

A scene that interrupts the present to show something from the past.

Colloquial Speech

Informal, everyday language or regional dialect.

Confessional

A personal, first-person writing style revealing private thoughts or feelings.

Unreliable Narrator

A narrator whose credibility is questionable or biased.

Bildungsroman

A coming-of-age story showing a character’s growth and maturity.

Ethos

An appeal to credibility or character.

Pathos

An appeal to emotion.

Logos

An appeal to logic or reason.

Tragic Hero

A noble character with a flaw that leads to their downfall.

Red Herring

A misleading clue meant to distract or mislead.

Setting

The time and place in which a story occurs.

Foreshadowing

Clues or hints about events that will happen later.

Adage

A short saying that expresses a general truth or observation.

Allusion

A reference to another work, person, event, or place.

Rhetoric

The art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing.

Aside

A short comment made to the audience or another character, not heard by others.

Soliloquy

A long speech by a character alone on stage revealing inner thoughts.

Monologue

A long speech by one character to others or the audience.

The infinitive

“to” + verb, functions as noun, adj, or adv (I love to swim)

Gerund

“-ing” verb as noun (swimming is my favorite sport)

Participle

“-ed” verb as adj (the tire was tired)

Prepositional phrase

Word that answers location, time, direction, or cause, followed by a noun or pronoun (to the mall)