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Week 2: Voc 2 Flashcards

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Foreshadowing

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Def:When author gives hint about will occur later in a story

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Foreshadowing

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Ex: Romeo and Juliet- Romeo’s premonition of his death foreshadows the tragic ending

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Foreshadowing

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Impact:Creates suspense and prepares the reader for upcoming events

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Genre

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Def:The major category into which a literacy work fit. ( autobiography, biography, essey)

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Gothic

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Def:A type of writing characterized by gloom, mystery, fear, and death

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Gothic

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Ex:Frankenstein- Classic gothic literature

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Imagery

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Def:Words/ phrase that create vivid pictures in readers mind often involving the five senses

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Imagery

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Ex:The Great Gatsby- the green light at the end of Daisy dock- longing/relief

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Imagery

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Impact: It enhances experiences for reader- connecting deeper

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Invective

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Def: Long emotionally violent attack using strong, abusive language

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Invective

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Ex: The adventure of Huckleberry Finn- Huck’s father uses invective when he verbally abuse Huck for going to school

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Invective

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Impact: Invective reveals character’s inner anger/frustration and can create tension in the story ( conflict)

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Irony

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Def:When the opposite of what you expect to happen occurs

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Verbal irony

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Def: When someone says the opposite of what they mean, often sarcastically

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Verbal Irony

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Ex: “ Oh great, another flat tire” when the car breaks down

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Verbal Irony

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Impact: It adds humor, criticism- or highlights character frustration within a sitions

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Dramatic Irony

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Def: when the audience knows someone that the character does not

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Dramatic Irony

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Ex: Romeo and Juliet- Audience knows that Juliet isn’t really dead- but Romeo belives she is

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Dramatic Irony

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Impact: Creates suspense and emotional tension

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Situational irony

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Def: When there is a contrast between what is expected to happen and ehat actullay happens

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Situational irony

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Ex: A fire station burning down

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Situational Irony

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Imapct: often highlights unpredictability of life- can enkove humor/surprised

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Juxtaposition

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Def: Placing two elements side by side for comparison often highlight contrast

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Juxtaposition

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Ex: Frankenstein-

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Juxtaposition
Impact: Encourges readers to copare and contrast two ideas or situations- deepinening the theme
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Mood
Def: The atomoshpeshre created by the literatur, shaped by the authors word chocies, syntax, and setting
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Motif
Def: A recurring theme/ idea through literacy work
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Motif
Ex: " Light and Darkness" in the Great Gatsby
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Motif
Impact: a motif helps uifty story reinforced Key themes/message
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Oxymoron
Def: A figure of speech where contradictoty erms are combined
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Oxymoron
Ex: " Deafening silence "
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Oxymoron
Impact: can craete complect/ paradoxial effects - depper thinking in life/ characters situation
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Pacing
Def: The speed or tempo of a story, controlled by factors like sentences stucture and plot events
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Pacing
Ex: A fast paced thiller might use short sentences and quick plot developmets to keep the tension hight
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Pacing
Impact: can influence how reader experiences narraive, creating suspense, exitement, relaxation-deepening author intent
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Paradox
Def: a sititation sataemnt that seems contadticaoty but is actually true
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Paradox
Ex:" The state is false"
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Paradox
Impact: Challenges readers thinking and highlights complex truths
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Parallelism
Def: The repetition of similar grammatical structures to create emphasis or organization
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Parallelism
Ex:" I came, I saw, I conquered"
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Parallelism
Impact: enhances the flow of writing and emphasize key points/ themes making them memorable for reader
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Anaphora
Def: The repetition of a word / phrase at the beginning of successive clauses
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Anaphora
Ex: " I have a Dream " MLk
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Anaphora
Impact: Creates rhythm and reinforces imprtatnt themes-making message more powerful/ memeorable
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Chiasmus
Def: Rhetorical devices where the structure of two phases is revered in parallel form
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Chiasmus
Ex: " Fair is foul, and foul is fair" Shakespeare
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Chiasmus
Impacts: Draws attention to key ideas by flipping their structure, adding emphasis and creating memorable impact
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Antithesis
Def: a juxtaposition of contrasting in a balanced or parallel structure
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Antithesis
Ex:" It was the best of times, it was the worst of times"
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Antithesis
Impact: Highlights differences/ contracts within a singles statements helping to clarify themes
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Zeugma ( Syllepsis)
Def: When a single words governs or midifered two or more word. with each meaning changing for each word
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Zeugma ( Syllepsis)
Ex:" She stole my heart and my wallet"
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Zeugma ( Syllepsis)
Impact: Zegma add humor or surprised by playing with the meaning of a single work in different contexts- leading to clever / witty phrasing
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Parenthetical Idea
Def: An idea set of on parenthesis providing additional information
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Parenthetical Idea
Ex:" He was walking down the street ( it was snowing) when he saw the frost
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Parenthetical Idea
Impact: Paratheness allow author to insert additional thoughts or details without distruton the flow of the context
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Parody
Def: An exaggerated imitation of a serious work for comedic or satirical effect
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Parody
Ex: The simpson- frequently parodies shakespeare plays by talking the serious themes and presenting them into a humerus light
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Persona
Def: The functional mask of narrator through whom a story is told

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