Unit 4 Test Prep Vocabulary Savvas Test

A set of vocabulary flashcards for Unit 4 Test Prep, covering key literary terms, concepts in poetry, and grammatical definitions.

Situational Irony

An event occurs that contradicts the expectations of the characters, the readers, or the audience.

Surprise Ending

An unexpected resolution to a story’s plot.

False Clues

Hints used by a writer that mislead readers into false expectations.

Theme

A central message or insight into life revealed through a literary work.

Conflict

A struggle between opposing forces.

Journalism

Nonfiction that presents objective, or neutral, facts about a newsworthy story or situation.

Literary Journalism

Journalism that includes personal observations and feelings of the writer while presenting factual information.

Enjambment

A line of poetry that carries its idea or thought over to the next line without a grammatical pause.

Omniscient Point of View

A narrative perspective where the speaker is an all-knowing observer who can convey the thoughts and feelings of all characters.

Iambic Pentameter

A 10-syllable line of poetry that contains five iambs, each with an unstressed followed by a stressed syllable.

Connotation

The emotional and cultural meaning associated with a word.

Compound Noun

A noun made up of two or more words that function together as a single noun.

Conjunctive Adverbs

Words like however and consequently used to connect two sentences with specific punctuation rules.

Noun Clause

A subordinate clause that functions as a noun in a sentence.

Sensory Details

Descriptive words that appeal to the senses: sight, sound, touch, taste, and smell.

Alliteration

The repetition of initial consonant sounds in a phrase.

Dialect

A distinct way of speaking characteristic of a particular region.

Sentence Variety

The use of different sentence lengths to add rhythm, musicality, and interest to writing.

Consonance

The repetition of final consonant sounds in stressed syllables with different vowel sounds

Slant Rhyme

When a poet uses words that almost rhyme but not perfectly at the end of the lines of poetry- sometimes called a slant rhyme

Stanza

-a unit of lines in poetry before an intentional break

Long Sentences

add rhythm, substance, complexity, and detail. Often useful for explaining, comparing, and providing examples.

Short sentences

add drama and impact. They provide “punch” and directness

Varied sentence lengths

give a text rhythm, musicality, and pace that keeps the reader interested and makes the text easier to understand