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49 Cards in this Set
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Reverence for beauty; movement that held beautiful form is to be valued more than instructive content.
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aestheticism
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A word, phrase or attitude that has double or even multiple meanings, resulting in multiple interpretations.
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ambiguity
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The pervasive mood or tone of a literary work.
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Atmosphere.
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The author's viewpoint regarding his subject matter. Attitude can usually be detected in author's tone.
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Attitude
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A grand and exuberently ornamental style
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baroque
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an adherence to the principals of Greek and Roman literature.
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Classicism
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words or phrases that are used in everyday conversation or informal writing which are usually considered inappropriate for a formal essay.
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Colloquialisms
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the range of further associations that a word or phrase suggests in addition to its straightforward disctionary meaning.
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Connotation
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a device of style of subject matter so often used that it becomes a recognized means of expression.
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convention
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the precise literal meaning of a word, without emotional associations or overtones.
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denotation
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philosophy that suggests people's actions and all other events are determined by forces over which human beings have no control
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determinism
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the version of a language spoken by people of a particular region or social group.
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dialect
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the conversation of two or more people as represented in writing.
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dialogue
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violently bitter verbal attack
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diatribe
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the choice of words used in a literary work
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diction
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a portion of a written work that interupts or pauses the development of the theme or plot.
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digression
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the use of a quotation at the beginning or a work that hints at its theme.
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epigraph
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a philosophical movement that focuses on the individual human being's experience of, recognition or meaningless existence
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existentialism
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presents life not as it appears on the surface, but as it is passionately felt to be by an author or character
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expressionism
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a way of presenting scenes or incidents that took place before the opening scene.
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flashback
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the pursuit of pleasure above all else.
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hedonism
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a conclusion the reader can draw based upon details presented by the author.
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inference
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direct denunciation or name-calling.
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invective
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a situation in which the audience knows more about the character's situation than the character does.
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dramatic irony
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the contrast between what is intended or expected and what actually occurs.
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situational irony
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a contrast between what is said and what is meant
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verbal irony
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in its broadest sense, the incongruity or diff between reality and appearance
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irony
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the special language of a profession or group
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jargon
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the side by side comparison of two or more object
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juxtaposition
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the use of the physical setting, dialect, customs, and attitudes in a region
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local color
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the comic substituion of one word for another similar in sound but different in meaning
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malapropism
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the speed at which an author tells a story
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narrative pace
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style of writing that rejects idealized portrayals of life and attempts complete accuracy, disinterested objectivity, brutal struggle for survival
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naturalism
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the prevailing emotional attitude in a literary work
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mood
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the identification of god with the universe
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pantheism
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the belief that nature provides a truer and more healthful model than culture; the noble savage
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primitivism
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pen name, alias
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pseudonym
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an author's use of accuracy in the portrayal of life or reality
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realism
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the tendency in literature to focus on a specific greographic region
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regionalism
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literature depicting emotion matter in an imaginative form
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romanticism
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harsh cutting personal remarks not necessarily ironic
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sarcasm
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any form of literature that blends ironic humor and wit with criticism. seeks to correct through ridicule
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satire
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a technique that allow the reader to see the continuous chaotic flow of half formed thoughts
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stream-of-conciousness
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employs illogical and dreamlike images to suggest the unconcious
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surrealism
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the reflection in a work of the author's attitude toward his or her subject
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tone
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the american version of romanticsm. opposed to puritanism
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transcendtalism
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the quality of onesness in a literary work
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unity
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the sense a written work conveys to a reader of the writer's attitude, personality and character
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voice
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ingenuity in connecting amusingly incongruous ideas, intelledt, humor
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wit
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