KEY TERMS from the entire Second Semester (Including Units/periods 3-5

ambiguity - !m"iguous #ords or st!tements le!d to $!gueness !nd confusion% !nd sh!pe
the "!sis for inst!nces of unintention!l humor&
'or inst!nce% it is !m"iguous to s!( )I rode ! "l!c* horse in red p!+!m!s%, "ec!use
it m!( le!d us to thin* the horse #!s #e!ring red p!+!m!s& The sentence "ecomes
cle!r #hen it is restructured )-e!ring red p!+!m!s% I rode ! "l!c* horse&,
realism - h!$ing ! re!listic point of $ie# to#!rds ! situ!tion !nd "eing re!d( to !ct
!ccordingl(. "ro!dl( defined !s /the f!ithful represent!tion of re!lit(/
0m"rose 1ierce is !n e2!mple of ! re!list&
naturalism - ! st(le of liter!ture th!t is "!sed on the !ccur!te depiction of det!il.
depicted re!l people in re!l situ!tions li*e re!lism% "ut "elie$ed th!t forces l!rger th!n the
indi$idu!l 3 n!ture% f!te% heredit( 3 sh!ped indi$idu!l destin(
Stephen 4r!ne is !n e2!mple of ! n!tur!list&
satire - the use of e2!gger!tion% iron(% !nd s!rc!sm to p!rod( the m!nnerisms of !
p!rticul!r situ!tion
M!n( people "elie$e The Great Gatsby to "e ! s!tire of the e2tr!$!g!nt #e!lth of
the 56789s&
social commentary - the !ct of re"elling !g!inst !n indi$idu!l or group of people
through rhetoric
-hile some "elie$e The Great Gatsby is ! s!tire% others "elie$e it is ! soci!l
comment!r(&
refrain - ! refr!in is ! repe!ted p!rt of ! poem% p!rticul!rl( #hen it comes either !t the
end of ! st!n:! or "et#een t#o st!n:!s&
The #oods !re lo$el(% d!r*% !nd deep% / 1ut I h!$e promises to *eep% / 0nd miles
to go "efore I sleep% / 0nd miles to go "efore I sleep& (l!st four lines of Stopping
by Woods On a Snowy Evening "( Ro"ert 'rost
stream of consciousness: ! techni;ue in #hich ! ch!r!cter<s thoughts !re presented !s
the mind e2periences them--in short "ursts #ithout o"$ious logic
An Occurrence at Owl Creek ridge "( 0m"rose 1ierce is ! good e2!mple of
this&
anthology - ! pu"lished collection of poems or other pieces of #riting
Snow !lakes "( Emil( =ic*inson is !n e2!mple of !n !ntholog(
chronological order - the order of time in #hich e$ents occur(ed
histor( "oo*s usu!ll( portr!( e$ents in chronologic!l order
diary - 0 person!l "oo* #here one records d!( to d!( stories
"ecollections o# a $rivate "( -!rren >ee ?oss !re !ll di!ries
journal - 0 "oo* #here one records e$ents d!il(% possi"l( less person!l th!n ! di!r(
In @onors English cl!ss% #e !re to #rite short +ourn!ls !fter most re!ding
!ssignments&
spiritual - of or rel!ting to ! person<s spirit% of or rel!ting to religion or religious "eliefs
A!mie continued to m!*e !ll decisions from ! spiritu!l st!te of mind&
regionalism - s(stems of econom(% politics% !nd culture !re defined "( geogr!phic!l
region inste!d of ! centr!l form of go$ernment or !dministr!tion
M!n( sm!ll countries in 0si! !re run "( region!lism inste!d of ! more controlled
go$ernment li*e ours&
dialect - ! p!rticul!r form of ! l!ngu!ge th!t is peculi!r to ! specific region or soci!l
group
The no$el )To Kill ! Moc*ing"ird, "( @!rper >ee fe!tures ! plethor! of
e2!mples of the di!lect of people from the st!te of 0l!"!m!
humor - 0 funn( or !musing ;u!lit(% +o*es% funn( stories
The te!cher displ!(ed ! #onderful sense of humor&
idiom - !n e2pression th!t c!nnot "e understood from the me!nings of its sep!rt!te #ords
"ut th!t h!s ! sep!r!te me!ning of its o#n. ! form of l!ngu!ge th!t is spo*en in !
p!rticul!r !re! !nd th!t uses some of its o#n #ords% gr!mm!r% !nd pronunci!tions
@er p!rticul!r st(le of idiom #!s h!rd to underst!nd&
internal conflict - the struggle occurring #ithin ! ch!r!cter9s mind
4o""<s intern!l conflict in the mo$ie %nception is h!$ing to fight M!l off
#ithin his dre!ms&
external conflict - struggle "et#een ! liter!r( or dr!m!tic ch!r!cter !nd !n outside force
such !s n!ture or !nother ch!r!cter% #hich dri$es the dr!m!tic !ction of the plot
the Ao*er in The &ark 'night is the c!use of ! lot of e2tern!l conflict in the cit(
of ?oth!m&
dramatic monologue - refers to ! t(pe of poetr( th!t is dr!m!tic in the sense th!t it h!s !
