8th Final Exam Study Guide

These flashcards provide vocabulary definitions for literary terms, structural story elements, imagery types, and MLA formatting rules based on the 8th Final Exam Study Guide notes.

Auditory

Sound-audibicul

Visual

Sight-kual

Gustatory

Taste-gby

Tactile

Touch-Yachuce

Olfactory

Smell - Oidrocky

Topic

the subject matter or main idea of a piece of writing, often expressed in a single word or phrase

Theme

the message or underlying lesson that a writer explores in a work of literature

Credenzation

The way a writer reveals the personality of a character

Dynamic character

hard character who undergoes a significant internal change or growth throughout the story, altering their personality, beliefs, or values

MLA Formatting Font

In MLA format, the font must be set to 12.

MLA Formatting Header

In MLA format, the paper's header includes the author's first and last name and page number.

MLA Paragraph Formatting

In MLA format, each new paragraph should be indented.

Claim

The thing you say about a statement

Evidence

to support the statement you make

Reasoning

explains the evidence

Dialogue

Conversation of two or more people

Conflict

The struggle between two opposing forces

Internal conflict

Struggle against two elements within a person

Climax

The moment of highest intensity within a literary work

External conflict

Man vs. Nature, Man vs. Man, Man vs. Society

Janelabor

Comparison of two unlike things to show their similarities

Foreshadowing

Hints or clues that suggest what is about to happen in the story

Setting

(location and time period) The background against which the whole action takes place

Plot

Arrangements of events in a story

Inference

An educated guess about information that is not directly stated, based on information provided and background knowledge

Point of vein

Perspective or vantage point from which a story is told

Redlichon

Logical guess about upcoming events or actions, often based on foreshadowing

Mood

The atmosphere or feeling created by a literary work or passage

Genre

Sets up the situation and introduces the characters, setting, and initial conflict

Rising achon

Events that increase the tension

Falling acton

Events that decrease the tension

Resolution

The part of the story where the story is wrapped up and the theme is usually revealed

Static character

A character who does not experience conflicts and does not grow or change through the story

S.T.E.A.L.

The parts of characterization including Speech, Thoughts, effects on other, Actions, and Looks

Symbolism

uses concrete objects or images to represent abstract ideas, concepts, or emotions

Smile

a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind using the words like or as

TAG

Stands for Title, author, and genre

Personification

The attributes of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form

Imagery

Descriptive language that appeals to all five senses