1. English 2
Week 2

2. Focus Notes: Copy these terms…
UNIT 1: FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE (LITERARY DEVICES)
Measured by: Focus Notes, quiz, discussion, project, presentation & usage
allusion
A reference to a historical event, person, object, etc. (most are biblical or mythological references)
2. ambiguity
A subtle hint or fact left intentionally unclear; vague
3. analogy
Comparing/describing one concept with another similar object or story – an illustration, similar example
4. apostrophe
an arrangement of words addressing a non-existent person or an abstract idea in such a way as if it were present and capable of understanding feelings
5. character
a person in a work of fiction
6. characterization
the creation or construction of a fictional character.
EQ: How do writer’s use figurative language in their writing ? English 2 A 14 August 2017

3. 7. conflict
a condition in which a character experiences a clash of opposing wishes or needs.
8. dialogue
conversation between two or more people as a feature of a work of fiction.
9. diction
the choice and use of words and phrases in a work of fiction
10. euphemism
To substitute for a less harsh, less offensive word
11. foreshadowing
Hinting; clue at what might happen in the future in a work of fiction
12. genre
categories characterized by similarities in form, style, or subject matter.
13. hyperbole
Exaggeration on purpose
14. idiom
An expression that is not interpreted literally. The phrase is understood as to mean something quite different from what individual words of the phrase would imply.
EQ: What Figurative Language is used in stories? English 2 A 14 August 2017

4. words that describe what one may see, touch, feel, taste, or smell
15. imagery
words that describe what one may see, touch, feel, taste, or smell
16. irony
Situational Irony- opposite of expected; Verbal Irony- sarcasm ;
Dramatic Irony- character unaware.
17. metaphor
Figuratively saying one thing “IS/was” another; comparison of two unlike objects to create an effect on perception
18. mood
the atmosphere or pervading tone of something, especially a work of art.
19. onomatopoeia
Sound words (slam, screech, bang, blam, pow, roar, growl)

5. Opposite words (jumbo shrimp; “brawling love”)
20. oxymoron
Opposite words (jumbo shrimp; “brawling love”)
21. parallelism
similar syntax, similar grammar
22. personification
Describe objects with human/ lifelike characteristics
23. point of view
the mode of narration that an author employs to let the readers “hear” and “see” what takes place
24. pun
Play on words- homophone/sound same/similar but different meaning= humor/rhetoric

6. ridicule to point out folly/social injustice
25. repetition
repeat something to show emphasis, importance. anaphora - the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses.
26. satire
ridicule to point out folly/social injustice
27. setting
an environment or surrounding in which an event or story takes place.
28. simile
comparing 2 things using “like” or “as”
29. suspense
a feeling of anticipation that something risky or dangerous is about to happen
30. symbolism
Using one thing represents something else

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31. tone
conveyed through the choice of words or the viewpoint of a writer on a particular subject.
32. understatement
to intentionally make a situation seem less important than it really is.
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