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literary terms Flashcards

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What is an Author’s Purpose

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the reason an author writes

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What are Rhetorical Devices

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figurative language such as repetition or parallelism to effect an audience.

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what is a Symbol

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an object, person, place stands for something else

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What is Theme

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the underlying message the author wants the reader to understand

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what is parallelism

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patterns of words or sentence structure

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what is repetition

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repeating a sound or word for emphasis

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what is text structure

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arrangement of the story

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what is a similie

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compares two things using like or as

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what is supporting textual evidence

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material to prove a claim

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what is a metaphor

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comparing two things not using like or as

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what is a noun

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a person, place, or thing.

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what is a verb

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shows action or a state of being

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what is an adjective

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modifies nouns and pronouns

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what is a preposition

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shows relationship between a noun and pronoun

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what is the subject

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the who or what of a verb

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what is a prepositional phrase

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begins with a preposition and ends with a noun or pronoun

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what is a simple sentence

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has one independent clause

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what is a compound sentence

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has two or more independent clauses

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claim/point of view

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what the character or narrator telling the story can see

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mood

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a feeling in the story that can change over time

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foreshadowing

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a warning or indication of a future event

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extended metaphor

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an author’s explanation of a single metaphor

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pace

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how fast or slow the narrator tells a story

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author’s tone

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the mood implied by the author’s word choice

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irony: verbal/situational

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verbal: a figure of speech
situational: what takes place when the opposite of what is expected actually happens

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figurative language

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creates comparisons by linking the senses and the concrete to abstract ideas.

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fortunes fool

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In Romeo and Juliet, Romeo has just contributed to Mercutio’s (?) death; he calls himself “fortune’s fool” partially to assuage his own guilt. In other words, he thinks of the consequences of his actions as caused by fate or luck, and he is just a victim or bystander.
I suppose the “fool” might be meant as a reference to a jester rather than just a patsy.

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tragic hero

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a character in a dramatic tragedy who has virtuous and sympathetic traits but ultimately meets with suffering or defeat.

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foil

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a foil is a character who contrasts with another character

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pun

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a play on words in which a humorous effect is produced by using a word that suggests two or more meanings or involving words with similar sounds.

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tragic flaw

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a flaw in character that brings about the downfall of the hero of a tragedy.

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