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Vocab Flashcards

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Structure

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The arrangement of framework of a sentence

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Scene

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A real or fictional episode

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Romantic

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A term describing a character during 18th century

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Symbol

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An object that is used to represent something else

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Theme

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The central idea of a work

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Trilogy

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A work in three parts

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Vernacular

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The everyday speech of a particular country or region

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Allegory

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A literary work in which characters represent abstractions

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Anecdote

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A brief narrative focuses on event

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Archetype

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A detail or image that occurs frequently in literature

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Chiasmus

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A state ment with parallel parts where the second is the opposite

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Compound sentence

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Two or more clauses

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Declarative sentence

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A sentence that makes a declaration

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Diction

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The word choices made by a writer

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Ellipsis

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The omission of a word or phrase but is know from context

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Epitaph

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An inscription on a tomb

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Expletive

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An interjection to lend emphasis

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Flat character

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A character who embodies a single quality and does not develop

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Hubris

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Excessive pride or arrogance that results in a downfall of a protagonist

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Implication

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A suggestion an author makes without stating it

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Jargon

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Specialized language

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Literary license

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Deviating from normal rules to achieve an effect

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Metonymy

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Substituting the name of one object for another object closely related

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Narrative

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A story or narrated story

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Oxymoron

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An expression in which two words controdict each other

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Parody

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A humorous imitation of serious word

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Phillippic

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A strong verbal denunciation

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Resolution

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The falling action of a narrative

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