English final exam vocab Flashcards

a work of literature or art that can be interpreted to reveal some deeper meaning.

a brief reference an author makes to a person, player, or thing. Often another literary work which can act as a significant way to develop the main theme of the text.

a comparison that develops meaning by showing connections between two things.

the practice of using actions, objects, or ideas to stand for deeper concepts.

a central idea -- and when analyzing the text, the theme is the authors approach to a central idea.

the descriptive of figurative language used in literature to create word pictures for the reader.

a synonym for making unfair claims to smother dissent.

able to sting, bite, or scratch with venom; a substance some animals can make to harm others.

light or lighting;revelation

easily angered or annoyed.

of or producing a sleeplike state which the mind is suggestible.

having many sides.

act of disapproval or punishment.

of or like beasts or animals.

of average or poor quality.

a large or plentiful amount of something. Especially an abundance.

not capable of being heard or detected by ear.

counting, figuring out, or estimating something.

a person thought to be inspired by the gods in ancient times.

to make smaller or to decrease or reduce gradually.

the state of being unconscious or unaware.

to pour liquid over; to plunge into liquid, or smother or blow out.

force or object that is destructive and unstoppable.

to inflict harm to return harm.

to give or divide by share.

damage from a hard hit.

heap of material that can burn.

genre of literature based on imagined future scientific or technological advances and major social and/or environmental changes.

An imagined place or a state of things in which everything is perfect.

A genre of fictional writing which explores society that is undesirable, oppressive, and frightening.