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literary terms Flashcards

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abstract

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language that descripes concepts rather than concrete

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allegory

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when the charcater says on thing and means another

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anecdote

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short or simple narrative of an incident

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annatation

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added notes to give bilogolical notes about a character or story

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antitness

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the presentation of two contrasting images

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apostrophe

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device calling out a imaginary person place or thing

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argumentation

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writting that proves a valid point of view or idea

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cacopnony

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harsh wkard or dissonant sounds used poetry or prose

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caricature

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descriptive writting that describes a person apperance

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conerence

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quality of a piece of writting that developes the centeral idea

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colloquialism

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a word or phrase used in everyday conversation

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concrete language

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language that describes specific observable thing,people,or places

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connotation

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

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consonace

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repetition of 2 or more words in close proximity

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condrum

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a riddle or pun that may be a parodox or difficlut problem

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deducation

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process of moving rule to a specific example

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denotation

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literal meaning of a word

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description

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picture in word or something or someone detailed observation

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diction

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word choice, an elment of style diction creates tone, attiude and style

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ballad

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is a poem that tells a story and its meaning

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biograpghy

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the story of a person life that is writting by someone

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blank verse

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unryhmed iambic pentemeter

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caesura

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a pause or sudden break in a line of poetry

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cause and effect

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two events are related as cause and effect

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character

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a person who is repsonable for a role of a person in a story

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antoganist

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a charcater in a story or poem who is agianist protagonist

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caricature

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a picture or imitation of a persons habitats

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foil

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a character who serves as acontrast or a conflict

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chronological order

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the order in which events happen in time

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chorus

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see refrian

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clarifying

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the readers process of pausing ocasionally while reading to a quick review what he/she undertands

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cliche

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a type of figurative language containing ov erosed expressesion

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comedy

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a dramatic work that is light and often humorus

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comparison

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the process of identifying similarities

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concrete poetry

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a type of poetry that verses its physical or visual form to present it message

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conflict

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the tension or problem in the story

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central conflict

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the dominant or most important conflict in the story

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external conflict

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the problem or stuggle that exists between the main character and a outside

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interanl conflict

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the problem or sturggle that takes place in the main character’s mind

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connecting

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a reader’s process of relating the content of a literary of a literary work to his/her own knowledge and experenice

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conoance

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the repettion of consonal sounds anywhere withing a line of poetry

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context clues

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hints for unfimilar words or pharse and clarify their meaning

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contrast

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the process of pointing out diffrent between things

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couplet

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a ryhmed pair if lines in a poem

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denotaion

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the exact meaning of a word

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denouement

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dialect

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language spoken in specific place or within a certain group of people

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dialogue

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conversation between characters in a drama

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drama

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drama or play is a form of literature meant to be performed by actors before an audience

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drawing conclusions

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combining several pieces of information to draw a conclusion

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dramatic monologue

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literary device that is used to reveals characters innermost feeling and thoughts

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elegy

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type of litwerature defined as a song or poem that express sorrow or lamentation

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enjambment

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incomplete syntax at the end of a line

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epigram

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short poem or verse that seeks to ridicule a thought or event

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epic

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long narrative poem about adventure of a hero whose actions reflect the ideals and values

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epiphany

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sudden moment of understanding that the character to change or act in certain way

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epitaph

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short poem or verse written in memory of someone

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essay

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short of work that deals with a single subject

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descriptive essay

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is one that describes a particular subject

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expository essay

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essay were on person is to explain and give information about a subject

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formal essay

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essay that is highly organized and thoroughly researched

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humorous essay

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essay were on person is to entertain and amuse the reader

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informal essay

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

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narrative essay

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essay that tells a story

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persuasive essay

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

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evaluating

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the process of judging the value of something or someone

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see hyperbole

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exaggeration

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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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short story often witty statement of a principle or a truth about life

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

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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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expression that are not really true

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figurative language/figure of speech

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descriptive essay

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is one that describes a particular subject

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expository essay

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essay were on person is to explain and give information about a subject

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formal essay

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essay that is highly organized and thoroughly researched

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humorous essay

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essay were on person is to entertain and amuse the reader

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informal essay

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

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narrative essay

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essay that tells a story

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persuasive essay

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

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evaluating

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the process of judging the value of something or someone

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see hyperbole

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exaggeration

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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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short story often witty statement of a principle or a truth about life

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

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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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expression that are not really true

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figurative language/figure of speech

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