English 1 Exam Terms

Attitude of the speaker or writer

• dialogue

• mood

• central idea

• tone

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

struggle between two opposing forces

• hyperbole

• rising action

• conflict

• dramatic irony

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

conversation between two or more characters

• diction

• hyperbole

• dialogue

• monologue

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

comparison of two unlike things not using like or as

• metaphor

• simile

• assonance

• consonance

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

type of story set in an imaginary world; usually involves magical elements

• reflection

• fantasy

• historical fiction

• biography

nonfiction account of another person's life

• biography

• autobiography

• fantasy

• editorial

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

a piece of writing that contains personal memories and discussion of past events

• fantasy

• biography

• reflection

• editorial

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

giving human qualities to something not living

• extended metaphor

• hyperbole

• metaphor

• personification

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

repetition of initial consonant sounds

• imagery

• assonance

• alliteration

• consonance

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

defined as a word that imitates the natural sounds of a thing.

• consonance

• onomatopoeia

• assonance

• oxymoron

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4