English 2 EOC
Allegory answerA story or tale with two or more levels of meaning- a literal level and one or more
symbolic levels (Animal Farm is an allegory)
Alliteration answerThe repetition of initial consonant sounds (she sells sea shells)
Allusion (know Classical & Biblical Allusions) answerA reference to a well-known person, place, event,
literary work, or work of art (Classical allusions are references to Greek / Roman mythology & Biblical
allusions are references to the Bible
Anecdote answerA brief true story about an interesting, amusing, or strange event told to entertain or
make a point
Antagonist answerA character or force in conflict with a main character or protagonist
Aside answerA short speech delivered by a character in a play in order to express his or her true
thoughts and feelings. Aside are presumed unheard by other actors.
Assonance answerThe repetition of vowel sounds followed by different consonants in two or more
stressed syllables (the wide slide would not glide)
, Blank Verse answerPoetry written in unrhymed iambic pentameter lines (much of Romeo and Juliet is
written in this)
Character answerA person, animal, or entity in a literary work
Climax answerThe third park of the PLOT that offers the highest point of action; this is the moment the
reader has been waiting for
Comedy answerA literary work, especially a play that has a happy ending (Shakespeare's comedies often
ended with a marriage)
Comic Relief answerA technique that is used to interrupt a serious part of a literary work by introducing
a humorous character or situation
Conflict (External & Internal) answerA struggle between opposing forces in a literary work. Internal
Conflict- a conflict with him or herself
External Conflict- a conflict with a person, animal, natural disaster, or an item
Connotation answerIdeas or tone associated with a word. Calling someone a dog has a negative
connotation associated with that person's appearance
Denotation answerThe dictionary meaning of a word
Couplet answerA pair of rhyming lines in poetry, usually the same length
Dialect answerThe form of language spoken in a particular region or group that may involve changes in
pronunciation
Dialogue answerA conversation between characters
Drama answerA story written to be performed on stage, a play
Allegory answerA story or tale with two or more levels of meaning- a literal level and one or more
symbolic levels (Animal Farm is an allegory)
Alliteration answerThe repetition of initial consonant sounds (she sells sea shells)
Allusion (know Classical & Biblical Allusions) answerA reference to a well-known person, place, event,
literary work, or work of art (Classical allusions are references to Greek / Roman mythology & Biblical
allusions are references to the Bible
Anecdote answerA brief true story about an interesting, amusing, or strange event told to entertain or
make a point
Antagonist answerA character or force in conflict with a main character or protagonist
Aside answerA short speech delivered by a character in a play in order to express his or her true
thoughts and feelings. Aside are presumed unheard by other actors.
Assonance answerThe repetition of vowel sounds followed by different consonants in two or more
stressed syllables (the wide slide would not glide)
, Blank Verse answerPoetry written in unrhymed iambic pentameter lines (much of Romeo and Juliet is
written in this)
Character answerA person, animal, or entity in a literary work
Climax answerThe third park of the PLOT that offers the highest point of action; this is the moment the
reader has been waiting for
Comedy answerA literary work, especially a play that has a happy ending (Shakespeare's comedies often
ended with a marriage)
Comic Relief answerA technique that is used to interrupt a serious part of a literary work by introducing
a humorous character or situation
Conflict (External & Internal) answerA struggle between opposing forces in a literary work. Internal
Conflict- a conflict with him or herself
External Conflict- a conflict with a person, animal, natural disaster, or an item
Connotation answerIdeas or tone associated with a word. Calling someone a dog has a negative
connotation associated with that person's appearance
Denotation answerThe dictionary meaning of a word
Couplet answerA pair of rhyming lines in poetry, usually the same length
Dialect answerThe form of language spoken in a particular region or group that may involve changes in
pronunciation
Dialogue answerA conversation between characters
Drama answerA story written to be performed on stage, a play
