61-80 Flashcards

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autobiography

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a biography writen to tell a persons life story.

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memior

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a record of memories, and particular events that have taken place in the authors life.

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cumulative sentence

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a sentence that starts with a loose sentence with an independent clause, proves main idea and adds subordinate elements or modifies.

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blank verse

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un-chyming verse written in Lamb pen-tamer. in poetry and prose it has a consent meter with 10 syllables in each live.

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buildingsroman

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story of growing up a sensitive person who looks for answers to his questions through different experiences.

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buildings roman

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protagonist gains maturity gradually and with difficulty.

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illusion

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comparing things to the bible

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8
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foil

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a character that shows qualites that compare to another character. (contrasting characters)

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intertextuality

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a sophisticated literary device used in writing. in fact, its a textual reference within some text that reflects the text used as a reference. draws upon the concept, rhetoric or ideology from other text to be merged in the new text.

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litotes

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diverted from a greek word meanning “simple’’ a figure of speech using a double negative or in other words a positive statement is expressed by negating it’s opposite expressions. “not too bad”

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utopia

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the idea of a “perfect society” deal conditions achieved within the martial world as opposed of the idealism of afterlife in Christianity.

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sonnet

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the word sonnet is diverted from italian word. “sonneto” had 14 lines and is written in iambic pentameter. each ine has 10 syllables.

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round character

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novel, play or story is a complex personality.like people, he/she has depth inn is feelings and passions. for instance, in the movie “shrek”

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situatoal Irony

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occurs when incongruity appeals between expectations of something to happen, and what actually happens instead. different from what audience may expect.

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static character

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a character that doesn’t go inner changes/ little change.

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vernacular

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daily used language in writing and speaking. it is different from written works, as they are normally as they follow the formal variety of language.

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vernacular vs dialect

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vernacular is the use of ordinary, everyday and plain language in speaking or writhing.

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understatement:

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a figure of speech employed by writers or speakers to intentionally make a situation seem less important than it really is

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eulogy

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term originated from a greek word “eulogia” . which means to praise somebody or something.used in laudatory expression in a speech; or written tribute to a person deceased recently.

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hubris

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extreme pride or arrogance shown in a character that ultimately brings about his downfall. In ap language hubris can be found in the authors attitude.

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Anti-Hero

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used by writers to promote character in a play book that has characteristics opposite to that of a conventional hero. anti hero is typical clumsy, unsolicited, and unskilled.