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Lit terms Flashcards

1
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active voice

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robert crushed the apple

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allegory

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extended metaphor

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alliteration

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repetition of a consonant sound

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allusion

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reference to another work

bible, mythology

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5
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analogy

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comparison

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anaphora

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Repetition of a word/ phrase at beginning of lines

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aphorism

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brief statement of opinion of elemental truth

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8
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apostrophe

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speaking to someone who isnt there

God, other power

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Assonance

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repetition of a vowel sound

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10
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blank verse

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unrhymed iambic pentambeter

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caesura

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a pause

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12
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carpe diem

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seize the day

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connotation

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feelings associated to words

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consonance

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live love

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15
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couplet

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two rhyming lines

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denotation

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dictionary definition

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17
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dialcet

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regional speech patterns

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18
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diction

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word choice

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19
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elegy

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formal poem for the dead

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20
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ellipses

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…

adds suspense, words leftout

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epistrophe

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ending lines with the same word/ phrase

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22
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euphemism

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less offensive word choice

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foil

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a contrasting character, complements main character

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24
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foot

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stressed and unstressed syllables

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free verse

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poetry

irregularity in line length, not typical rhyme or pattern

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hyperbole

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exaggeration

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imagery

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irony

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the fire station burned down

29
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jargon

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speech and vocab for a certain group of people

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juxtaposition

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opposites

adds emphasis

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lyric

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poem where speaker expresses personal emotion or thoughts

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malapropism

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comical misuse of words

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meaphor

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meter

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pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables

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metonymy

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crown for king

36
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metric line

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a line named for the number of feet in it

monometer, dimetere…

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ode

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a serious lyric poem

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onomatpoeia

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paradox

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silent love grows louder

mental ambiguity, seeks clarity

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parallelism

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pattern creating rhythm.

similar structure

41
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panegyric

42
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passive voice

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the apple was crushed by robert.

43
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pastoral

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simple country life

44
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personification

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giving human characteristics to non human things

45
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ploce

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repeating words within the same line or cluase

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point of view

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perspective from which the story is told

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pun

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play on words

comical

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refrain

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a line, part of a line, or group of lines releated in the course of a poem

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repetition

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adds emphasis

50
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rhyme

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echo or imitation of a sound

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rhythm

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a sense of movement from the stressed and unstressed syllables

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satire

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making fun of something to promote change

53
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shift

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a change in setting tone or speakers

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simile

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comparing using like or as

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soliloquy

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a speech in a play to reveal inner thoughts

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sonnet

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14 lined poem in iambic pentameter.

57
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stanza

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group of lines

58
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symbol

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an object that signifies something greater than itself

59
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synecdoche

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all hands on deck

60
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theme

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main point, basic truth, portrayed by story/ poem

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verse

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lines of poetry, contrasting prose

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