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Antimetabole

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the repetition of words in reverse order for emphasis
E.g. When the going gets tough, the tough get going

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Chiasmus

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Repetition of grammatical structures without the repetition of same words
E.g. It’s hard to make time, but to waste it is easy

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Epanalepsis

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The same word or words both begin(s) and end(s) a phrase, clause, or sentence
E.g. “Nothing is worse than doing nothing.”

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Epiphora/Epistrophe

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repetition of a word or phrase at the end of successive clauses
E.g. As Prime Minister of Australia, I am sorry. On behalf of the government of Australia, I am sorry. On behalf of the parliament of Australia, I am sorry.

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Anaphora

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repeating a sequence of words at the beginnings of neighboring clauses
E.g. Be bold. Be brief. Be gone.

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Epizeuxis

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successive repetition without any words in between
E.g. Never give in — never, never, never, never!

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Diacope

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Repetition of words, separated by a small number of intervening words
E.g. To be or not to be

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Anadiplosis

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Repetition is separated by a line break rather than words; repetition of last word of first clause and first word of second clause
E.g. While driving, whenever you see a big red hexagon, the big red hexagon means you should stop the car.

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epistolary

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A literary work in the form of letters

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dichotomy

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A division or contrast between two things that are or are represented as being opposed or entirely different.

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Absurdism

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Tension, searching for meaning in hopelessness, Ironical search and faith.
The universe is irrational and meaningless; writing style that explores the absurdity of life: how humans try to find meaning, yet the universe refuses to provide any.

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Aphorism

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a clever, short statement revealing a dichotomous truth
“To err is human; to forgive is divine”

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Aesthetics

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Beauty of a text
Style of writing of Victorian writers where the beauty of a text is more important than it’s novelty and originality.

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Ambiguity

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carpe diem

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common motif in life: one must “seizing” as much wisdom as he can before the night (death) falls, make use of one’s life

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catharsis

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emotional relief

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round character

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realistic character: complex

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stock character

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stereotypical character

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litote

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like euphemism: not un… double negative

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metonymy

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substitution of an idea
“The sky pours down its sorrow” <= also personification
sorrow = rain

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synecdoche

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part represents whole
“We have given our hearts away”
heart = compassion
“out, out brief candle”
candle = life

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neoclassicism

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revival of classical standards of order, balanc,e and harmony

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parable

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allegory with moral lesson

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objective vs ominescent vs limited ominescent

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objective: third person with nobody as focus
ominescent: third person with everybody as focus
limited ominescent: third person with one person as focus

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blank vs free verse

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blank: in iambic pentameter
free: no pattern

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refrain

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repetition of last line in each stanza

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verisimilitude

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quality that makes the work believable

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aposiopesis

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a speaker’s deliberate failure to complete a sentence
speakless rage or esacerbation

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Rhyme scheme

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pattern of rhymes

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AABB

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couplet

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ABAB

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alternate rhyme

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ABBA

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enclosed rhyme

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AAA

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triplet

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end-stop definition

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  • A line where the idea ends with that end of the line
  • marked with punctuation (period, comma)
  • popular with older poems (rigid conventional)
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end-stop function

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  • whole feeling
  • completeness
  • comforting
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Rhythm definition

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  • MOVEMENT, FLOW, PACING
  • use action, verb words to describe
  • meter and rhyme create rhythm
  • rhythm ties into tone, voice
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Rhythm function

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  • makes you feel comfortable
  • propulsion: carries you forward
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Rhythm examples

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  • not fixed, but steady
  • slow
  • strolling
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meter definition

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  • pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables
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Mood definition

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  • tone usually feeds into mood
  • how the text makes you feel
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enjambment definition

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  • idea does not end when line ends
  • no punctuation at end of first line
  • enjambment creates meter
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enjambment function

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  • feels jarring, incomplete, unsteady, uncertain
  • PUSH AND PULL
  • rejet: stresses next word in the line
  • creates drag force: falls into the next word
  • discomfort
  • stress, heaviness
  • halting, dragging
  • not wanting to move
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caesura definition

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  • pause in line created by punctuation
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caesura function

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  • lift and land
  • “To be, or not to be—that is the question”
    • conclusiveness, finality, heavy, confirmation, resignation
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Em-dash definition

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  • like a comma
  • connection to next idea
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em-dash function

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  • continuous
  • echo
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Unreliable narrator definition

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  • usually from first person narration
  • storyteller whose credibility is compromised
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First person function

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  • relatable, empathy, intimate, closeness, personal
  • internalization
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Third person definition

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  • external narrator
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Suspension of disbelief definition

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  • put aside logic and knowledge to fall into constructed reality within the text
  • audience needs to accept fourth wall in order to fall into the ‘movie’
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fourth wall definition

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  • glass wall between audience and characters
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fourth wall function

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  • safety, distance
  • experience text without fearing
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breaking fourth wall function

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  • intensity, engaged, uncomfortable
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second person definition

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  • you are responsible, you are liable
  • reader is forced to be complicit
  • address reader as character
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English IB HL (8 decks)

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