Test Questions on English Mid-term – Flashcards
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dynamite exploding
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chemical change
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theme
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central topic; a main idea or an underlying meaning of work that is stated directly or indirectly
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setting
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the time and place in which the story takes place
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point of view
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the eye of the story is told, narrative voice through the story plot; meet its character, setting, relationship, emotion and conflict
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tone
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the attitude of a writer toward a subject or audience
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flashback
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where the writes insert a past event in order to provide background or context to the current events of a narrative
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foreshadowing
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a hint of whats coming next or later in the story
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climax
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the highest, most intense point in the development of the story; the highpoint of interest
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conflict
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element that involves a struggle between two opposing force usually a protagonist and an antagonist
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satire
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a genre of literature that uses wit for the purpose of social criticism
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plot
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the story map of a piece of literature, which includes rising action, falling action, etc.
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hyperbole
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example: "She's as skinny as a toothpick."
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oxymoron
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example: Jumbo shrimp
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contradiction
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a direct opposition between things compared; inconsistency
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protagonist
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the main character of a story
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antagonist
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one who opposes the protagonist - the "bad guy"
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allegory
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a story with two or more levels meaning - a literal and symbolic meaning
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idioms
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a saying, phrase, or expression that has a figurative meaning different that its literal meaning
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irony
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a situation in literature that ends up different than original expected
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situational irony
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when the characters and audience are fully aware of a situation in literature
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syntax
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the structure of sentences
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allusion
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a literary device used to reference a person, event, quote, or other expression without mentioning it by name
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foil character
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a character that is the complete opposite of the protagonist and usually demonstrates characteristics that are not like the protagonist
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parallelism
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the repetition of a grammatical or sentence structure
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sarcasm
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a sneering or cutting remark
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pun
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a play on words
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inference
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an educated guess
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dramatic irony
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in literature where the audience knows more about situations that the characters
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verbal irony
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an example of irony where the speaker says something that is contradictory to what he or she means
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external conflict
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a struggle against outside forces (man vs man)
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epiphany
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a sudden revelation or flash of insight
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characterization
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the act of creating and developing the character
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indirect characterization
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a character is revealed/described through what other characters say about the character
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internal conflict
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a struggle against forces from within (man vs self)
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perspective
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how the characters view and process what's happening in the story
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author's purpose
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the reason or intent for writing; persuade, entertain or inform
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prediction
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what someone states will happen in a written piece of literature
