Language Terms and Literary Devices
alliteration antithesis apostrophe assonance connotation consonance denotation diction epithet extended metaphor figurative language hyperbole imagery metaphor meter oxymoron parallelism personification repetition rhyme simile syntax Academic Writing Terms argument bias claim sentence or topic sentence counterargument fact opinion organizational structure (compare/contrast, least to most significant, most to least significant, chronological, etc.) story-within-a-story summary thesis statement topic sentence or claim sentence vocabulary in context |
Literature Terms
allegory allusion antagonist archetype (include all those we've covered) author's purpose characterization conflict (man vs. man, man vs. self, man vs. nature, man vs. society, man vs. supernatural) cultural point of view framestory (framework story) inference irony (verbal, situational, and dramatic) main idea/controlling idea mood motif motivation perception poem analysis point of view (first person; second person; third person--limited vs. omniscient) protagonist setting shift (tone, mood, or focus) symbolism theme tone tragic flaw tragic hero tragic realization General Skills Constructed Response format (4-5 lines, topic sentence, evidence, support, concluding sentence) Inferencing Poetry Analysis |
Anglo-Saxon Unit:
epic hero epic poetry kenning didactic literature litotes Old English Middle Ages Unit: pilgrim medieval couplet mortal sins heavenly virtues three estates feudalism bourgeoisie guild cleric layman squire monk friar priory prioress parson skipper Middle English |
Renaissance Unit:
Elizabethan renaissance humanism pastoral cavalier metaphysical aside blank verse climax comedy conceit couplet dialogue exposition falling action iambic pentameter inversion malapropism meter monologue prose v poetry pun quatrain resolution/denouement rhyme scheme rising action scene soliloquy sonnet tragedy |
Restoration Unit:
Enlightenment Parliament Roundhead satire Romantic Unit: romanticism lyric novel Victorian Unit: aestheticism prudery Dickensian |
Unit Test Review Guides
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EOC Prep Materials
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Language Terms and Literary Devices
alliteration antithesis apostrophe assonance connotation consonance denotation diction epithet extended metaphor figurative language hyperbole imagery metaphor meter oxymoron parallelism personification repetition rhyme simile syntax Academic Writing Terms argument bias claim sentence or topic sentence counterargument fact opinion organizational structure (compare/contrast, least to most significant, most to least significant, chronological, etc.) story-within-a-story summary thesis statement topic sentence or claim sentence vocabulary in context Content-specific Terms myth epic hero epic poetry epic simile Homeric epithet polytheism monotheism hymn monotheism psalm parable prologue sura aside blank verse climax comedy conceit couplet dialogue exposition falling action iambic pentameter inversion malapropism meter monologue prose v poetry pun quatrain resolution/denouement rhyme scheme rising action skene/scene soliloquy sonnet tragedy |
Literature Terms
allegory allusion antagonist archetype (include all those we've covered) author's purpose characterization conflict (man vs. man, man vs. self, man vs. nature, man vs. society, man vs. supernatural) cultural point of view framestory (framework story) inference irony (verbal, situational, and dramatic) main idea/controlling idea mood motif motivation perception poem analysis point of view (first person; second person; third person--limited vs. omniscient) protagonist setting shift (tone, mood, or focus) symbolism theme tone tragic flaw tragic hero tragic realization |