English vocab test #2- sophomore year

period 7

Credibility

Quality of being trusted or believable

Dialogue

The spoken conversation between characters in a story or play

Diction

Careful selection of words to convey a particular message

Ethos

when a speaker establishes their authority to speak on a subject to get their audience to trust them

Extended metaphor

a comparison that is continued over the course of a text with multiple references

Figurative Language

Language that goes beyond the literal meaning of the words

ex: metaphor, simile, symbolism, personification hyperbole

Foreshadowing

Details authors provide that hint at an event that will happen later in the story. Often builds suspense and curiosity for readers

Hyperbole

an exaggeration

Imagery

vivid description of how something looks, sounds, smells, tastes, feels

ex “ when the sun is bright on the upland slopes: when the wind stirs soft through the springing grass Paul Laurence Dunbar, “ sympathy”

Logos

When a speaker uses reasons and facts to get their audience to think logically