english literary terms

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mood

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the way the reader or audience feels

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tone

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the authors attitude towards the topic

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characterization

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they way in which we form opinions about characters and people

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conflict

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the problem in the story

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theme

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the message or lesson of the story

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irony

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when the opposite of what you expect to happen, happens

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motif

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something that occurs over and over again

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point of view

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the lens through which the story is told (1,2,3)

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repetition

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saying a word, phrase, sent, etc multiple times for emphasis

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climax

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the highest point of action in a story; the moment all the conflict has led to

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foreshadowing

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a hint at what is to come later in the story

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metaphor

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a comparison without using ‘like’ or ‘as’

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extended metaphor

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a comparison thats carried through the entire piece of writing

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claim

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a stated opinion or response to a question; something that will be proved

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symbol

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an object, person, or place (something tangible) that represents an idea, concept, feeling, or belief (something abstract)

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thesis

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the last sentence of an introduction that tells the focus (claim) of a piece of writing

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textual detail

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a specific moment from a story

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main idea

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the overall topic or idea

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inference

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using the information given to make an educated guess or assumption

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simile

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a comparison using ‘like’ or ‘as’

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turning point

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the moment a story makes a shift

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analysis

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a connection between a claim and textual details; an explanation of the why and how

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antagonist

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the villain of bad guy

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protagonist

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the hero or good guy

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imagery

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creating a mental picture with words

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juxtaposition

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to put things next to each other, especially for the purpose of comparing/contrasting them or to develop meanings/ideas

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text feature

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an add-on to a passage that enhances understanding-such as a picture w/ a caption, a chart, a introductory blurb, etc

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transitions

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words or phrases that connect ideas within and across paragraphs

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hook

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a general introduction to a piece of writing that gets your reader interested

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setting

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the time and place of a story

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flashback

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when a story breaks the normal chronology and goes back to a moment in the past

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third person

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the point of view where the narrator is not involved in the story and tells the story as an observer-pronouns used are typically he, she, they, them, etc

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first person

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the point of view where the narrator is a character in the story and tells the story as he/she sees and experiences it-pronouns used are typically me, my, i etc

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plot

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the serious of moment/events in a story

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stanza

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a verse in poetry

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the rhetorical appeals

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methods of persuasion

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ethos

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appealing to comes credibility

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pathos

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appealing to someones emotions

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logos

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appealing to someones sense of reason/logic

Question 40

tragic hero

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a character with noble qualities who has a fatal flaw that leads to their downfall