Grace's 1st English quizlet
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- personification
- a figure of speech that attributes human qualities to an inanimate object (the moon hid behind the cloud)
- contraction
- a word formed by combining two words, using an apostrophe to replace missing letters (Molly's a parrot) (DO NOT use in essay!)
- helping verb
- a verb that precedes the main verb (I AM being weird, she SHOULD run to the store) (cheer!)
- appositive phrase "brushstroke"
- noun + ing-verb or ed-verb (Engine smoking, the car...)
- conflict
- struggle between characters, with nature, or with ones self
- Aphrodite (goddess of love)
- on Trojan side, saves Paris from being killed by Menelaus
- archetype
- images and symbols that occur in literature (innocent child, warrior)
- Thetis (minor sea goddess)
- on Greek side, as mother of Achilles she advises him and talks to Zeus for him, persuades him to give back Hector's body to Trojans
- citation
- the page number that comes after the quotation to cite the persons words
- introduction (of essay)
- comes in first paragraph before thesis; contains: title of work, full name of author, and a short plot summary of story using one or two sentences
- climax
- the high point in the plot (a crisis)
- hyperbole
- a figure of speech that uses exaggeration ("Our chances are one in a million")
- theme
- a central idea of a story
- rhyme scheme
- the pattern of rhyming words, the last word in each line is assigned a letter (aabb, abab, abcb)
- alliteration
- repetition of initial consonant or vowel sounds in two or more successive or nearby words (fit and fearless)
- ellipsis
- three periods ( . . . ) that show the deletion of one plus words
- falling action
- all action that takes place after the climax, slowing of plot until coming to resolution
- couplet
- a pair of rhyming lines in the same meter
- epithet
- a word or phrase describing a quality of a person, place, or thing that is repeated throughout a work (blank-faced Tom, wine-dark sea)
- linking verb
- (ex. She LOOKED very innocent.)
- exposition
- an explanation of a topic
- vivid verb
- verb that is more interesting and specific as opposed to the common verb (instead of walk, use stroll or saunter)
- adjectives out of order "brushstroke"
- adjectives of the subject between commas (The car, dented and rusty, ....)
- antagonist
- a character, group, or force that is in conflict with the protagonist
- simile
- a figure of speech that compares two things that are not alike, using words like, as or than (his eyes gleaming like coals)
- absolute phrase "brushstroke"
- renames the subject between commas (The car, a 1986 Ford, ....)
- inciting incident
- the incident that sets in motion the rising action in the story
- quote sandwich
- context, quote or example, explanation, connection
- MLA format
- name, class, teacher, period, date (day, month, year), title for essay
- participle phrase "brushstroke"
- ing-verb or ed-verb + noun (Sliding on the gravel, the car...)
- in medias res
- starts an epic poem - "in the middle of things" where all the action is, previous things are told in flashbacks
- tragedy
- drama in which the protagonist is overcome by some superior force or circumstance
- allusion
- a reference in a story to a well-known person, place, event, myth or religion to tie to the story
- irony
- the opposite of what is expected
- protagonist
- the main character
- rhapsode
- a professionally trained poet who performed literary material orally
- assonance
- the repetition of vowels in two plus words that don't rhyme (black cat scratched)
- Apollo (god of the silver bow)
- on Trojan side, gives plague to Greeks because Agammemnon dishonored him, helps Hector kill Patroclus, helps Paris kill Achilles
- consonance
- repetition of a consonant at the end of two plus words (hop up the step)
- T.I.E.
- tag (after), introduce (before), and embed (in the middle) - used to make a quote not "naked"
- pun
- a play on words (He wanted to become a chef, but he didn't have the thyme.)
- metaphor
- a figure of speech in which one thing is said to be another thing (her eyes of ice)
- foil
- a character who, through contrast, reveals the characteristics of another character
- Athena (goddess of wisdom)
- on Greek side, makes Hector fight Achilles, advises Achilles
- epic
- a long narrative poem about the adventures of gods or heroes (The Odyssey)
- invoking the muse
- adds inspiration to the epic poem, stated in the beginning, asking goddess to sing of the story
- extended metaphor
- a metaphor that is elaborated on and developed in several phrases or sentences
- figurative language
- the use of figures of speech to express ideas
- Zeus
- neither side, gives Agammemnon false dream, gives heroes their fates (Patroclus, Achilles, Hector, Paris die)
- rising action
- the path of the plot leading to the climax
- resolution
- conclusion of the story, unfolding of the theme