Vocabulary
What does reluctant mean?
Hesitant or unwilling to do something
What is characterization?
The way a creator develops and reveals a character.
What type of language appeals to the five senses?
Imagery
What is a genre?
A category or type of text that has particular characteristics
What is the official language of the United States?
There is no official language at the federal level.
What does infer mean?
To reach a conclusion using evidence and reasoning
What is point of view?
The perspective from which a story is presented.
What is figurative language?
Language that goes beyond its literal meaning to create an effect or comparison
What is dialogue?
The spoken conversation between characters.
Which language has contributed more English words than almost any other language because of the Norman Conquest?
French
What does ambiguous mean?
Open to more than one possible meaning or interpretation
What is tone?
The creator's attitude toward the subject, characters, or situation
What is diction?
The specific word choices a creator makes
What is conflict?
A struggle or problem between opposing forces.
Why can the same word or phrase have different meanings in different communities or cultures?
Language is influenced by culture, context, region, and how communities use it
What does connotation mean?
The feelings or ideas associated with a word beyond its literal meaning
What is irony?
A contrast between what is expected or understood and what actually happens or is meant.
Why might a writer use short sentences during an intense scene?
To create a faster pace, tension, urgency, or suspense
What is suspense?
A feeling of anticipation or uncertainty about what will happen.
What does it mean when we say that language changes over time?
Words, meanings, expressions, and usage change as society and culture change.
If a character is described as calculating, what does that word suggest about their personality?
They carefully plan their actions, often for a specific advantage or purpose
A character says, “I'm not scared at all,” while hiding under a table. What technique is being used, and what can the audience infer?
Irony; the character is clearly scared despite what they say.
A writer could say “He walked into the room,” but instead writes, “He crept into the room, holding his breath.” What has the writer changed, and why does it matter?
The diction and imagery; the word choices create tension and suggest that something may be wrong.
In a drama, a character says something that has one meaning to the other characters but a different meaning to the audience because the audience knows something the characters don't. What technique is this?
Dramatic irony
English contains words borrowed from many different languages. What does this tell us about the English language?
English has developed through cultural contact, migration, trade, conquest, and exchange with other languages and communities.