American Literature Vocabulary
Unit
1and 2-American Indian Oral Traditions and
Pilgrim Era
Myth
Plain Style
Allusion
Satire
Inversion
Conceit
Lyric Poetry
Figure of Speech
Paraphrase
Conflict
Dialogue
Dialect
Static Character
Dynamic Character
Motivation
Irony
Protagonist
Antagonist
External Conflict
Internal Conflict
Characterization
Comic Relief
Theme
Plot
Rising Action
Turning Point
Falling Action
Climax
Denouement
Symbolism
Unit
3 and 5-Revolutionary Period
and
Romantic Period
Autobiography
Aphorism
Rhetorical Question
Persuasive Speech
Style
Parallelism
Setting
(continued in next column)
Unit
3 and 5-Revolutionary Period
and Romantic Period-continued
Romanticism
Motif
Inflated Diction
Onomatopoeia
Meter
Personification
Transcendentalism
Imagery
Generalization
Atmosphere
Allegory
Denotation
Connotation
Internal Rhyme
End Rhyme
Refrain
Alliteration
Slant Rhyme
Exact Rhyme
Free Verse
Rhyme Scheme
Epic
Monologue
Unit
4-Age of Realism
Realism
Hyperbole
Understatement
Anecdote
Proverb
Omniscient Point of View
Objective Point of View
First Person Point of View
Naturalism
Unit
6 and 7-Modernism and Contemporary Age
Modernism
Stream of Consciousness