English Midterm - English 3H

Simile

Comparison using like or as

Metaphor

A comparison not using like or as

Implied metaphor

Comparison not directly stated, suggested comparison

Voice

Refers to writers particular use of language which reveals feelings, attitudes, and personality

Allusion

Reference to another work of literature, person, or event

Alliteration

The use of consonance letters, or sounds to make repetition

Characterization

The process of revealing personality or character

Connotation

Implied emotional associative meaning to a word

Denotation

Literal/primary meaning of a word, dictionary definition

Imagery

Visually descriptive/figurative language that appeals to the senses (sensory language - sound, smell, taste, hearing, touching)

Personification

Attribution of a personal nature/human characteristics to something not human, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form

Setting

Place/type of surroundings where something is positioned/ where an event takes place

Theme

Subject of talk, a piece of writing, a person's thoughts, or an exhibition; a topic

Tone

An attitude a writer takes towards audience, subject, or character

Mood

Feeling or atmosphere that writer creates for the reader

Irony

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

Dramatic irony

Audience knows more than the character does (plays)

Verbal irony

When a person says something different then they mean

Situational irony

An outcome turns out to be different than expected

Exposition

Comprehensive description of an explanation of an idea/theory

Paradox

A statement that seems contradictory but is actually true

Symbol

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

Motif

A recurring theme, subject, or idea

Diction

Choice + use of words+ phrases in speech/writing

Syntax

Arrangement of words + phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language

Inverted Syntax

Sentence structure in which expected word order is reversed (noun subject verb out of order)

Parallelism

Use of successive verbal constructions in poetry/prose which correspond in grammatical structure, sound, meter, meaning, etc.

Conflict

Struggle between opposing forces

Double vision

Literal meaning and religious meaning

Elect

God's chosen who are identified by their virtue

Unregenerate

Those who are not saved

Covenants

An agreement

Theocracy

A form of government that is under the immediate guidance of God

5 I's of Romanticism

Intuition, inspiration from nature, imagination, innocence, inner experience, *a fundamentally individualistic outlook on life*