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day 14-20 Flashcards

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ode

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a lyric poem usually of serious or meditative nature, elevated style and formal structure

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onamatopoeia

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the use of words that sounds suggest their meaning

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opinion

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see fact and opinion

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oral history

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stories of peoples lives related by word of mouth, both factual and personal reactions

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oxymoron

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form of figurative language combining contradictory words or ideas

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paradox

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a statement that seems to contradict itself but is, nevertheless true

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parallelism

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the use of similar grammatical constructions to express ideas that are related equal in importance

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paraphrasing

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the restatement of a text by readers in their own words or in another

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parody

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literary or artistic work that imitates the characteristic style of an authors work for comic effect or ridicule

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personification

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figure of speech where animals, ideas or inanimate objects are given human characteristics

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perspective

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see point of view

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persuasion

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persuasive writing is meant to sway readers feelings, beliefs, or actions. normally appeals to mind and emotions

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13
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play

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see drama

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14
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plot

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the sequence of related events that make up a story

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exposition

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introduces the characters and the conflicts they face

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inciting incident

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occurs after the exposition and introduces the central conflict within a story

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rising action

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following instructions of conflict; complications arise as the characters struggle with the conflict

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climax

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turning point, point of maximum interest, highest tension in the plot of story, play, film. usually occurs at the end of story

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falling action

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end of central conflict in story, action starts to wind down

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resolution or denouement

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occurs after the climax and is where conflicts are resolved and loose ends tied

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subplot

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additional minor plot that involves a secondary conflict in the story; may or may not affect the main plot

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poetry

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type of lit in which ideas and feelings expressed in compact, imaginative, and often musical language. designed to touch senses, emotions, and minds. written in lines containing patterns, rhyme, and rhythm. lines may be turned into stanzas

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point of view

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perspective from which a story is told

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first person point of view

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the “I” point of view, narrator can only state what he/she sees, feels, and hears

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second person point of view

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the use of “you” in explanations or arguments

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third person limited or third person objective

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person telling the story from a outside view

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third person omniscient

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narrator considered to be all knowing and cannot only see and hear everything that is happening to all characters and enter their minds

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predicting

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process of gathering information and combining it with readers own knowledge

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primary source

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first hand account of an event (diaries, journals)

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propaganda

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text that uses false or misleading information to present a slanted point of view

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prose

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ordinary form of spoken and written language, lack special features of poetry

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protagonist

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see character

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questioning

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the process of raising questions while reading in effort to understand

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realistic fiction

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imaginative writing set in the real, modern world. characters act like real people with human abilities

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refrain

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repetition in lit of one or more lines at regular intervals, called the chorus

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repetition

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technique in which a sound, word, phrase, or line is repeated for effect or emphasis

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resolution

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see plot

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rhyme

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repetition of an identical or similarly accented sound or sounds in a work, gives flow and rhyme, gives a mood

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end or terminal rhymes

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words that rhyme at the end of a verse-line

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eye rhymes

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words that when written appear to rhyme but when written don’t

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internal rhyme

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rhyme found within line of poetry

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slant rhyme

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known as half rhyme,imperfect rhyme,or para rhyme system or pattern of metrical structure and verse composition which two words have only their final consonant sounds not preceding vowel or constant sounds in common instead of perfect sound or rhyme

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rhyme scheme

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pattern of end rhyme used in a poem, generally indicated by matching lower case letters to show which lines rhyme. scheme may follow fixed pattern

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rhythm

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the pattern of flow of sounds created by arrangement of stressed & unstressed syllables.

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rising action

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see plot

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sarcasm

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use of praise to mock someone or something. mockery, verbal irony

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satire

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literary technique which ideas/customs are ridiculed for improving society

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scanning

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searching through writing for a particular piece of information

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scene

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section in a play presenting events that occur one at a time

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science fiction

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prose writing where a writer explores unexpected possibilities of the past, future by scientific data

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secondary source

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presents info complied from or based on other sources

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sensory details

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words and phrases that help you see, hear, taste, feel or smell what an author is describing

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sequence

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order in which events occur or ideas are presented

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setting

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time, place, physical details, and circumstances which a story occurs. background, atmosphere

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short story

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brief work of fiction that focuses on one or two main characters who face a problem or conflict

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simile

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a type of figurative language that makes comparison between two unlike objects or ideas using like or as

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solilquy

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a speech delivered by a character who is on the stage

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sonnet

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a distinctive poem using metrical structure, verse composition, containing 14 lines, arranged in a set rhyme scheme or pattern

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Italian sonnet

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written in iambic pentameter, consists of 8 lines

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English sonnet

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independent rhyme scheme, every other line rhyming

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sound devices

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alliteration, onomatopoeia, repetition, rhyme and rhythm

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speaker

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voice that talks to the reader in a poem, not necessarily the poet

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speech

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a talk given in public

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stage directions

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instructions given to actors, director and stage crew in the script of a play

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