Vocab

Question 1

personification

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a figure of speech in which objects and animals are given human characteristics

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metaphor

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figure of speech that compares unlike objects

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quatrain

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4 line poem or 4 line unit

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pun

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humorous play on words

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rhetorical question

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question that does not require an answer

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montage

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quick succesion of images or impressions to express an idea

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pentameter

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5 poetic feet per line

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picaresque novel

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an episodic novel about roguelike wanderer who lives off wits

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pathetic fallacy

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faulty reasoning that inappropriately ascribes human feelings to nature non human objects

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rhetorical stance

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language that conveys a speakers attitude or opinion with regard to a subject

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pulp fiction

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novels written for mass consumption

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periodic sentence

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sentence that expresses the main idea at the end

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realism

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depiction of people, things, and events as they really are

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pathos

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element in poetry to simulate pity/sorrow

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plot

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interelationship among events in a story

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psudonym

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official word for “pen name”

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meter

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the pattern of stessed and unstressed syllables in poetry

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point of view

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the relation in which a narrator or speaker stands to the subject

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rhyme

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repetitions of similar sounds at regular intervals, usually in poetry

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persona

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the role of facade that a character assumes to the reader

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onomotopia

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use of sounds put into words to suggest there meaning

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dramatic irony

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a circumstance in which the audience or reader knows more than the characters

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farce

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a comedy that contains an extravagant and nonsensical disregard of seriousness

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Analogy

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comparison between 2 dissimilar things

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harangue

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a forceful sermon

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caesura

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a pause somewhere in the middle of a verse

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anachorism

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person scene or event that fails to correspond with the time in which it is set

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allusion

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a reference to something the author thinks you know to enhance the idea

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parody

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a statement that seems contradictory but is nevertheless true

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allegory

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a story that can be read on two levels

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Frame

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structure that provides premise or setting

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eponymous

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term for the title character of a work

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paraphrase

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a version of text put into your own words

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litotes

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an understatement for effect where negative is positive

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Diction

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Author word choice

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denoument

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what happens at the end of the plot

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cacophony

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Inharmonious sounds

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euphonism

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Mild or less negative wording for harsh or blunt term

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Hyperbole

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Overstatement/ exaggeration used for effect

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euphony

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Pleasing sounds

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Mood

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The emotional tone in a work of literature evoked through author choices

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Hubris

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The excessive pride that often leads to a tragic heroes death

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Protagonist

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The Main Character in a work of literature

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What is a Theme?

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The central idea or message in a literary work.

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What is a Title Character?

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The character whose name appears in the title of the work.

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What is Tone?

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The author’s attitude toward the subject or audience.

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What is a Tragedy?

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A dramatic work in which the protagonist experiences downfall due to a flaw or fate.

Question 48

What is a Trope?

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A commonly recurring literary device, theme, or motif.

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What is Verbal Irony?

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When a character says something but means the opposite.

Question 50

What is Verse?

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Writing arranged in lines with rhythm, often in poetry.

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What is Verisimilitude?

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The appearance of truth or realism in a work.

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What is Versification?

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The structure and style of a poem’s meter and rhyme.

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What is a Villanelle?

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A 19-line poem with a strict pattern of repetition and rhyme.

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What is Voice?

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The unique style or perspective of the writer or narrator.

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What is a Volta?

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A shift in thought or tone in a poem, often in a sonnet.

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What is Wit?

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Clever or humorous expression, often with sharp insight.

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What is Anaphora?

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Repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive lines or sentences.

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What is Epistrophe?

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Repetition of a word or phrase at the end of successive lines or sentences.

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What is Zeugma?

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A single word used to modify two other words in different ways.

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What is Chiasmus?

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A reversal of grammatical structures in successive phrases or clauses.

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What is Epistolary?

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A literary work written in the form of letters.

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What is Anadiplosis?

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Repetition where the last word of one clause starts the next clause.

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What is Polysyndeton?

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The excessive use of conjunctions for emphasis.

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What is Asyndeton?

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The omission of conjunctions for a fast-paced effect.