EOC Terms Section 2

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Conflict

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A struggle between opposing characters or opposing forces

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Conflict, external

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A character struggles with an outside force, such as another character, society, or a natural force

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Conflict, internal

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A conflict that takes place within a character’s own mind

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Connotation

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A meaning, association, or emotion suggested by a word, in addition to its dictionary definition

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Consonance

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A kind of rhyme where the consonant sounds of two words match, but the preceding vowel sounds do not

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Contemporary realistic fiction

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Fiction set in the real, modern world

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Counterclaim

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Acknowledging standpoints that go against your argument and then re-affirming your argument

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Context clues

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Using punctuation marks, words, sentences, and paragraphs that surround a word to infer meaning

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Contradiction

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Occurs when two statements don’t seem to agree with each other

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Contrast

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A rhetorical device used to emphasize the differences between two people, places, or things