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allegory

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symbolical narrative

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alliteration

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repeated consonant sounds

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sibilance

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s sound repeated

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allusion

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indirect reference to another text, historical event, etc

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anaphora

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repetition of words at the beginning of a clause (aka parallelism)

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antihero

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protagonist who lacks attributes that make a heroic figure (raskolnikov)

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apostrophe

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concept/person not present being addressed

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archetype

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model/form on which other things are based

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assonance

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repetition of vowel sounds (happy/ woeful sounds)

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bildungsroman

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developmental novel

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blank verse

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unrhymed iambic pentameter

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free verse

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verse that does not follow a fixed metrical pattern

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cacophony

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lines difficult to pronounce, loud, not pleasant to the ear

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euphony

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lines that are musically pleasant to the ear

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caesura

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break in the middle of the line of poetry

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catharsis

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purging of emotions

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characterization

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what motivates a character

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static vs. dynamic characterization

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does not change vs. changes (what caused that change?, consequences?)

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round vs. flat

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lifelike vs. one dimensional

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Chekhov’s gun

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requires every element in a narrative to be irreplaceable, with anything else removed. Remove everything that has no relevance to the story.

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confidant

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character to whom the protagonist confides

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connotation

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how that words meaning is changed based on situation

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denotation

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dictionary definition

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consonance

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form of rhyme : home same; luffed laughed left; usually at the end

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deus ex machina
nonhuman force used to solve problems, implausible (doll's house)
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diction
use strong adjectives; suggest a not as powerful synonym for an important word
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dystopia
a society characterized by human misery, as squalor, oppression, disease, and overcrowding
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electra complex vs. oedipal complex
to much camaraderie with parents
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enjambment
running over from one line to another - suspense, highlight word
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epigraph
passage before the work starts; establish theme, tone; usually a quote
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epiphany
revelation and insight
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epistolary
contained in or carried on by letters
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foil
characters that are juxtaposed; character by contrast find out more about other characters
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foot/ iambs
metical unit by which a line of poetry is measured; upswing downswing
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hamartia/hubris
tragic flaw, full of themselves
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hyperbole/ overstatement
exaggeration
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imagery
can be far more than visual, other senses
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intentional fallacy
idea that the author cannot be soul authority on central idea of his work - gives reader more power
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irony
result of opposite of what expected
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dramatic irony
audience knows something people don't
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tragic irony
people die, romeo and juliet
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cosmic irony
fate - world out to get you
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juxtaposition
placing dissimilar event side by side to contrast
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malapropism
inappropriately used bug words to make someone sound smart
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motwaw
underlying theme or meaning of a work
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melodrama
love story with action packed plot; thrills and chills with a happy ending; usually a virtuous individual struggling under tyranny of a wicked oppress or who is defeated only at the last moment
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metaphor
figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things without using like or as
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metonymy
something closely associated with the subject is substituted for it
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synecdoche
part of something is used to signify the whole
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meter
(rising or falling?) all metrical elements in a poem
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prosody
rhythmic pattern of stresses recurs in a poem
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motif
recurring image, symbol, idea,, character that provides unity in a work
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naturalism
idea that men are a certain way, nature is a certain way, and we are powerless against nature
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new criticism/ formalism
consider literary elements at hand; do not pay attention to outside info; work as its own entity
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onomatopoeia
cuckoo, meow, honk, or boom,
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paradox
a statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth
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parody vs. satire
humorous imitation vs. the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly
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persona
mask through which the author speaks
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personification
the attribution of human nature or character to animals, inanimate objects
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problem play
theatrical work that addresses a current social issue providing commentary that would promote dialogue among audience or a call to arms
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pun
play on words that sound alike
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quatrain
four lines
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realism
literary technique that attempts to create the appearance of life as it is actually experienced
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rhythm
is flow fast/slow, choppy/ smooth, are lines end stopped/ enjambment
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soliloquy
speaking by themself
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synesthesia
reminds you of a certain color
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syntax
arrangement of words to fit rhyme/ emphasize words
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tone
overall mood - tone shift
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understatement/meiosis
opposite of hyperbole usually with comic effect
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well made play
employs conventions including suspense created by meticulous plotting. extensive exposition explains past events that lead to inevitable climax. tension relesase when a secret that reverses the protagonist fortune is revealed
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ballad
poem that tells a story; has a refrain
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carpe diem
reap the day; take advantage of the time you have by making the most of it
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dramatic monologue
who is speaker; how do they characterize themselves
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elegy
poem about someone dead (not at a funeral)
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eternizing conceit
keep love alive eternally through verse
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lyric
brief poem that expresses the personal emotions and thought of a single speaker
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metaphysical conceit
metaphorical poem
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narrative poetry
poem that tells a story
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ode
admiring something from an angle, another angle; putting something on a pedestal
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sonnet
turn at line 9; Shakespeare rhyming couplet at end 4 4 4 2; Italian 8 6

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