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12th Grade Literature > Literary Terms (21-24) > Flashcards

Literary Terms (21-24) Flashcards

1
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Stanza

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a grouping of two or more lines within a poem.

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2
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Two line stanza

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couplet

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3
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Three line stanza

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triplet or tercet

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4
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Four line stanza

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quatrain

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5
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Five line stanza

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cinquain or quintet

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Six line stanza

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sestet or sextet

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Seven line stanza

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septet

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8
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Eight line stanza

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octave

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Fourteen line stanza

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sonnet

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10
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Static character

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see character

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11
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Stereotype

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a broad generalization or an oversimplified view that disregards individual differences.

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12
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Story mapping

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a visual organizer that helps a reader understand a work of literature by tracking setting, characters events and conflicts.

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13
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Style

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how a writer says something; many elements contribute to style, including word choice, sentence length, tone and figurative language

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Subplot

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see plot

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15
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summarizing

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the process of briefly recounting the main ideas of a piece of writing in a person’s own words, while omitting unimportant details.

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Simile

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a type of figurative language that makes a comparison between two otherwise unlike objects.

17
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Suspence

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a feeling of growing tension and excitement.

18
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Symbolism

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using something specific to stand for something else.

19
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Synecdoche

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a literary technique in which the while is represented by naming one of its parts.

20
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Tall tale

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humorously exaggerated story about impossible events

21
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Theme

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a common thread or repeated idea that is incorporated throughout a literary work.

22
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3rd person POV

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see POV

23
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Tone

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the writer’s attitude or feeling about his or her subject.

24
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Tragedy

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a dramatic work that presents the downfall of a dignified character or characters who are involved in historically or socially significant events.

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