Literary terminology Flashcards
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simple story that represents a larger point about society or human nature.
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Allegory
2
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comparison of 2 things to show their similarities.
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Analogy
3
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speech patterns, within a given language
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Dialect
4
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word choice
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Diction
5
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personal, subjective meanings associated with a word. Positive, negative, neutral
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Connotation
6
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Combination of narrative elements that form the overall situation’s “big picture”
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Context
7
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readers feeling of uncertainty, tension
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Suspense
8
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repetative elements woven through a story to show a big idea.
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Motif
9
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statement that is seemingly contradictory or opposed to common sense and yet is perhaps true.
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Paradox
10
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direct or indirect reference to a past literrary work or historical event
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Allusion
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