American Literature: Vocabulary Midterm

attacking a person instead of answering their argument

• ad hominem

• didacticism

• digression

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.8

CCSS.SL.9-10.3

figurative language appeals to senses

• style

• imagery

• free verse

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

a riddle

• vernacular

• apathy

• conundrum

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

everything leading up to the climax

• epic

• rising action

• motif

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

use of informal words or slang

• colloquialism

• persona

• conceit

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

a character with qualities in contrast with another

• foil

• epigram

• elegy

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

arriving at a conclusion based on assuming something is true

• inference

• folk tale

• determinism

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

repetitive use of consonants

• anachronism

• consonance

• assonance

arrogance

• pragmatism

• hubris

• dissonance

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

an irrelevant topic introduced in an argument to divert the attention of listeners or readers from the original issue

• jargon

• euphony

• red herring

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.8

CCSS.SL.9-10.3