110-130 Flashcards

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non-squitur

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an idea that doesn’t follow logically from the one above

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2
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objective

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relating to facts and reality instead of personal feelings

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3
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ode

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a lyric poem marked by serious feelings toward the subject

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4
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Old English

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The Anglo Saxon language spoken from 450-1150 A.D

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5
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omniscient narrator

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A narrator with unlimited understanding of the background of a story

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6
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onomatopoeia

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words whose sounds suggest their meaning

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7
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oxymoron

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contradictory words with opposing meanings

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8
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parable

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a story consisting of events where a moral truth may be derived

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9
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paradox

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a self-contradictory statement

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10
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parallel structure

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expressing two or more grammatical elements of equal rank

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11
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parody

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an immitation of a work that rediculates the style

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12
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paraphrase

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a version of a text put into simpler words

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13
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pastoral

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a work of literature dealing with rural life

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14
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pathetic fallacy

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faulty reasoning that inappropriately regards human feelings to nature or non human objects

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15
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pathos

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element in literature that stimulates sorrow

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16
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pedantic

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narrowly academic instead of broad and hummane

17
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periodic sentence

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places the main clause at the end of the sentence

18
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persona

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when a character assumes to a reader or audience

19
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personafication

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a figure of speech where objects are given human characteristics

20
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plot

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the interrelationship among events in a story

21
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point of view

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when a narrator stands a subject of discourse