EXAMNIABLE TERMS 2
Terms and Devices – List #2
English 12
Mrs. Woodliffe
1. ANTAGONIST – the character or force that opposes the protagonist
2. ANTITHESIS – the placing of contrasting elements side by side in parallel structure
usually a balanced set of phrases. Example – To Err is human; to
forgive is divine.
3. ARCHAIC LANGUAGE – words and language structures that are outdated and no
longer used in common speech
4. CATASTROPHE – in a drama, particularly a tragedy, the concluding action
following the climax that contains the resolution of the plot; an
event causing great suffering or damage
5. CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER - the organization based on time; first second, etc.
6. CLIMACTIC ORDER – the organization is based on a series of events, thoughts, or
statements that are arranged in order of increasing
importance with a climax at the end
7. COMPARE – to consider the similarities between two or more stories, poems, essays,
characters or other things
8. CONTRAST - to consider the differences between two or more stories, poems,
essays, characters or other things
9. DICTION – the choice or use of words in speech or writing
10. EPILOGUE – the closing or concluding section of a drama or play, which provides a
comment or conclusion to the events that have transpired in the work
in question
11. FORMAL LANGUAGE – language that is elevated or uses a high level of diction –
commonly used in essays, lectures, and traditional
poetry
12. INFORMAL LANGUAGE – a language style that is conversational, relaxed, and
“real-life”; often considered colloquial
13. JARGON – specialized language often characteristic of a particular subject. Using
jargon should be avoided when writing for most audiences. Example:
Computer jargon: megs, ram
14. PARALLELISM – the effective use of words, phrases, sentences, or ideas that are
parallel or have a similar structure in order to heighten the
focus; the arrangement of words, clauses or sentences to
suggest a link between them
15. SLANG – words that are used popularly, or in a particular class of society, but are
not generally acknowledged as correct English. These words should be
avoided in formal essays. Example: I bought an old beater for a couple
hundie.
16. SYMBOL/SYMBOLISM – an object that represents or stands in for a more abstract
idea. Example: A rose stands for love; Snow might
symbolize purity, cleanliness or even cruelty because of
its coldness.
17. THEME – the main idea that an author develops in a story or poem; the general idea
or insight about life that a writer wishes to express in a literary work. A
theme can usually be summarized in a general statement about life.
18. THESIS or THESIS STATEMENT – a statement for the essay; the first step in
asserting an opinion, argument, explanation, or demonstration
19. VOICE – the tone, syntax, and characteristics of the speaker within a work of
literature
20. VORACIOUS – extremely greedy; insatiable; gluttonous
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