Fun facts

Question 1

plot

Answer 1

The storyliie

Question 2

setting

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the time, place, and anything that creates atmosphere

Question 3

theme

Answer 3

the authors message about humanity or the human condition

Question 4

characterization

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how an author chooses to reveal the major players in a story

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point of view

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the perspective from which a story is told

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metaphor

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a comparison of two unlike things

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simile

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a comparison of two unlike things using “like” or “as”

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symbol

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an object that is itself and has a greater meaning

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motif

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a recurring element that leads to a theme

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allegory

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a story that has a greater meaning

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myth

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a story that explains the unexplainable

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parable

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a simple story that has a moral or biblical lession

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satire

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social commentary meant to poke fun- not always funny

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paradigm

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a traditional way of thinking

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epistemology

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the study of knowledge and wisdom

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allusion

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a reference to greater work

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paradox

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a contradictory statement that none the less is true

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irony

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when you expect one thing to happen and the opposite happens

Question 19

narrative

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the retelling of a story for a purpose

Question 20

anecdote

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a short amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person

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diction

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the authors purposeful word choice

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connotation

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the underlying meaning or bias of a word

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denotation

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the dictionary definition of a work

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euphamism

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a more socially acceptable way of referring to a socially awkward or unacceptable thing

Question 25

figurative language

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the use of language beyond the literal

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hyperbole

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an exaggeration

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personification

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giving human-like characteristics to non-human things

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jargon

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words associated with a specific technology or place

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analogy

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a comparison of two things demonstrating their relationship to each other

Question 30

foreshadowing

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giving hints of what is to come

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imagery

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description that appeals to all of the senses

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mood

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the atmosphere the author creates

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tone

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the attitude the author takes towards the audience and the subject

Question 34

parallel structure

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the repetition of a word, phrase or syntactical structure to create rhythm or a sense of cadence

Question 35

poem

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Rhythmic compressed a language that uses figures of speech and imagery
designed to appeal to our emotions and imaginations. Often poetry requires more from a
reader’s intelligence to unlock meaning.

Question 36

epic

Answer 36

Long story told in poetry which relates the great deeds of a larger than life hero
who embodies the values of a particular society.
 Hero of great importance
 Setting is vast and often includes the underworld
 Action involves battle and super human deeds
 Supernatural beings take an interest, and sometimes even a part
 Usually begins with an argument/ invokes a muse/ asks the “epic
question” to which the narrative is the answer
 Begins “in media res”`

Question 37

stanza

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a group of consecutive lines in a poem that form a single unit. It is like a
paragraph that expresses a unit of thought.

Question 38

alliteration

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repetition of initial consent sounds- used to create emphasis

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frame story

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story within a story

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doppelganger

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a ghostly double of a living person

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foil

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a character who is used as a contrast to another character

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gothic

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a literary style popular during the end of the 18 th century – fantastic tales
dealing with horror, despair, the grotesque and other “dark” subjects

Question 43

hubris

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excessive or presumptuous pride

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Onomatopoeia

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words to imitate the sounds they describe

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Enjambment

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the run-on line of poetry in which logical and grammatical sense carries
over from one line to the next.

Question 46

meter

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the measured pattern of rhythmic accents in poems. ( foot and iamb)

Question 47

rhyme/rhyme scheme

Answer 47

repetition of vowel sounds/ patterns of end rhyme in lines/stanzas