Pre AP English II Unit 1 Vocabulary List
DIRECTIONS: Use the glossary provided to define each the words below on a separate sheet of paper.
Then, create an original sentence for each word provided and make sure to underline the word in the
sentence. You will be quizzed on these definitions. An example has been provided for you.
Please number the words and WRITE CLEARLY! DUE WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2015.
1. archetype- universal symbols-images, characters, motifs, or patterns-that recur in myths, art,
and literature throughout the world
a. The author wanted to use the archetype of the hero’s journey to show his character’s
growth and maturity as a person.
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protagonist
antagonist
detail
diction
connotation
denotation
idiom
metaphor (extended)
oxymoron
paradox
personification
simile
epic
allusion
characterization
hyperbole
situational irony
symbolism
understatement