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Vocabulary and Literary Elements

Vocabulary and Literary Elements. English II. Unit 1 - Vocabulary and Literary Elements Study for Quizzes and Tests. Regally Ostentatiously Notorious Repressed impertinent Characterization Swing Assonance Consonance Rhyme Rhyme Scheme Imagery Simile Metaphor

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Vocabulary and Literary Elements

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  1. Vocabularyand Literary Elements English II

  2. Unit 1 - Vocabulary and Literary Elements Study for Quizzes and Tests • Regally • Ostentatiously • Notorious • Repressed • impertinent • Characterization • Swing • Assonance • Consonance • Rhyme • Rhyme Scheme • Imagery • Simile • Metaphor • Personification • Speaker • Friendly Letter • Business Letter • Constructed Response • Extended Response • Formal Summary • Critique • Personal Reflection • Cite • Works Cited • Portfolio • Tragedy • Plot • Setting • Theme • Motif • Dialogue • Irony • Symbol • Stage Directions • Conflict • Predecessor • Solace • Sedate • Imploring • Boding • Foreshadowing • Intuitively • Taboo • Thesis

  3. Unit 2 - Vocabulary and Literary Elements Study for Quizzes and Tests • Genre • Constructed Response • Extended Response • Magic Realism • Cite • Point of View • First Person Point of View • Second Person Point of View • Third Person Limited • Third Person Omniscient • Interminable • Serenity • Scrutinize • Inscrutable • Skeptical • Implied theme • Infer • Presentiment • Equanimity • Fortitude • Pandemonium • Tribulation • Persona • Immense • Decrepit • Sacred • Remorse • Free Verse • Main Idea • Parody

  4. Unit 3 - Vocabulary and Literary Elements Study for Quizzes and Tests • Extended Response • Constructed Response • Sequence • Analyze Plot • Author’s Purpose • Point of View • First Person Point of View • Second Person Point of View • Third Person Limited • Third Person Omniscient • Self-possessed • Duly • Infirmity • Imminent • Flashback • Abashed • Inscribe • Ignoble • Tumultuous • Prowess • Dialogue • Interminable • Renown • Redress • Discourteous • Enmity • Parody • Impudence • Oblivious • Farce • Contemptible • Endear • Confinement • Image Archetype • Irony • Inferences

  5. Unit 4- Vocabulary and Literary Elements Study for Quizzes and Tests • Prodigy • Reproach • Reverie • Discordant • Fiasco • Motivation • Culture • Patriarch • Designation • Alleviate • Subordinate • Historical Narrative • Summarize • Legends • Legendary Heroes • Myths • Folklore • Folktales • Oral Tradition • Validity • Relevance

  6. Unit 5- Vocabulary and Literary Elements Study for Quizzes and Tests • Commandeer • Amenable • Retail • Fortnight • Edifice • Dialect • Scrupulous • Elude • Confidante • Perpetuate • Dialogue • Genre • Epic • Coterie • Admonish • Peruse • Credence • Vehemently • Theme • Compare • Contrast • Stanza • Lines • Verse • Prose • Poetry • Argument

  7. Terms to Know – Unit 6 for the Final • Analyze- This is to separate a whole into its parts. • Bias- This is a prejudice that is leaning towards a positive or negative judgment on something; a personal judgment or opinion about a particular person, position, or thing. • Bibliographic Material- Data pertaining to the history, physical description, comparison, and classification of books and other works. • Chronological Order-Thisis the arrangement of events in the order in which they occur. • Cite- to quote (a passage, a book, an author, etc.) , especially as an authority • Dictionary- This is a reference book containing an alphabetical list of words, with information given for each word, usually including meaning, pronunciation, and etymology. • Evaluate- This is placing a value or rank on a piece of writing or speaking. • Formal Summary- A shorter piece of a longer piece of writing • Inquiry- This is an examination into the facts; research questioning. • Order of Importance- This is used when details are organized by degree of impact. • Organization- In writing, this is trait of order, structure and presentation or information; It is the writing trait which measures logical sequencing of ideas, details, or events. • Paraphrase-This is the restatement of a written work in one’s own words that keeps the basic meaning of the of the original work. • Primary Source- This is the original document or firsthand account. • Secondary Source- This is a commentary on an original document or firsthand account. • Sequence- This is order in which things happen. • Sequential Order- This is the chronological, or time, order of events in a reading passage. • Spatial Order- This is used when details are organized from one location to another. • Summarize- This is to state briefly. • Thesaurus- This is a book of synonyms. • Thesis: a proposition stated or put forward for consideration, especially one to be discussed and proved or to be maintained against objections.

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