English exam stuff

Alliteration

the repetition of the first consonant

Allusion

a reference to something outside the story

Antagonist

the character or force that opposes the protagonist

Connotation

an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning.

Denotation

the literal or primary meaning of a word, in contrast to the feelings or ideas that the word suggests.

Diction

a writer's or speaker's choice and arrangement of words to convey meaning, establish tone, and create a specific style, impacting clarity, effectiveness, and audience connection

Foreshadowing

hinting at what is to come

Idiom

words or phrases with a literal but usually figurative meaning

Hyperbole

an extreme exaggeration

Irony

when something happens that is contradictory to what is being said

Juxtaposition

two things placed together for a contrasting effect

Metaphor

a comparison of two unlike things

Narration

the act of telling a story or recounting events, involving a narrator, a story (what's told), and a narratee (listener/reader)

Onomatopoeia

a word that represents a sound

Oxymoron

contradicting words together (humble brag)

Paradox

a statement that contradicts itself

Parallel Structure

repeating the same grammatical pattern (words, phrases, or clauses) for items in a list or comparison to create balance, clarity, and rhythm in writing

Personification

giving inanimate objects human-like characteristics

Repetition

repeating the same grammatical pattern (words, phrases, or clauses) for items in a list or comparison to create balance, clarity, and rhythm in writing.

Rhetoric

The art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing, especially the use of figures of speech and other compositional techniques.

Simile

a comparison of two unlike things using like or as

Symbol

something that stands or represents something else

Syntax

the arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language.

Theme

the message or idea of a literary work

Tone

the author's attitude towards their subject

ethos

credibility

pathos

emotion

logos

logic