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47 Cards in this Set
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allegory
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any writing in verse or prose that has a double meaning
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alliteration
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repeating a consonant sound in close proximity to others, or beginning several words with the same vowel sound
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allusion
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a casual reference in literature to a person, place, event, or another passage of literature, often without explicit identification
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archetype
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an original model or pattern from which other later copies are made
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autobiography
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a non-fictional account of a person's life
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black vernacular
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the ethnic dialect associated with Americans of African ancestry
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canon
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an approved or traditional collection of works; standard; genuine
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character
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any representation of an individual being presented in a dramatic or narrative work through extended dramatic or verbal representation
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claim
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an assertion to something as a fact; a just title to something
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climax
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the moment in a play, novel, short story, or narrative poem at which the crisis reaches its point of greatest intensity and is thereafter resolved
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close reading
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reading a piece of literature carefully, bit by bit, in order to analyze the significance of every individual word, image, and artistic ornament
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closed poetic form
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poetry written in a a specific or traditional pattern according to the required regulations
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colloquialism
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a word or phrase used everyday in plain and relaxed speech, but rarely found in formal writing
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connotation
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the extra tinge or taint of meaning each word carries beyond the minimal, strict definition found in a dictionary
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creole
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a native language combining the traits of multiple languages
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cultural symbol
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a symbol widely or generally accepted as meaning something specific within an entire culture or social group
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dialect
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the language of a particular district, class, or group of persons
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diction
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the choice of a particular word as opposed to others
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ethos
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the moral element in dramatic literature that determines a character's action rather than his or her thought or emotion
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evaluation
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to examine and judge carefully
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evidence
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that which tends to prove or disprove something
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frame narrative
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the result of inserting one or more small stories within the body of a larger story that encompasses the smaller ones
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freudian criticism
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a psychoanalytical approach to literature that seeks to understand the elements of a story or character in a story by applying the tripartite model of the psyche developed by the late nineteenth-century psychologist, Sigmund Freud
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genre
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a type or category of literature or film marked by certain shared features
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imagery
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"mental pictures" that readers experience with a passage of literature
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irony
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a speaker makes a statement in which its actual meaning differs sharply from the meaning that the words express
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juvenile literature
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books suitable for children
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juxtaposition
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The arrangement of two or more things side-by-side or in similar narrative moments for the purpose of comparison, contrast, rhetorical effect, suspense, or character development
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MLA
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the standard writing format used in American college English classes
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metaphor
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a comparison or analogy stated in such a way as to imply that one object is another one, figuratively speaking
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meter
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a recognizable though varying pattern of stressed syllables alternating with syllables of less stress
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metonymy
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using a vaguely suggestive, physical object to embody a more general idea
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motif
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a conspicuous recurring element which appears frequently in works of literature
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narrative
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the story or account
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open poetic form
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a poem of variable length, one which can consist of as many lines as the poet wishes to write
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pidgin
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a simplified, limited language combining features from many languages and used among persons who share no common language amongst themselves
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plot
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the structure and relationship of actions and events in a work of fiction
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point of view
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the way a story gets told and who tells it
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regional literature
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literature that accurately seeks to portray or is associated with a particular geographic region or people
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rhyme scheme
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the pattern of rhyme
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simile
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an analogy or comparison implied by using an adverb such as like or as
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slave narrative
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a narrative, often autobiographical in origin, about a slave's life
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slang
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informal diction or the use of vocabulary considered inconsistent with the preferred formal wording common among the educated or elite in a culture
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symbolism
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frequent use of words, places, characters, or objects that mean something beyond what they are on a literal level
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synecdoche
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a rhetorical trope involving a part of an object representing the whole, or the whole of an object representing a part
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theme
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a central idea or statement that unifies and controls an entire literary work
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tone
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the means of creating a relationship or conveying an attitude or mood
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