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21 Cards in this Set
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Abstract
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Existing in thought or as an idea but not having a physical or concrete existence.
Example- Beauty is an abstract ideal, which can not be concretely exemplified by one thing to satisfy all audiences. |
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Accent/Beat |
A distinctive mode of pronunciation of a language, especially one associated with a particular nation, locality, or social class. (a main accent or rhythmic unit in music or poetry) Example- A strong German accent |
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Allegory |
A story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one. Example- Animal Farm is an allegory for the Russian Revolution |
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Alliteration |
The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words. Example- Carrie's cat clawed her couch, creating chaos |
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Allusion |
An expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning its explictness; an indirect or passing reference. Example- He was a real Romeo with the ladies |
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Ambiguity |
Uncertainty or inexactness of meaning in language. Example- The passerby helps dog bite victim |
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Analogy |
A comparison between two things Example: I feel like a fish ourt of water |
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Anaphora |
The use of a word referring to or replacing a word used earlier in a sentence, to avoid repetition. Example- I like this and so do they |
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Anastrophe |
The inversion of the usual order of words or clauses. Example- If stupid you are, speak you should not. -Yoda |
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Anecdote |
A short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person. Example- The class shared short anecdotes about their families, with their peers. |
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Antagonist |
A person who actively opposes or is hostile to someone or something; an adversary. Example- Captain hook is the Antagonist in the story Peter Pan |
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Antithesis |
A contrast or opposition between two things. Example- Speech is silver, but silence is gold |
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Apostrophe |
A punctuation mark ( ’ ) used to indicate either possession (e.g., Harry's book ; boys' coats ) or the omission of letters or numbers Example- He’s, you’re, class of ‘99, can’t |
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Archetype |
A recurrent symbol or motif in literature, art, or mythology Example- mythological archetypes of good and evil |
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Assonance |
In poetry, the repetition of the sound of a vowel or diphthong in non-rhyming stressed syllables near enough to each other for the echo to be discernible Example- penitence,reticence |
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Ballad |
A poem or song narrating a story in short stanzas. Traditional ballads are typically of unknown authorship, having been passed on orally from one generation to the next as part of the folk culture. Example- Ballad of the Cool Fountain |
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Black Humor |
Humor that deals with unpleasant aspects of life in a bitter or ironic way Example- "Suicide just isn't funny, no matter which way you slice it" (That is also a satire) |
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Blank Verse |
A poem with no rhyme (rhyme is allowed but not needed) but does have iambic pentameter
Example- "Something there is that doesn’t love a wall. That sends the frozen-ground-swell under it, And spills the upper boulders in the sun;" -Robert Frost |
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Caesura |
A pause near the middle of a line Example- It is for you we speak, || not for ourselves: |
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Catharsis |
When literature provides strong emotional experiences that ultimately result in a sense of purification. Example-A man who killed someone in a drunk driving incident experiences catharsis by volunteering in a children's shelter |
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Characterization |
The creation and convincing representation of fictitious characters Example- "He shot the arrow with such precision, it was obvious he'd been shooting his whole life." |
