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Question 1

Mood (N)

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A literary element that evokes certain feelings or vibes in leaders through words and descriptions

Question 2

Motif (N)

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Any recurring that has symbolic significance in a story

Question 3

Motivation (N)

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A reason behind a character’s specific action or behavior

Question 4

Non sequitur (N)

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A literary device that includes statements, sayings, and conclusions that do not follow the fundamental principles of logic and reason

Question 5

Ode (N)

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A form of lyric poetry, expression emotion, usually addressed to someone/something, or representative of poet’s musings on that person/thing

Question 6

Paradox (N)

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A statement that contradicts itself and still seems true somehow

Question 7

Parallel Structure (N)

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Repetition of the same pattern within a sentence or passage to show connection and equal importance

Question 8

Parenthetical (Adj.)

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Set off within OR as if within parenthesis; qualifying or explanatory

Question 9

Parody (N)

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A humorous or satirical imitation of a serious piece of literature or writing

Question 10

Pedantic (Adj.)

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Describes words, phrases, or general tone that is overly scholarly, academic, or bookish

Question 11

Periodic Sentence (N)

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A periodic sentence has the main clause or predicate at the end. This is used for emphasis and can be persuasive by putting reasons for something at the beginning before the final point is made. It can also create suspense

Question 12

Persona (N)

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The person who is understood to be speaking (or thinking or writing) a particular work, the voice chosen by the author for a particular artistic purpose

Question 13

Polysyndeton (N)

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A figure of speech in which several conjunctions are used to join connected clauses in places where they are not contextually necessary

Question 14

Prosody (N)

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The study of meter, intonation, and rhythm of a poetic work

Question 15

Protagonist (N)

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The central character or leading figure in poetry, narrative, novel, or any other story

Question 16

Purpose (N)

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The reason an author chooses to write about a specific topic

Question 17

Realism (N)

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A literary technique to describe story elements, such as setting, characters, themes, etc., without using elaborate imagery, or figurative language

Question 18

Rhetoric (N)

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The use of language to persuade in spoken or written form

Question 19

Romanticism (N)

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A recurring theme of literature that is linked to either imagination, idealism, inspiration, intuition, or individualism

Question 20

Round Character (N)

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Complex characters that undergo development or change throughout a work