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Question 1

Fantasy (N)

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A story that contains an unreal world or unreal characters

Question 2

Farce (N)

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Genre and type of comedy that makes use of highly exaggerated and funny situations aimed at entertaining the audience

Question 3

Figurative Language (N)

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A way of saying one thing but meaning another Ex: metaphors, similes, personification

Question 4

Fixed Form (N)

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A poem that may be categorized by the pattern of its lines, meter, rhythm

Question 5

Flat Character (N)

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A character in fiction that is uncomplicated and doesn’t change Ex: cinderella

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Foil (N)

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A character that serves to highlight oe or more attributes of another character, often the protagonist, by providing contrast Ex; Watson (to Sherlock Holmes)

Question 7

Frame Device (N)

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A story within a story Ex: The Princess Bride

Question 8

Free Verse (N)

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Poetry that has no meter, no rhyme Ex: (sound like a conversation)

Question 9

Genre (N)

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A cate4gory of literary composition Ex: poetry, prose, drama

Question 10

Homily (N)

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Literally “sermon”, or any serious talk, speech, or lecture

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Hubris (N)

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Extreme pride and arrogance showed by a character that ultimately brings about their downfall

Question 12

Idiom (N)

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A set expression or a phrase comprising two or more words Ex: Raining cats and dogs

Question 13

In media res (adv)

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Describes how a narrative begins, not at the beginning of a story, but somewhere in the middle - usually at some crucial point in action

Question 14

Invective (N)

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A direct verbal assault, a denunciation

Question 15

Jargon (N)

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A use of specific phrases and words by writers in a particular situation, profession, or trade Ex: “10-4”, “stat”

Question 16

Juxtaposition (N)

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When one theme or idea or person is paralleled to another for effect

Question 17

Legend (N)

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A story or narrative that lies somewhere between myth and historical fact, and which, as a rule, is about a particular figure or person

Question 18

Lyric (N)

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A poem that does not tell a story but expresses the personal feelings or thought =s of the speaker (in 1st person)

Question 19

Malapropism (N)

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The act of using an incorrect word in place of one that is similar in pronunciation

Question 20

Maxim (N)

Answer 20

a maxim is a simple and memorable line, quote, or rule or taking action and leading a good life. Much like a proverb or aphorism.