English 2 Test Review Unit 1: Elements of Language

Onomatopoeia

a figure of speech in which words evoke the actual sound of the thing they refer to or describe
Ex.) Boom, cuckoo, ticktock, and ding dong

Imagery

vivid language that appeals to all of the human senses, including sight, hearing, taste, touch, and smell

Symbolism

a figure of speech in which a person, situation, word, or object is used to represent another thing
Ex.) owl- night person

Alliteration

repetition of the same sound at the start of a series of words in succession whose purpose is to provide an audible pulse that gives a piece of writing an emotive effect. (repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of several words)
Ex.) Sheep should shower in a shed.

Situational Irony

when the outcome is the opposite or completely different from what was expected

Dramatic Irony

when the audience knows something the characters do not

Verbal Irony

Sarcasm or the opposite of what is really meant

Syntax

Sentence structure
Ex.) Grammar, Punctuation, Inversion, sentence length

Diction

author's word choice

Personification

the act of giving a human quality or characteristic to something which is not human
Ex.) The alarm clock yells.

Simile

A comparison using "like" or "as"
Ex.) During School, I am as busy as a bee.

Metaphor

A comparison without using like or as
Ex.) He is a night owl

Mood

How the reader feels about the text while reading.

1st person point of view

a character in the story tells the story him/herself

2nd person point of view

uses the pronoun "you" to address the reader

3rd Person Character Narration point of view

the narrator exists outside the events of the story, and relates the actions of the characters by referring to their names or by the third-person pronouns he, she, or they.

3rd Person Omniscient Narration point of view

narrator knows everything in the story and reveals the thoughts of ALL the characters

Theme

a central idea that is recurring explored and expressed throughout a text

Tone

A writer's attitude toward his or her subject matter revealed through diction, figurative language, and organization on the sentence

Connotation

the use of a word to suggest a different association than its literal meaning( What we think of when we hear the word)
Ex.) She's feeling blue.

Details

the bits of factual information (about setting, character, action, etc.) that help the reader understand better.
Ex.) She had an afflicted heart.

afflict

cause pain or suffering to; affect or trouble greatly or grievously
Ex.) Knowing that Mrs. Mallard was ________ with a heart trouble, great care was taken to break to her as gently as possible the news of her husband's death.

astray

away from the correct path or direction
Ex.) Being careful to see that the little tufts of hair did not lead the blade _________.

bewilder

to confuse or puzzle completely; perplex
Ex.) She lowered herself back into the chair, watching him all the time with those large, ________ eyes.

exalt

hold (someone or something) in very high regard; think or speak very highly of.
Ex.) A clear and ______ perception enabled her to dismiss the suggestion as trivial.

excursion

a short journey or trip, especially one engaged in as a leisure activity
Ex.) It was a secrete shared by very few, precisely so that I could inform the revolutionaries of what Torres was doing in the town and of what he was planning each time he undertook a rebel-hunting _______.

hasten

be quick to do something
Ex.) He had only taken the time to assure himself of its truth by a second telegram, and had ________ to forestall any less careful, less tender friend in bearing the sad message.

importunity

persistence, especially to the point of annoyance
Ex.) His _______ left me no alternative but to agree.

ineradicable

unable to be destroyed or removed
Ex.) And the blood would keep inching along the floor, warm, _____, uncontainable, until it reached the street, like a little scarlet stream.

oblige

make (someone) legally or morally bound to an action or course of action
Ex.) I would be _______ to shave that beard like any other one, carefully, gently, like that of any customer, taking pains to see that no single pore emitted a drop of blood.

placid

pleasantly calm or peaceful; unruffled; tranquil; serenely quiet or undisturbed
Ex.) Her skin... had acquired a wonderful translucent quality, the mouth was soft, and the eyes, with their new ______ look, seemed larger and darker than before.

tumultuous

making a loud, confused noise; uproarious excited, confused, or disorderly
Ex.) The ________ storm was beginning to lose some of its fury.