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Learn about One of two or more words spelled and pronounced alike but different in meaning., One of two or more words pronounced alike but different in meaning or derivation or spelling. , A phrase that modifies a noun or a pronoun. Infinitive phrases , A word that describes somebody or something, A word that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb, A phrase that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb., A story in which people, things, and actions represent an idea or generalization about life; , The repetition of initial consonant sounds in words, Allusion A reference in literature, or in visual or performing arts, to a familiar person, place, thing, or event. , An image, a descriptive detail, a plot pattern, or a character type that occurs frequently in literature, myth, religion, or folklore and is, therefore, believed to evoke profound emotions.
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- One of two or more words spelled and pronounced alike but different in meaning.
- *Homonym
- One of two or more words pronounced alike but different in meaning or derivation
or spelling. - *Homophone
- A phrase that modifies a noun or a pronoun. Infinitive phrases
- Adjectival phrase
- A word that describes somebody or something
- Adjective
- A word that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb
- Adverb
- A phrase that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb.
- Adverbial phrase
- A story in which people, things, and actions represent an idea or generalization
about life; - *Allegory
- The repetition of initial consonant sounds in words
- Alliteration
- Allusion A reference in literature, or in visual or performing arts, to a familiar person, place,
thing, or event. - Allusion
- An image, a descriptive detail, a plot pattern, or a character type that occurs
frequently in literature, myth, religion, or folklore and is, therefore, believed to evoke profound
emotions. - Archetype
- A speech or writing intended to convince by establishing truth
- Argumentation
- A dramatic device in which a character speaks his or her thoughts aloud, in words
meant to be heard by the audience but not by the other characters. - Aside
- The repetition of vowel sounds without the repetition of consonants.
- Assonance
- A poem in verse form that tells a story
- Ballad
- person who takes part in the action of a story, novel, or a play.
- Character
- The method a writer uses to develop characters.
There are four basic methods: (a) a writer may describe a character’s physical appearance;
(b) a character’s nature may be revealed through his/her own speech, thoughts, feelings, or actions;
(c) the spee - Characterization/Character development
- In ancient Greece, the groups of dancers and singers who participated in religious
festivals and dramatic performances. In poetry, the refrain. - Chorus
- A group of related words that has both a subject and a predicate
- Clause
- A trite or stereotyped phrase or expression. A hackneyed theme, plot, or situation in
fiction or drama. - Cliché
- The high point, or turning point, in a story—usually the most intense point near the
end of a story. - Climax
- Words having a common linguistic origin.
- Cognates
- In narration, the struggle between the opposing forces that moves the plot forward.
- Conflict
- The attitudes and feelings associated with a word. These associations can
be negative or positive, and have an important influence on style and meaning. - Connotation
- The repetition of consonant sounds within and at the ends of words
- Consonance
- A single image or comparison that extends throughout a literary work and
shapes its meaning. - Controlling image
- literal or dictionary definition of a word.
- Denotation
- The process by which a writer uses words to create a picture of a scene, an event,
or a character - Description
- particular variety of language spoken in one place by a distinct group of people.
- Dialect
- between two or more people that advances the action, is consistent with
the character of the speakers, and serves to give relief from passages essentially descriptive or
expository. - Dialogue
- An author’s choice of words based on their correctness, clearness, or effectiveness.
- *Diction
- Two successive letters that make a single sound.
- Digraph
- Speech sound beginning with one vowel sound and moving to another vowel sound
within the same syllable. - Diphthong
- Formal, extended expression of thought on a subject, either spoken or written
- Discourse
- A play; a form of literature that is intended to be performed
before an audience. - Drama/Dramatic literature
- Replace or delete words, phrases, and sentences that sound awkward or confusing, and
correct errors in spelling, usage, mechanics, and grammar. - Edit
- A long narrative that tells of the deeds and adventures of a hero or heroine
- *Epic
- A quotation on the title page of a book or a motto heading a section of a work,
suggesting what the theme or central idea will be. - Epigraph
- An adjective or phrase used to express the characteristic of a person or thing in poetry
- *Epithet
- A brief work of nonfiction that offers an opinion on a subject
- Essay
- Writing that is intended to make clear or to explain something
using one or more of the following methods: identification, definition, classification, illustration,
comparison, and analysis. - Exposition/Expository text
- A comparison between unlike things that serves as a unifying element
throughout a series of sentences or a whole piece. - *Extended metaphor
- A short, simple story that teaches a lesson
- Fable
- A story written for, or told to, children that includes elements of magic and magical
folk such as fairies, elves, or goblins. - Fairy tale
- In the plot of a story, the action that occurs after the climax.
- Falling action
- Imaginative works of prose, primarily the novel and the short story.
- Fiction
- Language that communicates ideas beyond the ordinary or literal
meaning of the words - Figurative language
- Literary device used to create a special effect or feeling, often by making
some type of comparison - Figure of speech
- word recognition, rapid decoding, and checking for meaning.
- Fluency
- A short narrative handed down through oral tradition, with various tellers and groups
modifying it, so that it acquired cumulative authorship - *Folktale
- A writer’s use of hints or clues to indicate events that will occur in a story.
- *Foreshadowing
- A category of literature
- Genre
- A verb form that ends in –ing and is used as a noun
- Gerund
- The study of the structure and features of a language
- Grammar
- A mythological or legendary figure often of divine descent who is endowed with
great strength or ability - Hero/Heroine
- Two rhyming lines written in iambic pentameter
- *Heroic couplet
- One of two or more words spelled alike but different in meaning and derivation
or pronunciation - Homograph
- An intentional exaggeration for emphasis or comic effect.
- *Hyperbole
- A metrical line of five feet or units, each made up of an unstressed then a
stressed syllable. F - Iambic pentameter
- A phrase or expression that means something different from what the words actually say.
- *Idiom
- Words and phrases that create vivid sensory experiences for the reader.
- *Image/Imagery
- Fictional writing in story, dramatic, or poetic form.
- Imaginative/Literary text
- A work or performance that is done on the spur of the moment, without
conscious preparation or preliminary drafts or rehearsals - Improvisation
- Presents a complete thought and can stand alone as a sentence
- Independent clause
- A verb form that is usually introduced by to
- Infinitive
- writing in narrative or non-narrative form that is
intended to inform. - Informational/Expository text
- Rhyme that occurs within a single line of poetry
- *Internal rhyme
- The contrast between expectation and reality
- *Irony
- Language used in a certain profession or by a particular group of people.
- *Jargon
- The ability to read, write, speak, and understand words.
- Literacy
- In informational or expository writing, the most important thought or overall
position. - Main idea
- A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two things that are basically
different but have something in common - *Metaphor
- In poetry, the recurrence of a rhythmic pattern.
- *Meter
- The feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader.
- *Mood
- The lesson taught in a work such as a fable; a simple type of theme
- *Moral
- A traditional story passed down through generations that explains why the world is the
way it is. - Myth
- Writing that relates an event or a series of events; a story
- Narration
- The person or voice telling the story.
- Narrator
- Writing about real people, places, and events.
- Nonfiction
- written to inform, explain, or persuade that does not use
narrative structure to achieve its purpose. - Non-narrative nonfiction
- word that is the class name of something: a person, place, thing, or idea
- Noun
- An extended work of fiction
- Novel
- The use of a word whose sound suggests its meaning,
- *Onomatopoeia
- The part of the syllable that precedes the vowel.
- Onset
- Pertaining to spoken words.
- Oral
- A word, phrase, or sentence that reads the same backward or forward.
- *Palindrome
- A statement that seems to contradict itself, but, in fact, reveals some element of truth.
- *Paradox
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