Test Vocabulary
The narrator is not a character in the story and does not take part in events. A story might refer to characters as "he" or "they" or "she"
What is third-person point of view?
repetition of initial consonant sounds
What is alliteration?
a direct comparison
What is metaphor?
the attitude/feeling the author or speaker has toward a text
What is the tone?
something based on personal assumptions, ideas, or feelings that cannot be proven
What is an opinion?
the main character in a work of literature
What is a protagonist?
an object, person, place, event that stands for something more than itself; something concrete that stands for an abstract concept.
What is a symbol?
the pattern of rhymes at the ends of lines in a poem
What is rhyme scheme?
the sequence of events in a story
What is plot?
the feeling the reader has as he/she is reading
What is mood?
the person or force that stands in the way of the protagonist's happiness
What is an antagonist?
a really long poem about a hero's journey.
What is an epic?
when expectation and reality are different
What is irony?
a problem in a story
What is conflict?
making a guess about what is going to happen
What is predict?
Using your reason and experience to figure out something that is not written or stated. When you make an inference, you act like a detective, using clues to make guesses about what might be true.
What does it mean to infer?
is the person whose voice we hear in the poem. The use of "I" does not
What is a speaker?
an object, person, place, or experience that stands for something else
What is a symbol?
when an author hints or provides clues to help the reader guess what is going to happen
What is foreshadowing?
using prior knowledge to fill in gaps in justifiable ways (i.e. reading between the lines)
What is infer?
Occurs when a main character clashes with an outside force. The force might be another character; society; fate; or a natural event, such as a tornado
What is conflict?
gross exaggeration for effect
What is an hyperbole?
the internal "feel" or beat created through the use of stressed and unstressed syllables
What is rhythm?
the big idea about life the author is trying to express in a work
What is theme?
a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation
What is bias?