12th Final Exam Review Terms

a story in which everything is symbolic of something else. The whole thing parallels a different story.

• allegory

• allusion

• alliteration

• assonance

The repeated consonant sounds at the beginning of words placed by each other

• alliteration

• allegory

• allusion

• antagonist

A reference to a statement, a person, a place, or an event from history, literature, sports, government, etc.

• allusion

• allegory

• antagonist

• archetype

the person who fights against the main character

• antagonist

• protagonist

• archetype

• allusion

a pattern that a character or story follows

• archetype

• antagonist

• protagonist

• allegory

the opinion or point of view of the author/speaker

• bias

• characterization

• diction

• irony

describing words, actions, etc. in order to get to know a character better

• characterization

• denotation

• connotation

• dialect

what you MEAN when you use a word

• connotation

• denotation

• diction

• dialect

The dictionary definition of a word

• denotation

• connotation

• dialect

• diction

the particular way a person speaks (usually related to where they grew up-- example: y'all, ain't)

• dialect

• diction

• direct characterization

• flashback