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Literary Terms 14-20 Flashcards

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ode

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lyrical poem of some length usually of serious or meditative nature and having an elevated style and formal structure.

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onomatopoeia

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the use of words whose sound suggest their meaning.

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opinion

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see fact and opinion

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oral history

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stories of peoples lives related by word of mouth

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oxymoron

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a form of figurative language combining contradictory words or ideas

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paradox

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a statement that seems to contradict itself but is, nevertheless, true.

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parallelism

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the use of similar grammatical constructions to express ideas that are related or equal in importance.

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paraphrasing

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the restatement of a text by readers in their own words or in another form

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parody

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a literature or artistic work that imitates the characteristic style of an authors work for comic effect or ridicule

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personification

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a figure of speech where animals, ideas or inanimate objects are given human characteristic

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perspective

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see point of view

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persuasion

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persuasive writing is meant to sway readers feeling beliefs or action

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play

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see drama

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exposition

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introduces the characters and the conflict they face

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inciting incident

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the exposition and introduces of the central conflict within the story

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rising action

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following the introduction of the central conflict complication arise as the characters struggle with the conflict

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climax

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the turning point ,point of maximum interest

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falling action

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the end of the central conflict in a story when the action starts to wind down

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subplot

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additional minor plot that involves a secondary conflict in the story ; the subplot may or may not affect the main plot

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resolution or denouement

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the climax and is where the conflicts are resolved and loose ends are tied up

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poetry

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a type of literature in which ideas and feelings are expressed in compact imaginative and often musical language

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point of view

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perspective from which a story is told

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1st person POV

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the person telling the story is one of the character in the story

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2nd Person POV

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refers to the use of “you” in explanations or arguments

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3rd Person POV

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refers to the use of “you” in explanations or arguments

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predicting

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the process of gathering information and combining it with the readers own knowledge to guess what might occur in the story

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primary source

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a first hand account of an event

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propoganda

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text that uses false or misleading information to present a slanted point of view

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prose

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the ordinary form of spoken and written language that lacks the special features of poetry

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protagonist

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see character

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questioning

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the process of raising question while reading in an effort to understand character and events

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realistic fiction

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imaginative writing set in real modern world

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refrain

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repetition in literature of one or more lines at regular intervals sometimes called chorus

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repitition

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a technique in which a sound word or phrase or line is repeated for effect or emphasis

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resolution

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see plot

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rhyme

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repetition of an identical or similarly accented sounds in a wok.Rhyme gives poem flows and rhythm helping the lyricist tell a story and convey a mood

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eye-rhyme

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are words that when written appear to rhyme but when spoken do not

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internal rhyme

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rhyme found within a line of poetry

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slant rhyme

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a distinct time system of patterns composition in which 2 words have only their final consonant sounds and no preceding vowel or consonant sounds in common

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rhyme scheme

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the pattern of end rhyme used in apoem generally indicated by matching lowercase letters to show which lines rhyme

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soliloquy

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a speech deliverd by a charcater who is alone on ther stage

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sonnet

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distinctive poetic stylethat uses a system or pattern of metrical structure and verse composition usually consisting of fourteen lines arrange in a set rhyme scheme or pattern

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sound devices

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see alternation onomatopoeia repetion t\rhyme and rhythm

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speaker

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the voice that speaks to the reader ina poem as the narrator does in a work of fiction

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speech

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a talk give in public

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stage direction

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the instruction to the actors director and stage crew in the script of play

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rhythm

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refers to the pattern of flow of sounds created by the arrangement of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry.

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Rising Action

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see plot

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sarcasm

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use of praise to mock someone or something the use of mockery or verbal irony

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satire

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a literary technique in which ideas or customs are ridiculed for the purpose of improving society,

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scanning

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the process of searching through writing for a particular fact or piece of information

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scene

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a section in a play presenting events that occur in one place at a time

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science fiction

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prose writing in which a writers unexpected possibilities of the past or the future by using scientific data and theories as well as his or her imagination

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secondary source

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a secondary source presents information compiled from or based on other sources

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sensory details

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words and phrases that help readers see hear taste or smell what an author is describing

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sequence

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the order in which events occur or in which ideas are presented.

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setting

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the time place physical details and circumstances in which a story occurs.

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short story

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a brief work of fiction that generally focuses on one or 2 main characters who faced a single problem or conflict.

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simile

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a type of figurative language that makes comparisons between two unlike objects using “like” or “as”

English, 12th Literature (9 decks)

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