1. The Language of English
Academy English Department Terminology
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2. 2nd 6 Weeks – 1 Main Idea: What the passage is mostly about
Metaphor: a comparison of two unlike things without using the word like or as.
Mood: the emotional atmosphere of a work
Myth: a traditional story presenting supernatural characters and episodes that help explain natural events
Narrative: a story or narrated account
Nonfiction: story or piece about true events
Omniscient narrator: a narrator who is able to know, see, and tell all, including the inner thoughts and feelings of the characters
Onomatopoeia: a word formed from the imitation of natural sounds
Oxymoron: an expression in which two words that contradict each other are joined
Paradox: an apparently contradictory statement that actually contains some truth

3. 2nd 6 Weeks – 2
Paraphrase: a restatement of a text in a different from or in different words, often for the purpose of clarity
Parody: a humorous imitation of a serious work
Personification: endowing non-human objects or creatures with human qualities or characteristics
Plot-exposition: the opening of a story, when the characters and their conflicts are introduced
Plot-rising action: following the exposition; the events that build up to the climax
Plot-falling action: following the climax; when the story begins to resolve conflicts and outstanding issues
Point of view: the vantage point from which a story is told
Point of view-first: a story told by an “I” narrator. An “I” narrator is a character in the story.
Point of view-second: a story directed to the reader using "you"; used most commonly when giving directions
Point of view-third: a story told by a non-participating narrator, either omniscient or limited

4. 2nd 6 Weeks – 3 Protagonist: the main character in a story.
Pun: a play on words, often achieved through the use of words with similar sounds but different meanings
Resolution: the falling action of a narrative; the events following the climax
Round character: a character who demonstrates some complexity and who develops or changes in the course of a work
Sarcasm: harsh, cutting language or tone intended to ridicule
Satire: the use of humor to emphasize human weaknesses or imperfections in social institutions
Scapegoat: a person or group that bears the blame for another
Scene: a real or fictional episode; a division of an act in a play
Setting: the time, place, and environment in which action takes place
Simile: a comparison of two things using “like”, “as”, or other specifically comparative words

5. 2nd 6 Weeks – 4
Simple sentence: a sentence consisting of one independent clause and no dependent clause
Static character: a character who does not change during the story.
Summary: a short restatement of the key elements of a story
Suspense: quality of a short story, novel, play, or narrative poem that makes the reader or audience uncertain or tense about the outcome of events
Symbol: an object that is used to represent something else
Synonym: Words that have similar or the same meaning
Syntax: the manner in which words are arranged into sentences
Theme: a central idea of a work
Tone: the writer’s or speaker’s attitude toward the subject of a story, toward a character, or toward the audience (the readers).
Turning point: the point in a work in which a very significant change occurs