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literary terms lessons 14-20 Flashcards

1
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a lyric of some length

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ode

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2
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the use of words whose sound suggest their meaning

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onomayopoeia

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3
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see fact and opinion

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opinion

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4
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stories of peoples lives related by word of mouth

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oral history

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5
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a form of figurative language combing contradictory words or ideas

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oxymoron

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6
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a statement that seems to contradict itself but is nevertheless true

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paradox

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7
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the use of similar grammatical constructions to express ideas that are related or equal in importance

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parsllelism

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8
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the restatement of a text by readers in their own words or in another form

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paraphasing

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9
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a literary or artistic work that imitates the characters style of an authors speech

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parody

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10
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a figure of speech where animals ideas or inanimate objects are given human characteristics

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personification

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11
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see point of view

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perspective

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12
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persuasive writing is meant to sway readers feelings beliefs or actions

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persuasion

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13
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see drama

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play

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14
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the sequence of related events that make up a story

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plot

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15
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introduces the characters and the conflicts they face

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exposition

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16
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occurs after the exposition and introduces the central conflict within the story

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inciting incident

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17
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following the introduction of the central conflict

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rising action

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18
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the turning point in the story

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climax

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19
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the end of the central conflict in a story

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falling action

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20
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occurs after the climax

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resolution or denouement

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21
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an additional minor plot that involves a secondary conflict in the story

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subplot

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22
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a type of literature in which ideas and feelings are expressed in compact

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poetry

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23
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perspective from which a story is told

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point of view

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24
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the person telling the story that is one of the characters in the story

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first person point of view

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25
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refers to the use of ‘you’ in explanations or arguments

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second person point of view

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26
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the person telling the story is not one of the characters in the story

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third person point of view

27
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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

28
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a first hand account of an event

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primary source

29
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text that uses false or misleading information to present a slanted point of view

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propaganda

30
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the ordinary form of spoken and written language

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prose

31
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see character

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protagonist

32
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the process of raising questions while reading

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questioning

33
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imaginative writing set in the real modern world

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realistic fiction

34
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repetition in literature of one or more lines at regular intervals

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refrain

35
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a technique in which a sound word phrase or line is repeated

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repetition

36
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see plot

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resolution

37
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repetition of an identical or similarly accented sound or sounds in a work

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rhyme

38
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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

39
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words that rhyme at the end of a verse

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end or terminal rhymes

40
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are words that when written appear to rhyme

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eye rhyme

41
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rhyme found within a line of poetry

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internal rhyme

42
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system of pattern of metrical structure

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slant rhyme

43
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the pattern in a poem

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rhyme scheme

44
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pattern of flow of sounds

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rhythm

45
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`see plot

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rising action

46
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use of praise to mock someone or something

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sarcasm

47
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a literary in which ideas are ridiculed for the purpose of improving society

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satire

48
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the process of representing events

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scanning

49
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a section in a play

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scene

50
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prose writing

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science fiction

51
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presents information of other sources

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secondary source

52
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words and phrases that help readers

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secondary details

53
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the order which things happen

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sequence

54
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the time and place a story takes place

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setting

55
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a brief fiction story

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short story

56
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comparison between two other like and unlike objects

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simile

57
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a speech delivered by a character

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soliloquy

58
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a distinctive poetic style that uses a system or pattern of metrical structure

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sonnet

59
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written in iambic pentameter

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petrarchan sonnet

60
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the octave and sestet were replaced by three quatrains

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English sonnet

61
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see alliteration onomatopoeia repetition rhyme and rhythm

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sound devices

62
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the voice that talks to the reader in a poem

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speaker

63
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a talk given in public

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speech

64
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the instructions to the actors

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stage directions

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