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Examinable Terms and Devices
Terms for the English 10 Provincial Exam
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English
10th Grade
04/30/2012

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Alliteration
Definition

 

 

The use of the same letter or sound two or more times in a sentence.

 

Big bad bowling balls

 

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Allusion
Definition
A reference, either directly or indirectly to a person, place or event (real or fictional)

“I was surprised his nose was not growing like Pinocchio’s.”
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Antagonist
Definition
A character who opposes the known hero or main character.
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Aside
Definition
Something said that is supposedly not heard by others on the stage and only intended for the audience.
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Atmosphere
Definition
The prevailing tone or mood of a written work.
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Audience
Definition
The people reached by a book, radio or television broadcast, etc.
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Ballad
Definition
A poem or song narrating a story in short stanzas.
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Bias
Definition
Prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group, usually in a way considered to be unfair.
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Blank verse
Definition
Unrhymed verse, especially the unrhymed iambic pentameter most frequently used in English dramatic, epic, and reflective verse.
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Character
Definition
The features and traits that form the individual nature of some person or thing.
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Chronological Order
Definition
The arrangement of things following one after another in time.
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Cliché
Definition

A stereotypical or overused expression.

 

At the speed of light

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Climax
Definition
An intense moment or major turning point in a plot.
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Colloquial language
Definition

Used in ordinary conversation; not formal or literary.


She was recently dumped by her fiance.

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Comedy
Definition
A movie, play, or broadcast program intended to make an audience laugh.
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Compare
Definition
Taking note of the similarity or dissimilarity between two or more things.
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Internal Conflict

 

Definition
A psychological conflict within the central character.
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External Conflict
Definition
A struggle occurring outside the mind of a character.
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Connotation
Definition

An idea or feeling that a word invokes for a person in addition to its literal or primary meaning.

 

Slender (positive)

Corpse-like (negative)

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Contrast
Definition
The state of being strikingly different from something else.
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Denotation
Definition
The literal meaning of a word, in contrast to the feelings or ideas that the word suggests.
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Description
Definition
A spoken or written representation or account of a person, object, or event.
Term
Dialogue
Definition
Conversation between two or more people as a feature of a book, play, or movie.
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Direct presentation
Definition

When an author tells the reader about qualities of a character.

 

John Clements was athletic and popular.

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Drama
Definition

A piece of literature intended for performance.

 

Romeo and Juliet

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Dynamic Character
Definition
A character is the representation of a person in a narrative or dramatic work of art (such as a novel, play, or film).
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Exposition; expository
Definition
A  description and explanation of an idea or theory.
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Falling action
Definition
  • A segment of the plot that comes between the climax and the conclusion.
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Figurative language
Definition

Language that communicates ideas beyond the ordinary or literal meaning of the words.

 

Metaphors, personification, etc.

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First person point of view
Definition
Narration from the perspective of "I" or "We."
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Flashback
Definition
A scene in a movie, novel, etc., set in a time earlier than the main story.
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Flat Character
Definition
  • A character who has only one outstanding trait or feature.
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Foil
Definition
A character who contrasts the main character.
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Foreshadowing
Definition
Be a warning or indication of a future event.
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Free verse
Definition
Poetry that does not rhyme or have a regular meter.
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Genre
Definition
A category of compositions characterized by similarities in form, style, or subject matter.
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Hyperbole
Definition

Extreme exaggerations.

 

“I’ve told you a million times”

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Imagery
Definition
Visually descriptive or figurative language.
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Indirect presentation
Definition

When the author implies the qualities of a character.

 

She couldn't resist eating the chocolate bar. It was her fifth one that day, but she didn't care.

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Irony
Definition

The expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphasis.

 

Getting run over by an ambulance.

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Jargon
Definition

Expressions that are used by a particular profession or group and are difficult for others to understand.

 

Internet jargon: btw (by the way), tbh (to be honest), lol (laugh out loud), etc.

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Limited omniscient
Definition
All-knowing narrator about one or two characters, but not all.
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Lyric
Definition
Expressing the writer's emotions, usually briefly and in stanzas.
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Metaphor
Definition

A figure of speech making an analogy between two or more things.

 

Broken heart - Your heart is not literally broken into pieces; you just feel hurt and sad.

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Mood
Definition
A state of mind or feeling.
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Narration
Definition
The action or process of narrating a story.
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Narrative
Definition
A spoken or written account of connected events; a story.
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Narrator
Definition
A person who delivers a commentary accompanying a movie, broadcast, piece of music, etc.
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Objective point of view
Definition
Not influenced by personal feelings or opinions in considering and representing facts.
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Omniscent point of view
Definition
An authorial voice which reveals all of the characters' thoughts; may include commentary by the author.
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Onomatopoeia
Definition

The formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named.

 

Bam, bang, clang, etc.

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Oxymoron
Definition

A figure of speech that combines normally-contradictory terms.

 

Jumbo shrimp

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Paradox
Definition

A seemingly self-contradictory statement that when explained may prove to be true.

 

Nobody goes to that restaurant because it is too crowded.

Term
Personification
Definition

Human characteristics given to an inanimate object.

 

The book flew open.

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Persuasion; persuasive
Definition
Convincing someone to do or believe something.
Term
Plot
Definition
The main events of a play, novel, movie, or similar work, devised and presented by the writer as an interrelated sequence.
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Point of view
Definition
The position from which something or someone is observed.
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Propaganda
Definition
  • Information spread for the purpose of promoting some cause.
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Protagonist
Definition
The leading character or one of the major characters in a drama, movie, novel, or other fictional text.
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Refrain
Definition
A repeated line or number of lines in a poem or song, typically at the end of each verse.
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Resolution
Definition
To decide; determine.
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Rhyme
Definition
Correspondence of sound between words or the ending of words.
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Rhyme scheme
Definition
The ordered pattern of rhymes at the ends of the lines of a poem or verse.
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Rhythm
Definition
A strong, regular, repeated pattern of movement or sound.
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Rising action
Definition
A series of events that builds from the conflict. It begins with the inciting force and ends with the climax.
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Round character
Definition
  • A character that has depth and emotion, who seems more realistic than a “flat” character.
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Sarcasm
Definition
The use of irony to mock or convey contempt.
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Satire
Definition
The use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues.
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Setting
Definition
The place or type of surroundings where something is positioned or where an event takes place.
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Simile
Definition
  • A figure of speech that expresses a resemblance between things of different kinds (usually formed with `like' or `as').

She was as big as an elephant.

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Slang
Definition

A type of language that consists of words and phrases that are regarded as very informal, are more common in speech than writing.

 

Hey what's up?

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Sonnet
Definition
  • A verse form consisting of 14 lines with a fixed rhyme scheme.
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Speaker
Definition
A person who delivers a speech or lecture.
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Stanza
Definition
A group of lines forming a poem; a verse.
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Static character
Definition
  • A character who is the same sort of person at the end of a story as s/he was at the beginning.
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Stereotyped character
Definition

A widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of a character.

 

Obviously Ms. Tong is good at math, she's Chinese.

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Style
Definition
A manner of doing something.
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Suspense
Definition
A state or feeling of excited or anxious uncertainty about what may happen.
Term
Symbol; symbolism
Definition
A thing that represents or stands for something else, esp. a material object representing something abstract.
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Theme
Definition
An idea that recurs in or pervades a work of literature.
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Tone
Definition
A modulation of the voice expressing a particular feeling or mood.
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Tragedy
Definition
A piece of literature dealing with tragic events and having an unhappy ending, esp. one concerning the downfall of the main character.
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Understatement
Definition
The presentation of something as being smaller, worse, or less important than it actually is.
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