English 11th Grade Definitions.

1. char*ac*ter [1] (noun) [Middle English caracter, from Middle French caractere, from Latin character mark, distinctive quality, from Greek charakter, from charassein to scratch, engrave; perhaps akin to Lithuanian zeyti to scratch] First appeared 14th Century 7 a : a person marked by notable or conspicuous traits

2. sym*bol*ism (noun) First appeared 1654 1 : the art or practice of using symbols esp. by investing things with a symbolic meaning or by expressing the invisible or intangible by means of visible or sensuous representations: as a : artistic imitation or invention that is a method of revealing or suggesting immaterial, ideal, or otherwise intangible truth or states

3. dra*ma (noun) [Late Latin dramat-, drama, from Greek, deed, drama, from dran to do, active] First appeared 1515 1 : a composition in verse or prose intended to portray life or character or to tell a story usu. involving conflicts and emotions through action and dialogue and typically designed for theatrical performance : PLAY -- compare CLOSET DRAMA

4. met*a*phor (noun) [Middle French or Latin; Middle French metaphore, from Latin metaphora, from Greek, from metapherein to transfer, from meta- + pherein to bear -- more at BEAR] First appeared 1533 1 : a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money); broadly : figurative language -- compare SIMILE

5. sim*i*le (noun) [Middle English, from Latin, comparison, from neuter of similis] First appeared 14th Century : a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) -- compare METAPHOR

6. par*o*dy [1] (noun), plural -dies [Latin parodia, from Greek paroidia, from para- + aidein to singular -- more at ODE] First appeared 1598 1 : a literary or musical work in which the style of an author or work is closely imitated for comic effect or in ridicule

7. point of view First appeared 1720 : a position from which something is considered or evaluated : STANDPOINT

8. English Sonnet (noun) First appeared circa 1903 : a sonnet consisting of three quatrains and a couplet with a rhyme scheme of abab cdcd efef gg -- called also Shakespearean sonnet

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10. di*a*logue [1] also di*a*log (noun) [Middle English dialoge, from Old French dialogue, from Latin dialogus, from Greek dialogos, from dialegesthai to converse, from dia- + legein to speak -- more at LEGEND] First appeared 13th Century 1 : a written composition in which two or more characters are represented as conversing

11. sat*ire (noun) [Middle French or Latin; Middle French, from Latin satura, satira, perhaps from (lanx) satura dish of mixed ingredients, from feminine of satur well-fed; akin to Latin satis enough -- more at SAD] First appeared 1501 1 : a literary work holding up human vices and follies to ridicule or scorn

12. cli*max [1] (noun) [Latin, from Greek klimax ladder, from klinein to lean] First appeared circa 1550 1 : a figure of speech in which a series of phrases or sentences is arranged in ascending order of rhetorical forcefulness

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14. as*so*nance (noun) [French, from Latin assonare to answer with the same sound, from ad- + sonare to sound, from sonus sound -- more at SOUND] First appeared 1727 1 : resemblance of sound in words or syllables

15. on*o*mato*poe*ia (noun) [Late Latin, from Greek onomatopoiia, from onomat-, onoma name + poiein to make -- more at POET] First appeared circa 1577 1 : the naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it (as buzz, hiss)