EOC Terms to Know!!!

1.summary- short description of a longer work; has main idea and details; written so that people can read this shorter version and still understand the text 2. paraphrase- restate the author’s words in your own (think research note cards) 3. critique- writer’s opinion

4.stage directions- define movement on stage and tell how lines should be delivered; (enters stage right) or [laughing wickedly] 5.monologue- long speech spoken by an actor- other characters are on the stage 6.soliloquy- “solo” - a monologue spoken by an actor when they think they’re alone- thinking aloud- reveals the innermost thoughts and feelings of the character 7.dialogue- speech of the actors 8.aside- comment given to the audience to reveal a thought or feeling

9.hyperbole- exaggeration- I’m so hungry I could eat a horse! 10.metaphor- compares two things- does NOT use like or as ex. The lake was a silver mirror. 11.personification- giving human characteristics to something not human The tree waved in the wind. 12.onomatopoeia-word that imitates a sound Buzz, bang, boom, fizz, pop, twang, plop

13.Simile-comparison that uses like or as Her smile is like sunshine on a cloudy day. 14.symbolism-uses a person, place, or object to represent something completely different Ex. The marigolds represent beauty. 15.allusion-implied or indirect reference to a person, place, or thing that is fictitious, historical, or real

16.Understatement- minimizes or lessens the importance (opposite of hyperbole) Ex. In the desert heat, a character says, “My, it’s warm today.” 17.paradox- statement that at first seems to be a contradiction but reveals a truth ex. A little learning is a dangerous thing. Slow and steady wins the race.

18. allegory- narrative in which characters and settings stand for abstract ideas or moral qualities; story has 2 meanings- literal and symbolic Ex. Characters in Animal Farm – Justice, Deceit, Vanity; Wizard of Oz is an allegory. 19. parable- fable or story with a moral (lesson)

20. parody- imitation for a humorous effect

parody- imitation for a humorous effect

21. satire- a literary work that makes fun of human follies; writing that ridicules something- person, groups, humanity- in order to reveal a weakness (usually by using sarcasm, irony, parody) Ex. Gulliver’s Travels, Scary Movie, political cartoons

22.irony-words are used to show the opposite of the actual meaning. The three kinds of irony are: Verbal irony - where what you mean to say is different from the words you use Situational irony - compares what is expected to happen with what actually does happen Dramatic irony - uses a narrative to give the audience more information about the story than the character knows

23. analogy- comparison 24. oxymoron- two contradictory words put together Ex. Wise fool jumbo shrimp 25. idiom- expression peculiar to the language that means something different than the literal meaning Ex. It’s raining cats and dogs! We heard it through the grapevine. Walking on eggshells Skating on thin ice

26. fact- can be proven 27. opinion- what you think

28. Bias- an author’s perspective or opinion on a subject 29. inductive reasoning/argument- first evidence presented is specific and the last is general 30. deductive reasoning/argument- start with general and ends with specific

text structure/ organizational structure sequence/ sequential order procedure/ procedural order cause and effect compare and contrast description order of importance problem-solution proposition-support