English Vocab Test 1

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Setting

Back 1

place or surroundings where something is positioned or where an event takes place.

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Protagonist

Back 2

the leading character; the main figure.

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Antagonist

Back 3

a person who actively opposes or is hostile to someone or something.

Front 4

Conflict

Back 4

a struggle between two opposing forces, usually a protagonist and an antagonist.

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First-Person Point of View

Back 5

the narrator participates in the action of the story.

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Third-Person Limited Point of View

Back 6

the narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of a single character.

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Third-Person Omniscient Point of View

Back 7

the narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of all the characters.

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Climax

Back 8

the highest or most intense point in the development or resolution of something.

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Resolution

Back 9

the action of solving a problem or dispute.

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Characterization

Back 10

literary device used step by step in literature to highlight and explain the details about a character in the story.

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Theme

Back 11

an idea that recurs in pervades a work of art or literature.

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Foreshadowing

Back 12

be a warning or indication of a future event.

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Mood

Back 13

evokes certain feelings or vibes in readers through words and descriptions.

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Tone

Back 14

dictation of what the author's (or character's) attitude toward the subject is at the time.

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Symbolism

Back 15

the use of emblems or figures to represent ideas or qualities.

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Metaphor

Back 16

a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object to which it is not literally applicable.

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Simile

Back 17

a figure of speech in which two unlike things are compared using like or as.

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Allusion

Back 18

a casual and indirect reference to a person, place, thing or idea of historical, cultural, literary or political significance.

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Motif

Back 19

an object or idea that repeats itself throughout a literary work; can be image, sound or action.

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Irony: Verbal

Back 20

when a person uses words to convey a meaning that is opposite of the literal meaning.

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Irony: Situational

Back 21

when the outcome of a situation is contrary to what is expected.

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Irony: Dramatic

Back 22

when the readers have more knowledge than the characters, causing words and actions of said characters to convey a different meaning to the reader than the characters.

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Genre

Back 23

a category of literature; characterized by similarity in form.

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Imagery

Back 24

the mental picture created by visually descriptive or figurative language.

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Connotation

Back 25

the meaning or feeling that a word suggests or implies.

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Denotation

Back 26

the literal or primary meaning of a word.

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Dialect

Back 27

the spelling, sounds, grammar and pronunciation used by a particular group of people that distinguishes them as unique.

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Diction

Back 28

the choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing; formal or informal. "Suckers" instead of "Lollipops".

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Hyperbole

Back 29

exaggerated statements not meant to be taken literally.

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Personification

Back 30

the attribution of human characteristics to inanimate objects.

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Flashback

Back 31

when an event or scene taking place before the present time in the narrative is inserted into the chronological structure of the work.