Examinable Terms and Devices in Literature

A Flashback P
Alliteration Flat character Paradox
Allusion Foil Personification
Antagonist Foreshadowing Persuasion; persuasive
Aside Free verse Plot
Atmosphere G Point of view
Audience Propaganda
Genre Protagonist
B
H R
Ballad
Bias Hyperbole Refrain
Blank verse I Resolution
Rhyme
C Image
Rhyme scheme
Character Imagery
Rhythm
Chronological order Indirect presentation
Rising action
Cliché Irony
Round character
Climax J
Colloquial S
Jargon
Comedy Sarcasm
Compare L Satire
Conflict (internal, external) Limited omniscient Setting
Connotation point of view Simile
Contrast Lyric Slang
Sonnet
D M Speaker
Denotation Metaphor Stanza
Description Mood Static character
Dialogue Stereotyped character
Direct presentation N Style
Drama Narration Suspense
Dynamic character Narrative Symbol; symbolism
Narrator
E T
Exposition; expository O Theme
Objective point of view Tone
F
Omniscient point of view Tragedy
Falling action Onomatopoeia
Figurative language Oxymoron U
First person point of view Understatement

Types of Reading Passages or Excerpt Sources

• essays (formal or informal style) • plays
• discontinuous texts (e.g., tables, charts, • poetry
graphs, web pages, maps, timelines) • novels
• non-fiction prose (diaries, journals, • short fiction
letters, newspaper columns, magazine articles)

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2014/15 School Year Description of Examination