ENGLISH I NCFE REVIEW 3

Define: central idea

• the most important point the author tries to make
• main idea
• central park
• a central thought

characterization

• defining a character
• methods a writer uses to develop characters
• the way a character looks
• the personality of a character

Define: direct characterization

• direct personalities
• direct quote about a character
• the author explains through direct statements what the character is like (kind, mean etc.)
• Dish Direct

define: indirect characterization

• indirect statement
• the writer reveals information about a character and his personality through that character's thoughts, words, and actions
• coming for you under my breath
• gossip

define: conflict

• opposition between or among characters or forces in a literary work that spurs or motivates the action of a plot (internal, external; person vs. person, self, nature, society)
• fighting your worse enemy
• character vs character
• character vs self

define: connotation

• negative thoughts
• false statement
• the feelings or emotions surrounding/associated with a word, beyond its literal meaning. Generally positive or negative in nature.
• negative connotation

define: denotation

• the dictionary definition of a word
• denoting the truth
• a definition
• the words indirect meaning

define: inference

• a different way of foreshadowing
• a conclusion one can draw from the presented details
• making an educated statement
• a statement that is not false 

define: figurative language

• spanish speaking language
• figuratively making a statement
• personification
• Writing or speech that is used to create vivid impressions by setting up comparisons between dissimilar things, (examples are metaphor, simile, and personification).

define: metaphor

• a figure of speech comparing to unlike things without using like or as
• A figure of speech comparing to unlike things using like or as
• Giving an inhuman thing human-like characteristics
• Making a flower come alive