Vocab 2 Flashcards

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Expressing contrasting ideas by balancing words of opposite meaning and idea in a line or sentence, for rhetorical impact

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Antithesis

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It refers specifically to a place – a setting, or surroundings.

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Atmosphere

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An exaggerated representation of a character, often emphasizing physical or vocal
features, usually for comic and satirical purposes

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Caricature

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links and connections that unite the elements of discourse or text.

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Cohesion

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A sudden realization

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Epiphany

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A deliberate exaggeration for various effects – comic, tragic, etc.

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Hyperbole

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A speech of some length that expresses a character’s thoughts out loud, sometimes addressing other characters.

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Monologue

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Exposing and ridiculing of human follies in a society, sometimes with the aim to reform, sometimes predominantly to deflate. May be gentle, comic, biting or bitter, or a combination

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Satire

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Central ideas or issues in a work. Can also refer to an argument raised or pursued in a text, like a thesis

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Theme

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third person” narrator: An “all-knowing” narrator who can see into the minds of any character and see any event, place, time, from the ‘outside’. It is the most common and flexible narrative method.

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Omniscient

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