literary terms day 14-20

Question 1

a lyric poem of some length, usually of serious or meditative nature and having an elevated style and formal structure.

Answer 1

ode

Question 2

the use of words whose sound suggest their meaning.

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onomatopoeia

Question 3

see fact and opinion

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opinion

Question 4

stories of peoples lives related by word of mouth.

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oral history

Question 5

a form of figurative language combining contradictory words

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oxymoron

Question 6

a statement that seems to contradict itself but is, nevertheless, true.

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paradox

Question 7

the use of similar grammatical constructions to express ideas that are related or equal in importance.

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parallelism

Question 8

the restatement of a text by readers in their own words or in another form.

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paraphrasing

Question 9

a literary or artistic work that imitates the characteristics style of an authors work for comic effect or ridicule.

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parody

Question 10

a figure of speech where animals, ideas or inanimate objects are given human characteristics.

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personification

Question 11

see point of view

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perspective

Question 12

persuasive writing is meant to sway readers feelings, beliefs, or actions.

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persuasion

Question 13

see drama

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play

Question 14

the sequence of related events that make up a story.

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plot

Question 15

intrudes the characters and the conflicts they face.

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exposition

Question 16

occurs after the exposition and introduces the central conflict within the story.

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inciting incident

Question 17

following the introduction of the central conflict, complications arise as the character struggle with the conflict.

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rising action

Question 18

the turning point, point of maximum interest, and highest tension in the plot of a story, play, or film.

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climax

Question 19

the end of the central conflict in a story, when the action starts to wind down.

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falling action

Question 20

occurs after the climax and is where conflicts are resolved and loose ends are tied up.

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resolution or denouement

Question 21

an additional minor plot that involves a secondary conflict in the story, the subplot may or may not affect the main plot.

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subplot

Question 22

a type of literature in which ideas and feelings are expressed in compact, imaginative, and often musical language.

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poetry

Question 23

perspective from which a story is told.

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point of view

Question 24

the person telling the story is one of the characters in the story.

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first person point of view

Question 25

refers to the use of "you" in explanations or arguments.

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second person point of view

Question 26

the person telling the story is not one of the characters in the story.

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third person limited or third person objective

Question 27

the narrator is not a character in the story, but the events in the story are seen through the eyes of more than one of the characters.

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third person omniscient

Question 28

the process of gathering information and combining it with the readers own knowledge to guess what might occur in the story.

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predicting

Question 29

a first hand account of an event, primarily sources include: diaries, journals, letters, speeches, news stories, photographs, and pieces of art.

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primary source

Question 30

text that uses false or misleading information to present a slanted point of view.

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propaganda

Question 31

the ordinary form of spoken and written language, that is, language that lacks the specials features of poetry.

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prose

Question 32

see character

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protagonist

Question 33

the process of raising questions while reading in an effort to understand characters and events.

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questioning

Question 34

imaginative writing set in the real, modern world.

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realistic fiction

Question 35

repetition in literature of one or more lines at regular intervals sometimes called the chorus.

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refrain

Question 36

a technique in which a sound, word, phrase, or line is repeated for effect or emphasis.

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repetition

Question 37

see plot

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resolution

Question 38

repetition of an identical or similarly accented sound or sounds in a work.

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rhyme

Question 39

words that rhyme at the end of a verse-line.

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end or terminal rhymes

Question 40

are words that when written appear to rhyme, but when spoken do not.

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eye rhymes

Question 41

rhyme found within a line of poetry.

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internal rhyme

Question 42

also known as near rhyme, half rhyme, oblique rhyme, or para rhyme.

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slant rhyme

Question 43

the pattern of end rhyme used in a poem,generally indicated by matching lowercase letters to show which lines rhyme.

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rhyme scheme

Question 44

refers to the pattern of flow of sounds created by the arrangement of stressed syllables.

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rhythm

Question 45

see plot

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rising action

Question 46

the use of praise to mock someone or something, the use of mockery or verbal irony.

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sarcasm

Question 47

a literary technique in which ideas or customs are ridiculed for the purpose of improving society.

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satire

Question 48

the process of searching through writing for a particular fact or piece of information.

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scanning

Question 49

a section in a play presenting events that occur in one place at one time.

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scene

Question 50

prose writing in which a writer explores unexpected possibilities of the past or the future by using scientific data and theories as well as his or her imagination.

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science fiction

Question 51

presents information complied from or based on other sources.

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secondary source

Question 52

words and phrases that help readers see, hear, taste, feel, or smell what an author is describing.

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sensory details

Question 53

the order in which events occur or in which ideas are presented.

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sequence

Question 54

the time, place, physical details, and circumstances in which a story occurs.

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setting

Question 55

brief work of fiction that generally focuses or two main characters who face a single problem or conflict.

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short story

Question 56

a type of figurative language that makes a comparison between two otherwise unlike objects or ideas by connecting them with the words "like' or "as".

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simile

Question 57

a speech delivered by a character who is alone on stage

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soliloquy

Question 58

a distinctive poetic style that uses a system or pattern of metrical structure and verse composition usually consisting of fourteen lines, arranged in a set rhyme scheme or pattern

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sonnet

Question 59

usually written in iambic pentameter

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Italian or petrarchan sonnet

Question 60

the octave and sestet were replaced by three quatrain, each having its own independent rhyme scheme typically rhyming every other line and ending with a rhyme couplet.

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english or shakespear

Question 61

see alliteration,onomatopoeia,repetition,rhyme,and rhythm.

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sound devises

Question 62

the voice that talks to the reader in a poem

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speaker

Question 63

a talk given in public

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speech

Question 64

the instruction to the actors,director and stage crew in the script of a play

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stage directions