Name ________________________________________________________ English Period __________
English
Literary and Informational Terms
Directions: Throughout the school year, you will define and use the following terms to enhance your understanding of literary and
informational texts. When you are assigned to do so, define the terms using the glossary in your Collections textbook (English I pp.
R57-R75); your teacher will guide you to websites to find definitions of other terms. Use them in your study of literary and
informational texts and study them for periodic tests.
KEEP THIS DOCOMENT AT ALL TIMES IN THE CLIPS OF YOUR ENGLISH FOLDER. DO NOT LOSE.
Tools for Critical Analysis of Literary and Informational Texts
Verb form
analyze
Noun Form
analysis
annotate
annotation
assert
assertion
assume
assumption
cite
citation
classify
classification/ class
conclude
conclusion
compare
comparison
contrast
contrast
define
definition
emphasize
emphasis
evaluate
evaluation
interpret
interpretation
infer
inference
synthesize
synthesis
summary
summarize
Figurative Language
1. analogy
2.
extended metaphor
Definition
3.
hyperbole
4.
idiom
5.
verbal irony
6.
metaphor
7.
oxymoron
8.
paradox
9.
personification
10. pun
11. sarcasm
12. simile
13. symbol
14. understatement
Sound Devices
15. alliteration
16. assonance
17. consonance
18. onomatopoeia
19. repetition
20. rhyme
a.
internal rhyme
b.
end rhyme
c.
slant/off rhyme
21. rhyme scheme
22. rhythm
Style
23. allusion
24. allegory
25. connotation
26. denotation
27. diction
28. emotional appeal
29. imagery
30. inference
31. loaded language
32. parallelism
33. point of view
34. propaganda
35. satire
36. mood
37. tone
38. pacing
39. situational irony
40. dramatic irony
Informational Text
41. argument
42. author’s message
43. author’s perspective
44. author’s position
45. author’s purpose
46. autobiography
47. bias
48. biography
49. central idea
50. claim
51. counterargument/counterclaim
52. credibility
53. evidence
54. fallacy
55. main idea/central idea
56. nonfiction
57. sources
Literary Text
58. antagonist
59. character
a. dynamic character
b. static character
c. round character
d. flat character
60. characterization
61. climax
62. conflict
63. denouement/falling action
64. exposition
65. fiction
66. foreshadowing
67. protagonist
68. setting
69. theme
Epic
70. epic
71. epic hero
72. epic simile
73. epithet
Drama Terms
74. drama
75. act
76. scene
77. cast
78. scenery
79. script
80. stage directions
81. tragedy
82. prologue
83. chorus
84. foil
85. aside
86. soliloquy
87. dramatic monologue
88. comic relief
89. iambic pentameter
90. blank verse
91. couplet
92. tragic hero