10-19 Flashcards

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1
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a literary device in which tension holds our attention between one moment to another

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suspension

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2
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device used to give an indication or hint of what is to come later in the story

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foreshadowing

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3
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a description using like or as

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simile

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a struggle within a charecter in which debates occur in their own mind

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internal conflict

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refers to a word that imitates or evokes the sound they refer to

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onomatopoeia

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a literary device that gives human characterization to nonhuman things or inanimate objects

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personification

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7
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storytellers and poets use vivid language designed to appeal to these senses

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imagery

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8
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struggle between literary or dramatic charecter and an outside force such as nature or another charecter

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external conflict

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9
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a failure to function in a normal or satisfactory manner

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malfunction

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10
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able to withstand or recover quickly from difficult conditions

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resilent

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so delicate or precise as to be difficult to anylize or describe

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subtle

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an authorization granted by the government or company to an individual or group enabling them to carry out specified commercial activities

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franchise

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14
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cease to flow or move

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stagnate

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15
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of little significance when comparing an overall purpose and therefore able to be abandoned

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expandable

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15
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send (money) in a payement or gift

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remit

16
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divide into two parts

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bisect

17
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destroy utterly; obliterate

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annihilate

18
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the thick viceous substance secreted by the mucous membranes of the respirtory passages especially when produced in excessive or abnormal quantities

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phlegm