Literary terms Flashcards

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Preface

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-frontal material
-introduction to a book, or stating its subject, why it came to being, written by the author

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Foreword

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-frontal material short introduction to a book, typically by a person rather than an author, tells why you should read the book

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prologue

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-frontal material
- a Short introduction of literary or small things you need to know before reading

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Epilogue

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-end material
-a speech or section explaining a conclusion on what has happened in the book

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afterword

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-end material
-describes more how the book came to be, how idea of book was developed

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def of juxtaposition

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  • the fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effects.
    -ex: green apple and red apple
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what are the 3 types of irony and what is the difference?

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-Verbal: A person says one thing but means the opposite

-Dramatic: when an audience knows something that other characters know

Situational: opposite of what is expected happens

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