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Week 1: Intro Flashcards

1
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an artistic piece philosophical, personal, imaginative, or inspirational nature that is laid out in lines

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poetry

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literary piece that is written without metrical structure

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prose

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simply defined as a product of one’s imaginative mind. It can be a drama, short story, novel, myth, folktale and poetry

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fictional literature

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opposite to fiction as it comes out of one’s personal experiences, a true and factual account of varying information. Itcomprises the interesting facts with analysis and illustrations. It includes autobiography, biography, essay, literary criticism, journal, newspaper, diary, magazine, etc

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non-fictional literature

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a composition written in verses having standard measurements and written with a higher intensity of artistic beauty

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poem

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Three types of poems

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lyric
narrative
dramatic

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short poems which express the personal thoughts or emotions of the poet

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lyric poem

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poem that tells a story

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narrative poem

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theatrical dialogue performed on stage

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dramatic poetry

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a small commercial fiction, true or imaginary, and smaller than a novel

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short story

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a literary composition that presents the author’s point of view about any particular topic in a detailed way

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essay

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12
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a prose that has one unit of place, time and action. It is a “bite size” version of a novel

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short story

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the sequence of incidents or events through which an author constructs a story

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plot

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conflict between a character and an outside force, such as another character, nature, society, or fate

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external conflict

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conflict that takes place within the mind of a character who is torn between opposing feelings or between different courses of action

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internal conflict

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introduces the story’s characters, setting, and conflict

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exposition

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occurs as complications, twists, or intensifications of the conflict occur

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rising action

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logical result of the climax

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falling action

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19
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present the final outcome of the story

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resolution

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20
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verbal representation of a human being

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character

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TYPES OF CHARACTERS

has one or two predominant traits; does not change the course of the story

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flat character

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TYPES OF CHARACTERS

complex, many faceted and has the qualities of real people; simply interesting and LAYERED

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round character

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TYPES OF CHARACTERS

character that undergoes a significant change during the story

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developing character (dynamic)

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the quality of the character which is disclosed through actions, descriptions, both personal and environmental, dramatic statements and thoughts, statements by other characters and statements by the author speaking as storyteller, or observer

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characterization

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SETTING

where, when and in what circumstances the action occurs

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setting in its overall context

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SETTING

The physical environment where the story takes place. The description of the environment often points towards its importance

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setting as place

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SETTING

includes time in all of its dimensions. To determine the importance, ask, “What was going on at that time?”

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setting as time

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SETTING

Setting also involves the social circumstances of the time and place. Consider historical events and social and political issues of the time

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setting as cultural context (condition)

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SETTING

Creates atmosphere, gives insight to characters, and provides connections to other aspects of the story.

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effects of setting

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30
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the central idea or message of a story, often a perception about life or human nature

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theme

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THEMES

____ are directly presented in a story

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stated themes

32
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THEMES

_____ must be inferred by considering all the elements of a story and asking what message about life is conveyed

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implied themes

33
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the method by which writers and speakers reveal attitudes or feelings

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tone

34
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the manner in which an author uses words, constructs sentences, incorporates non-literal expressions, and handles rhythm, timing, and tone

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style

35
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creates a direct, meaningful equation between a specific object, scene, character, or action and ideas, values, persons or ways of life

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symbol

36
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refers to the arrangement of words, their ordering, grouping and placement within phrases, clauses, and sentences

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syntax

37
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____ is the broadest category of literature

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Nonfiction

38
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KINDS OF NONFICTION

a writer tells his life in a first person point of view; focuses on the most significant events that happened to him or her

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autobiography

39
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KINDS OF NONFICTION

uses first person POV to relate events to his or her life; typically focuses on ONE PERIOD of a person’s life

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memoir

40
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KINDS OF NONFICTION

a writer uses third person point of view to write about the life of someone else’s

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biography

41
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KINDS OF NONFICTION

a writer may use either the first-or third-person point of view to relate a true story in a short composition

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narrative essay

42
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Two major types of informative nonfiction

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  1. expository essays

2. persuasive essays

43
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essays that explain a topic and explain the steps in a process, report the news, or analyze a work of literature

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expository essays

44
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essays that promote opinion; advice columns, movie reviews, and editorials

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persuasive essays

45
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_____ is the point of view of the author. It is how he expresses about his topic, either directly or indirectly.

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perspective

46
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____ is the author’s reason for writing. His purposes may be to inform, explain, persuade, honor, entertain and warn

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purpose

47
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according to Daisy Zamora, a Nicaraguan poet, poetry is a ____

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“way of feeling life”

48
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name the famous writers’ definitions of poetry

“Word music, the dance of language”

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A.D. Hope

49
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name the famous writers’ definitions of poetry

“Criticism of life”

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Matthew Arnold

50
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name the famous writers’ definitions of poetry

“The spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings”

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William Wordsworth

51
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name the famous writers’ definitions of poetry

“Poetry is the lava of the imagination”

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Lord Byron

52
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name the famous writers’ definitions of poetry

“Blood, imagination and intellect running together”

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W.B. Yeats

53
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Repetition of initial consonant sounds in words

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aliteration

54
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Use of words that sound like the objects or actions they describe

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onomatopoeia

55
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repetition of vowel sounds

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assonance

56
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repetition of consonant sounds anywhere in the lines

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consonance

57
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the repetition of the same stressed vowel sound and any succeeding sounds in two or more words

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rhyme

58
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a word or row of words that may or may not form a complete sentence

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line

59
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group of lines forming a unit

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stanza

60
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a four line stanza

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quatrain

61
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A poem in which the first letter of each line, when read vertically, spell out a word, which is usually the subject of the poem.

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acrostic poem

62
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Words are placed to make the shape of an object or ideas described

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shape poem

63
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A seven-lined diamond-shaped poem that specifies the part of speech in each line, sometimes with contrasting ideas

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diamond poem

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the use of description that helps the reader imagine how something looks, sounds, feels, smells, or taste. Most of the time, it refers to appearance

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imagery

65
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implied comparison

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metaphor

66
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Giving human qualities to an animal, object or abstract idea

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personification

67
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a huge exaggeration

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hyperbole

68
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where the thoughts of the characters are exhibited

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dialogue

69
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a narrative poem written in four-line stanza

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ballad

70
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a long stately form written in various stanzas

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ode

71
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a lyrics poem of 14 lines

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sonnet

72
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an unrhymed ten-syllable poem

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blank verse

73
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a poem with no regular pattern or meter or rhyme

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free verse

74
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a five-lined rhymed poem that makes fun

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limerick

75
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a poem expressing grief, of subjective, meditative nature

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elegy

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