English 1 Vocabulary Review

Define 'adjective'

• The state of being strikingly different from something else, 
• When the reader knows something the characters do not
• The highest point of emotional involvement in a story
• A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Allusion

• A struggle between opposing forces
• An indirect reference to history, literature, or culture within a text
• The turning point of a narrative; the ‘ah-ha’ moment
• Language not meant to be taken literally

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Climax

• A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun
• The turning point of a narrative; the ‘ah-ha’ moment
• The highest point of emotional involvement in a story
• A statement of belief

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Proverb

• Occurs when all the loose ends are tied together 
• A genre of literature that pokes fun a societal flaws in order to inspire change 
• A wise statement that expresses a truth
• A shortened account of events or writing in one’s own words

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Mood

• The emotion created in the reader by the author’s voice
• Hints about what is to come in the future
• The act of asking for information; questioning
• A comparison that does not use like or as

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Tragic Flaw

• An attitude or feeling of the author toward setting, characters or situations
• A universal message about life or human nature  
• The character flaw that leads to the hero’s downfall
• A shortened account of events or writing in one’s own words

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Subtext

• What is left unsaid but can be analyzed by examining author’s tone and diction
• A universal message about life or human nature  
• The protagonist of a tragedy whose downfall is perpetuated by a character flaw
• A genre of literature that pokes fun a societal flaws in order to inspire change

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Impulsive

• A contrast between what appears to be true and what is actually true (3 types)
• Hints about what is to come in the future
• To convince someone to do or believe something
• Acting without thinking through the consequences

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Perspective

• A spoken or written account of connected events; a story
• A comparison that does not use like or as
• The viewpoint; the way of regarding or seeing something
• Acting without thinking through the consequences

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Satire

• A shortened account of events or writing in one’s own words
• The character flaw that leads to the hero’s downfall
• A genre of literature that pokes fun a societal flaws in order to inspire change
• The sequence of events in the story that focus on a central conflict

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6