Vocab for ELA midterm 11th grade

Anaphora

A from of repetition where the same word or phrase is repeated at the beginning of a sentence

anecdote

A short personal story or scenario used to introduce a point or topic in an essay or speech

Apostrophe

When a speak/writer addresses a dead person, an abstract idea, or a thing as if they were present and capable of responding.

Juxtaposition

rhetorical technique where 2 ideas, images, or concepts are placed near or next to each other to show differences or similaritys

polysyndeton

The repeated overuse of conjunctions to to link together a succession of words, sentences, or clauses

rhetorical question

question asked by speaker/writer not intended to be responded too

Abstract language

Language describing ideas, quality’s, or concepts that cannot be directly experienced through the five senses. Ex; honor, truth, grace, hope

Concrete language

language that describes specific, tangible things that can be perceived with the 5 senses. Ex; earth, concrete, smells, colors

Colloquial language

the use of informal language, casual, folksy expression; or of slang or other everyday expressions in a speech or essay

Allusion

A reference to a well known mythological, literary, historical, religious, ect. person, place, or thing

analogy

an extended comparison that can be valuable in helping a speaker/writer clarify a difficult point or dramatize an abstract idea.

Antithesis

a direct juxtaposition of words, phrases, or clauses for the purpose of contrast

Hyperbole

Extreme exaggeration

Imagery

used when speaker/author appeals to the five senses, creating a vivid sensory experience through descriptions and details

Metaphor

a comparison of 2 things often for the purpose of explanation, without like or as

parallelism

When similar word, ideas, or phrases are put in similar structure to emphasize the connection between them

personification

giving an inanimate object human like qualities

Repetition

Purposely repeating yourself used by speakers and writers to emphasizing a point

Simile

a comparison for explanation using like or as

Bias

writer/speaker being more favored to one side

Central claim

Main point or idea

evidence

facts and stuff

Tone

Authors tone

Mood

readers mood towards subject

Diction

Choice of words

denotation

dictionary def of words

Connotation

ideas and feeling connected with the words

Ethos