STUDY GUIDE NOTES: LANGUAGE 301
Task: Give the proper vocabulary work that matches the provided definition
Vocabulary List:
Word
Narrate
Clause
Phrase
Rhetoric
Schemes
Trope
Tricolon
Isocolon
Parallelism
Figure of speech
Synopsis
Summary
Outline
Opinion
Narrator
Scene
Point of view
Plot
Theme
Antagonist
Protagonist
Character
Definition
To tell a story
Smallest grammatical unit that can express a complete
proposition; a group of words containing a subject and
predicate and forming part of a compound or complex
sentence.
Two or more words that form a syntactic unit that is less
than a complete sentence; a group of words that function
as single syntactical unit in a sentence
The study of using language effectively and persuasively.
A figure of speech that changes the normal arrangement
of words including structures of balance, changes in word
order, omission, and repetition.
A figure of speech using words in non-literal ways, such as
metaphor
Three parallel structures of the same length in
independent clauses and of increasing power
Parallel structures of the same length in successive clauses
The use of equivalent syntactic constructions giving two or
more parts of a sentence similar form; two or more
phrases or clauses that are similar in length and
grammatical form
An expression that uses language in a nonliteral way
A short version of a longer work. A collection of headings
or titles giving a general view of some subject.
A shorter version of a long work. A brief restatement of
the main point of a longer work
A short version of a longer work. A listing in word or
sentence form indicating only the main features of longer
work.
A personal view, attitude, or judgment
The person or speaker who tells a story
Place in which the action of a play or part of a play is
supposed to occur. Setting: the surroundings or
environment of a story.
The narrator’s position in relation to the story being told.
The storyline and underlying meaning of a literary work
The distinct and unifying idea in a literary work
Adversary of the hero in a literary work. A person who
struggles against an opponent.
The leading person, hero, or heroine of a drama or other
literary work
A person represented in a literary work portraying
distinctive traits including language, mannerisms, and
physical makeup.