vocab

Question 1

antithesis

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opposition or contrast of ideas is expressed by parallelism of words that are the opposites of, or strongly contrasted with, each other

Question 2

allusion

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an indirect or passing reference

Question 3

extended metaphor

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An extended metaphor is a version of metaphor that extends over the course of multiple lines, paragraphs, or stanzas of prose or poetry

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altruistic

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unselfish

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ambivalent

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having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone

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allegory

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a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning

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lugubrious

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looking or sounding sad and dismal

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anthropomorphism

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the attribution of human characteristics or behavior to a god, animal, or object

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theme thesis

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The thesis should introduce a paper that will explain how the author reveals theme in the story

Question 10

dramatic irony

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Dramatic irony occurs when the audience knows something that the characters don’t

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verbal irony

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they really mean another, resulting in an ironic clash between their intended meaning and their literal words

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situational irony

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when the outcome is the opposite or completely different from what was expected

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pivotal moment

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of crucial importance in relation to the development or success of something else

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reverence

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deep respect for someone or something

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Ostensibly

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apparently or purportedly, but perhaps not actually.

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satire

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the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people’s stupidity or vices

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facetious

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treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor; flippant

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Pedantic

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Being showy of one’s knowledge, often in a boring manner

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Erroneous

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wrong; incorrect

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Gregarious

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sociable

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Stream of consciousness

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tries to capture the natural flow of a character’s extended thought process

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Parallelism

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the use of identical grammatical structures for related words, phrases, or clauses in a sentence or a paragraph

Question 23

Polysyndeton

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list or series of words, phrases, or clauses that is connected with the repeated use of the same conjunction

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Tactile imagery

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sense of touch

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Olfactory imagery

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sense of smell

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Despondent

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in low spirits from loss of hope or courage

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Emotive diction

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use of descriptive words, often adjectives

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pathos logos ethos

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emotion logic credibility

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Gustatory imagery

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sense of taste

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Exposition

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the insertion of background information within a story or narrative

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vapid

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offering nothing that is stimulating or challenging

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Pervasive

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spreading widely throughout an area or a group of people

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Idiolect

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the speech habits peculiar to a particular person

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Analogous

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something that is similar or comparable to something else either in general or in some specific detail

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Cadence

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the beat, time, or measure of rhythmical motion or activity

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Sibilance

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hissing sound that’s created as a result of the letter “s” or other letter combinations

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Diction

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wording

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Assonance

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the repetition of the sound of a vowel

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Dissonance

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a tension or clash

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Foil

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someone or something that makes another’s good or bad qualities all the more noticeable: side character