affix a linguistic element added to a word to produce an inflected or derived form |
analogy similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity |
antagonist one who contends with another, especially in combat; an adversary; opponent |
antecedent someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent); preceding in time or order |
appositive relating to or being in apposition |
characterization the act of describing distinctive characteristics or essential features; a graphic or vivid verbal description |
clause sentence; phrase; distinct article, stipulation, or provision in a document |
conventions practice or procedure widely observed in a group, especially to facilitate social interaction |
criticism a written evaluation of a work of literature; disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings |
dialect vocabulary that is for a specific group of people |
end rhyme the form of rhyme (rhyming) which uses sameness of sound of the last words of lines from the vowels in their stressed syllables to their ends |
exposition exhibition; part of a play that provides the background information; opening section of a fugue |
falling action the events of a dramatic or narrative plot following the climax |
footnote a printed note placed below the text on a printed page; add explanatory notes to or supply with critical comments |
foreshadowing indicate by signs |
graphic organizer a communication tool that uses visual symbols to express knowledge, concepts, thoughts, or ideas, and the relationships between them. |
interpretation explanation; performer's distinctive personal version of a song, dance, piece of music |
irrelevant not applicable; unrelated; having no connection with |
literal according to the letter or verbal expression; exactly as stated |
modifier a content word that qualifies the meaning of a noun or verb |
mythology study of myths; collection of myths |
narration the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events |
narrative writing any account of connected events, presented to a reader or listener in a sequence of written or spoken words, or in a sequence of pictures |
passage the motion of one object relative to another; the act of passing from one state or place to the next |
perspective appearance of things; view, outlook, or vista |
phrases an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence |
plagiarism theft of another's ideas or writings passed off as original |
predicate adjective adjective that modifies the noun or a pronoun in a sentence |
predicate nominative a word in the nominative case that completes a copulative verb, such as son in the sentence Charlie is my son |
protagonist principal character in a work of fiction; main character in a drama; leader of a cause; champion |
references a remark that calls attention to something or someone; the relation between a word or phrase and the object or idea it refers to |
rising action a part of a book or play in which more things start to happen, the rising action leads to the climax |
sentence combining combine two or more simple sentences to form a more complex or sophisticated sentence. |
sentence structure the grammatical arrangement of words in sentences |
summarize give a summary of; be a summary of |
symbolism practice of investing things with symbolic meaning; system of symbols or representations |
synthesize integrate; compose; combine so as to form a new, complex product |
viewpoint a place from which something can be viewed; a mental position from which things are viewed |