Highschool English Vocabulary

Abstract

Acronym

Act

Allegory

Alliteration

Allusion

Ambiguity

Anachronism

Analysis

Analogy

Anecdote

Antagonist

Antecedent action

Anticlimax

Antithesis

Antonym

Apathy

Aphorism

Archetype

Artistic Unity

Aside

Assonance

Atmosphere

Attitude

Ballad

Blank Verse

Cacophony

Cadence

Catastrophe

Catharsis

Character

Characterization

Chronology

Cliffhanger

Cliche

Climax

Coherence

Colloquialism

coincidence

Comic relief

Conflict

Connotation

Caesura

Concrete

Consonance

Convention

Couplet

Crisis

Criticism

Denotation

denouement

deus ex machina

dialect

dialogue

Diction

dicdactic

dilemma

dirge

discrepancy

dissonance

dramatic irony

dramatic monologue

dynamic character

elegy

empathy

epiphany

Epic

epigram

epilogue

epitaph

esoteric

exoteric

episodic

essay

eulogy

euphemism

euphony

excerpt

exposition

fable

falling action

fantasy

fallacy

fiction

figurative

first person narration

flashback

flat character

foil character

foreshadowing

free verse

genre

hamartia

hubris

Iambic pentameter

imagery

imitative harmony

implication

Inference