the!tric!l ;u!lit(. the poem is me!nt to "e re!d
The dr!m!tic monologue performed "( the M!ster of 4eremonies #!s
outst!nding&
situational irony - most "ro!dl( defined !s ! situ!tion #here the outcome is
incongruous #ith #h!t #!s e2pected% "ut it is !lso more gener!ll( understood !s !
situ!tion th!t includes contr!dictions or sh!rp contr!sts
! fire st!tion "urns do#n
the m!rri!ge counselor files for di$orce
dramatic irony - occurs #hen the !udience *no#s something the ch!r!cters do not
)The !udience *ne# #ho the murderer #!s "ut the m!in ch!r!cter did not&, This
is !n e2!mple of dr!m!tic iron(
verbal irony - often ! comment th!t con$e(s ! different me!ning th!n #h!t it m!( seem
to "e
soft li*e ! "ric*
h!rd !s putt(
cle!r li*e dirt
rhymes - correspondence of sound "et#een #ords or the endings of #ords% especi!ll(
#hen these !re used !t the ends of lines of poetr(
frog% dog
allusion - ! st!tement th!t refers to something #ithout mentioning it directl(
-hene$er M!rth! g!$e ! speech% she !l#!(s m!de !llusion to her time spent #ith
Aesus&
imagery - pictures or photogr!phs. l!ngu!ge th!t c!uses people to im!gine pictures in
their mind. pictures of people or things in ! #or* of !rt
Bur p!stor h!s ! $!st !rr!( of tools th!t he uses to !llo# the congreg!tion to use
im!ger( !s the( listen to the sermon
symbolism - the use of s(m"ols to e2press or represent ide!s or ;u!lities in liter!ture% !rt%
etc. the p!rticul!r ide! or ;u!lit( th!t is e2pressed "( ! s(m"ol
The mission!r( h!d m!ster( use of s(m"olism in his stories of his !d$entures in
0fric!&
anticlimactic - of% rel!ting to% or m!r*ed "( !nticlim!2
The ending of the no$el #!s !n !nticlim!2 c!using Aosh to decl!re the entire "oo*
!s !nticlim!ctic&
static character - ! liter!r( or dr!m!tic ch!r!cter #ho undergoes little or no inner
ch!nge. ! ch!r!cter #ho does not gro# or de$elop
It is $er( common to h!$e st!tic ch!r!cters throughout most #ritings of the
Modernism period&
dynamic character - ! liter!r( or dr!m!tic ch!r!cter th!t e2periences ch!nge throughout
the plot of ! stor(% !lthough the ch!nge m!( "e sudden% it is e2pected "!sed on the stor(<s
e$ents&
@e #!s !l#!(s chosen for roles th!t re;uired him to "e ! d(n!mic ch!r!cter&
hyperbole - l!ngu!ge th!t descri"es something !s "etter or #orse th!n it re!ll( is
The professor<s decl!r!tion of -oodstoc* !s )the end of times, #!s some#h!t of
! h(per"ole&
flat character - ! minor ch!r!cter in ! #or* of fiction #ho does not undergo su"st!nti!l
ch!nge or gro#th in the course of ! stor(
The theme of the #riting in ! stor( of the Modernism period tends to h!$e fl!t
ch!r!cters&
round character - ! ch!r!cter #ith ! full( de$eloped person!lit(% #ho m!( ch!nge or !ct
in ! surprising #!( in ! stor(
The theme of the #riting in ! stor( of the Rom!ntic period tends to h!$e
ch!r!cters #ho !re descri"ed !s round ch!r!cters&
epiphany - ! moment in #hich (ou suddenl( see or underst!nd something in ! ne# or
$er( cle!r #!(
0s the definition #!s gi$en% I h!d ! sudden epiph!n( of the situ!tion&
individualism - the "elief th!t the needs of e!ch person !re more import!nt th!n the
needs of the #hole societ( or group. the !ctions or !ttitudes of ! person #ho does things
#ithout "eing concerned !"out #h!t other people #ill thin*
0s Todd too* ! closer loo* !t the commune% he "eg!n to re!li:e th!t the concept
of indi$idu!lism #!s not ! priorit( of the group&
fragmentation - the !ct of process of fr!gmenting or m!*ing fr!gment!r(. the st!te of
"eing fr!gmented
The entire fr!gment!tion of the "uilding during demolition #!s dishe!rtening&
disillusionment - the st!te of process of "eing disillusioned. the inst!nce of "eing
disillusioned
The re!li:!tion th!t S!nt! 4l!us #!s not re!l c!used ! gre!t sense of
disillusionment to the children&
confusion - ! situ!tion in #hich people !re uncert!in !"out #h!t to do or !re un!"le to
underst!nd something cle!rl(
There #!s gre!t confusion !mong the cl!ss mem"ers !s to the n!ture of the
!ssignment&
isolation -the st!te of "eing in ! pl!ce or situ!tion th!t is sep!r!te from others. the
condition of "eing isol!ted
She decided th!t she #ould h!$e to spend the rest of her life in isol!tion !fter the
incident&
pastoral - of or rel!ting to the countr(side or to the li$es of people #ho li$e in the
countr(. of or rel!ting to the spiritu!l c!re or guid!nce of people #ho !re mem"ers of !
religious group
The p!stor!l scene th!t #!s depicted in the #or* of !rt #!s tr!n;uil&