Eng 11 Study Guide

When the outcome of a situation is the opposite of someone’s expectations.

• Diction
• Connotation
• Situational Irony
• Verbal Irony

A plot structure that includes the telling of one story within another story.

• theme
• frame story
• denotation
• syntax

The main character in a story, novel, play, or poem...

• protagonist
• antagonoist
• foil
• hero

The adversary or rival (enemy)  of the protagonist.

• protagonist
• antagonist
• foil
• hero

Observation about life; main idea of a literary work...

• symbol
• diction
• theme
• conflict

Struggle between opposing forces...

• narration
• point of view
• conflict
• climax

The perspective from which a story is told…

• narration
• point of view
• plot 
• setting

The progression of events in a literary work…

• narration
• point of view
• plot 
• setting

The writer’s or speaker’s attitude about the subject, audience, or character

• diction
• connotation
• topic
• tone

Language used for descriptive effect (Not literally true, but expresses figurative meaning)

• tone
• figurative language
• irony
• theme