Wednesday Test

define 16 literary terms:

• metaphor - compare two unlike elements
• simile - comparing two unlike things using like or as
• hyperbole - an exaggerated statement
• protagonist - the postive contrast of a character
• irony - opposite meaning
• contrast - to compare in a way that shows difference
• personification - inanimate objects taking characterisitics of humans
• alliteration - representation of an abstract object being portrayed as a person
• antithesis - parallel phrase
• plot - the events that form the main story in a novel
• paradox - an inverse from the expected
• narrative - a story of what has happened
• forewarning - author gives a signal of what is going to happen
• parody - intentional mockery
• dialogue - the part of a play or radio or T.V. program that is conversation
• setting - place description

define 50 vocabulary words:

• panoply - a striking array
  
• compelling - to force
  
• clarity - clearness of appearance
  
• premise - a conclusive statement
  
• non sequitor - a non-evidenced conclusion
  
• specious - deceptively attractive
  
• cogent - convincing
  
• caveat - warning
  
• ambiguous - doubtful
  
• pedantic - ostentatious literary rules
  
• subtle - elusive
  
• advocate - favorable argument
  
• thesis - a propostition backed by an argument
  
• depth - intensity
  
• anecdote - a short story
  
• viable - practicable
  
• diverse - compilation of distinct characteristics
  
• eclectic - multiple elements from a variety of sources
  
• soliboquy -
  
• colloquy - a formal conversation
  
• dichotomy - two contradictory opinions
  
• elan - enthusiastic vigor
  
• rapproachment - a state of reconciliation
  
• conundrum - a paradoxical problem
  
• problematic - difficult to solve
  
• prudent - excersizing good judgement
  
• pragmatic - practical
  
• synthesis - a compound whole
  
• assimilate - to absorb
  
• amalgam - combination of diverse elements
  
• subsequent -succeeding
  
• linear - straight forward
  
• subquential -
  
• corroborate - strengthened with evidence
  
• convoluted - twisted
  
• contrived - devise
  
• conventional - customary
  
• substantial -solidly built
  
• ambivalent - oppposite feelings
  
• dissimilar - different
  
• poignant - stimulating
  
• panacea - a cure-all
  
• cursory - hastily performed
  
• precedent -
  
• omniscent - having total knowledge
  
• venerate - an awing reguard
  
• untenable - defensively impossible position
  
• purport - to openly declare
  
• surmise - guesswork
  
• altruism - sellfishness
  
• *gravitas - depth

compare & contrast two fictional characters from two separate books you have read this year:        I DON'T KNOW WHAT BOOKS YOU HAVE READ, SIMPLY SHARE THE EQUALITIES AND DIFFERENCES OF TWO CHARACTERS IN A RECENT BOOK YOU HAVE READ

list 3 well-crafted sentences read this year:         I DON'T KNOW WHAT BOOKS YOU HAVE READ, JUST LIST 3 'GOOD' SENTENCES

BRING:                                 EXAMPLE COMING SOON

    examples for setting -

    character description -

    provocative paragraph -

    dialogue exchange -    

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