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refers to a language that describes concepts rather than observable things

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abstract

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an extended narrative in prose or verse in which the writer intends a second meaning to be beneath the surface of the story

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allegory

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a short simple narrative of an incident

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anecdote

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explanatory notes added to a text to explain or give bibliographical data

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anotation

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the presentatioon of two contrasting images

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antithesis

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a short often wittey statement of a principal or a truth about life

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aphorism

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usually in poetry but sometimes in prose the device of calling out to an imaginary dead or absent person or to a place or personified abstraction

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apostrophe

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writing that attempts to prove the validity of a point of view or idea by presenting reasoned arguments; persuasive writing is a form of argumentation

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argumentation

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harsh awkward or dissonant sounds used deliberately in poetry or prose;the opposite of euphony

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cacophony;dissonance

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descriptive wiriting that greatly exaggerates a specific feature of a persons appearance or a facet of personality

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caricature

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a word or phrase used in everday conversation and formal writing but that is often inappropriate in formal writing

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coloquisalism

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language that describes specific observable things people or places rather than ideasor qualities

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concreete language

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implied or suggested meaning of a word because of its association in the readers mind

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connotation

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repetition of identical consonant sounds within two or more words in close proximity as in boost or best

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consonance

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a riddle whose answer is or involves a pun;it may also be a paradox or difficult problem

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conundrum

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the process of moving from a general rule to a specific example

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deduction

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literal meaning of a word as defined

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denotation

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the picturing in words of something or someone through detailed observation of color motion sound taste smeel and touch one of the four modes of discourse

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description

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word choice of someone

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diction

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is a poem that tells a story it is ment to be sung or recited

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ballad

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the story of a persons life that is written by someone else

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biography

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unryhmed iamb pentameter

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blank verse

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a pause or sudden break in a line of poetry

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caesura

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when one event causes another to unfold

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cause and effect

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a person or creature in a story brought to life by writing or a voice

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character

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the person or thing against the main character in the story tends to be the bad guy

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antagonist

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a picture or imitationof a persons habits physical apperance or mannerisms exaggerated in a comic or absurd way

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caricature

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a character who serves as a contrast or conflict to another character

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foil character

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the protagonist in the story

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hero or heroin

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the readers process of pausing occasionally while reading to quickley review what he or she understands

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clarifying

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a type of figurative language containing an overused expression

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cliche’

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the highest point in a story

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climax

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a dramatic work that is light and often humerous in tone

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comedy

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the process of identifying similarities

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comparison

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a type of poetry that uses it’s physical or visual form to present it’s message

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concrete poetry

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the tension or problem in the story a struggle between opposing forces

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conflict

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cthe dominant or most important conflict in the story

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central conflict

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the problem or struggle that exists between the main character andan outside force

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external conflict

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the problem or struggle that takes place in the main characters mind

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internal conflict

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a reader’s process of relating content of literary work to his or her own knowlege and experiance

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connecting

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the idea and feeling associated with a word as opposed to its dictionary defenition or denotation

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connotation

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the repitition of consonant sounds anywhere within a line of petry

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consonance

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hintsor suggestions that may surround unfamiliar words or phrases and clarify thier meaning

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context clues

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the process of pointing out differences between things

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contrast

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a rhymed pair of lines in a poem one of william shakespear’s trademarks was to enda sonnet with a couplet as in the poem

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couplet

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the opposite of connotation is that it is the exact or dictionary meaning of the word

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denotation

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see plot

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denoument

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a form of language that is spoken in a particular place by a particular group of people

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dialect

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the conversation between characters in a drama or narratice a dialogue ocurs in most works of lieterature

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diolouge

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da drama or play is form of lieterature ment to be performed by actors before an audiance

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drama

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combining several pieces of information to make an inference is called drawing a conclusion

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drawing conclusions

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a lerary device that is used when a character reveals his or her innermost thoughts and feelings those that are hidden throughout the coarse of the storyline

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dramatic mononlouge

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a type of lieterature definded as a song or poem that expresses sorrow or lamenation

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elegy

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in poettry incomplete syntax at the end of a line the meaning of running into the next line without terminal punctuation

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enjambment

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s short poem or verse that seeks to ridicule a thought or event usually with witisicm or sarcasm

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epigram

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a long narrative poem tabout the adventures of a hero whose actions reflect the ideals and calues of a nation or group

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epic

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a sudden moment of understanding that causes a character to change or to act in a certin way

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epiphiny

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a short poem or verse written in memory of someone

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epitaph

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a short work of nonficitionthat deasl with a single subjet read these and point only the ones that you donot know or would not be able to connect to an example

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essay

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one that describes a particular subject

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descriptive essay

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one whose puropose is expositary essay is one whose purpose is to explain and give infromation

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expository essay

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essay that is highly organized and thoroughly researched

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formal essay

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essay were on person is to entertain and amuse the reader

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humorous essay

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essay that is lighter in tone and usually reflects the writers feeling and personality

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informal essay

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essay that tells a story

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narrative essay

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attempts to convince a reader to adopt a particular option or course of action

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persuasive essay

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the process of judging the value of something or someone

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evaluating

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a figure of speech that compares two essential unlike things in great length

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extended metaphor

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tale that teaches a lesson about human nature often use animals as characters

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fable

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something that can be proved/something that may be true

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fact and opion

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writing that tells an imaginary story

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fiction

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expression that are not really true

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figurative language/figure of speech

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see point of view

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first person point of view

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an interruption of the chronological sequence of an event of earlier occurance.a flashback is a narrative technigque that allows a writer to present a past problem to explain the current situation

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flashback

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see character

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foil

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traditions or customs and stories that are passed down within culture

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folklore

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a simple story that has been passed from generatioin to generation by word of mouth

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folktale

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a unit of meter within a line of poetry

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foot

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when the writer provides clues or hints that suggest or predict future event in the story

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foreshadowing

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poetry without regular patterns of rhyme and rhythm.often used to capture the sounds and rhythms of ordinary speech

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free verse

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a broad statement about an entire group

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generalization

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a type or category of literature such as fiction and nonfiction

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genre

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a traditional form of Japanese poetry

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haiku

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a couplet consisting of two successive rhyming lines that contain a complete thought

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heroic couplet or closed couplet

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fiction that explores the past time period

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historical fiction

86
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fiction that contains mysterious and often supernatural events to create a since of terror

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horror fiction

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the quality that provokes laughter or amusement

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humour

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a figure of speech in which the truth is exaggerated for emphasis or humerus effect

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hyperbole

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see meter

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iambic

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a phrase or expression that means something different form what words actually say

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idiom

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the use of words and phrases to convey the five senses

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imagery

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a logical guess based on evidence in the text

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inference

93
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see conflict

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internal conflict

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a meeting in which one person asks another about personal matters

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interview

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a contrast between what is expected to happen and actually occurs or exists

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irony

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