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Yellow Words Flashcards

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a word free from limitations or qualifications (“best,” “all,” “unique,” “perfect”)

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absolute

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a reference to something literary, mythological, or historical that the author assumes the reader will recognize

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allusion

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a comparison of two different things that are similar in some way

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analogy

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a brief narrative that focuses on a particular incident or event

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anecdote

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insincere or overly sentimental quality of writing/speech intended to evoke pity

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bathos

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an expression that has been overused to the extent that its freshness has worn off

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cliche

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the implied or associative meaning of a word

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connotation

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literal meaning of a word

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denotation

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language employing one or more figures of speech (simile, metaphor, imagery, etc.)

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figurative language

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intentional exaggeration to create an effect (understatement is its opposite) both often used in irony

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hyperbole

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a question that raises a hypothesis, conjecture, or supposition

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hypothetical question

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the use of figures of speech to create vivid images that appeal to one of the senses

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imagery

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the use of words to convey the opposite of their literal meaning; or, incongruity between what is expected and what actually occurs

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irony

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placing two elements side by side to present a comparison or contrast

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juxtaposition

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a direct comparison of two different things

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metaphor

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the emotional atmosphere of a work. This is related to but different than tone which is the author’s treatment of a subject

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mood

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a standard theme, element, or dramatic situation that reocurs

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motif

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a character’s incentive or reason for behaving in a certain manner; that which impels a character to act

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motivation

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an apparently contradictory statement that actually contains some truth

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paradox

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(archetype)–a person or group that bears the blame for another

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scapegoat

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21
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a comparison of two things using “like,” “as,” or other specifically comparative words “than”

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simile

22
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the choices a writer makes; the combination of distinctive features of a literary work

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style

23
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an object that is used to represent something else

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symbol

24
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a central idea of a work

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theme

25
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the attitude of a writer, usually implied, toward the subject or audience

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tone

26
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a construction in which elements are presented in a series without conjunctions

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asyndeton

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a restatement of a text in a different form or in different words, often for the purpose of clarity

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paraphrase

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the use, for rhetorical effect, of more conjunctions than is necessary or natural

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polysyndeton

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the vantage point from which a story is told

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point of view

30
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the one who tells the story; may be first person, third person, limited, omniscient, or objective

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narrator

31
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narrator in poetry

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speaker

32
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a narrator who presents the story as the main character, uses “I”

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first person

33
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a narrator who presents the story as it is seen and understood by a single character and restricts information to what is seen, heard, thought, or felt by that one character (also called third person limited)

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limited narrator

34
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the narrator’s voice is subsumed into a character’s perspective to the extent that the reader doesn’t notice that s/he is now getting information from a character in the story other than the narrator. This is much like third person limited; however, it often happens with an omniscient narrator who dips in and out of other character’s thoughts within a scene or segment of a book.

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free indirect discourse

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a narrator who is able to know, see, and tell all, including the inner thoughts and feelings of the characters

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omniscient narrator

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a narrator that moves the reader’s attention through the story like a roving movie camera

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objective narrator

37
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the point of highest interest in a literary work

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climax

38
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process of releasing, and thereby providing relief from, strong or repressed emotions primarily through art

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catharsis

39
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a moment of sudden revelation or insight

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epiphany

40
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a character who embodies a single quality and who does not develop in the course of a story

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flat character

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the presentation of material in such a way that the reader is prepared for what is to come later in the work

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foreshadowing

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a traditional story presenting supernatural characters and episodes that help explain natural events

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myth

43
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the use of corresponding grammatical or syntactical forms

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parallelism

44
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the action of a narrative or drama

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plot

45
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the falling action of a narrative; the events following the climax

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resolution

46
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a character who demonstrates some complexity and who develops or changes in the course of a work

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round character

47
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a change in the tone, meaning, or other aspect in a literary work

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shift

48
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the time, place, and environment in which the book takes place–including the historical setting and the culture

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setting

49
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the point in a work in which a very significant change occurs

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turning point

50
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the primary position taken by a writer or speaker

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thesis

51
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the subject treated in a paragraph or work

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topic

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