literary terms Flashcards

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Brutus

A

slightly rude in speech or manner

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theme

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an insight about human life thats revealed in a literary work​

-theme is rarely directly stated by the author ​

-good literature-many possible, provable themes​

-theme is never one word

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use it’s for

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for it is or it has

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use its for

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posession

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hone

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to make pointed

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protagonists

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main characters the one who the reader roots for

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antagonists

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the opponent against the protagonists, the one who blocks the protagonists​

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use Allusion

A

another piece of work

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use Illusion

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trick or the eye

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espouse

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to support

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anti-hero

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when the protagonists is actually a villian of the story , but we empathize anyway

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odious

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unpleasant

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foil

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a character who serves as a direct contrast to another character as a device to emphasize the qualities of the main character

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use all together

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in a group

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use Altogether

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completely entirely

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posterity

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future generations

17
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point of view / narration

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The vantge point from which a story is told ​

4 types: ​

First person-uses”I” ​

3rd person limited : Focus on one character only ​

3rd person ominiscent : all knowing ​

3rd person objective: journalistic/no inner thoughts

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rhetoric

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A method developed by Aristotle to always win an argument. Strive to include all three of the following in your argument. ​

1)Ethos; your credibility ​

2)Pathos; touching the reader’s emotions ​

3)Logos; using local arguments/facts to prove a point

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use waive

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mean to voluntarily relinquish or ignore

20
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use wave

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As a verb, means to move back and forth. As a noun it means to surge

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tone

A

narrators attitude toward character

22
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mood

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climate of literary work

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use discreet

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for guarded, quiet, or careful

24
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use discrete

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for seperate or individual

25
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saccharine

A

artificially sweet

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archetype

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Original model of a person, a perfect example, or prototype upon which others are copied​

27
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use everyday

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Common place or routine

28
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use every day

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Mean each day ​

29
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aloof

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emotionally uninvolved

30
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the D’s

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Diction- words a writer chooses, enunciation of words ​

Dialect – particular way of speaking that is unique to a social class of region​

Dialogue-Words a character in a story speaks, fancy word for discussion

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use compliment

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flattery

32
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use complement

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goes well together