Sections B,C English Midterms

Adjective

A word that describes or modifies a noun.

Adverb

A word that describes or modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb.

Antagonist

A character or force that opposes the protagonist in a story.

Articles

Words used before nouns to define them as specific (the) or unspecific (a, an).

Atmosphere

The mood or feeling of a setting or scene.

Characterisation

The way an author reveals a character’s personality or traits.

Conjunction

A word used to connect words, phrases, or clauses.

External Conflict

A struggle between a character and an outside force (like nature, society, or another character).

Internal Conflict

A struggle within a character’s mind, like a difficult decision or feeling.

Interjection

A short exclamation expressing emotion or surprise.

Literal

The exact, straightforward meaning of a word or phrase.

Mood

The feeling or emotion that a reader gets from a story or scene.

Narrative

A story or account of events.

Narrator

The person or voice telling the story.

Nouns

Words that name a person, place, thing, or idea.

Pronoun

A word used in place of a noun.

Protagonist

The main character or hero of a story.

Resolution

The part of the story where the conflict is resolved.

Rising Action

Events in a story that build up to the climax.

Setting

The time and place where a story happens.

Verbs

Words that show actions, states, or being.

Dict

Say, Speak.

Ced/cede

Go, Move.

Mort

Death.

Jur

Law.

Mal

Bad, Evil.

Bene

Well, Good.

Fic/Fac

Make, Do.

Greg

Group.

Bel

Beautiful.

Min

Small.

Puls

Push, Drive.

Cred

Believe.

Aqua

Water.

Agri

Field, Farm.

Carnis

Flesh, Meat.

Canis

Dog.

Con

With.

Contra

Against.

Super

Above.

Ad

To.

Post

After.

Ante

Before.

Via

Through.

Mater

Mother.

Pater

Father.

Rex

King.

Regina

Queen.

Domus

House.

Dominus

Master, Lord.

Sub

Under.

Junc

Join, Connect.