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30 Cards in this Set
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metaphor |
a comparison of two unlike things in which one thing is said to be another thing |
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simile |
a comparison of two unlike things using like or as |
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soliloquy/monologue |
the act of talking while or as if alone |
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personification |
describing an animal; object or idea as if it were a person; giving human qualities to something non-human |
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foreshadowing |
important hints throughout the story about what is to come |
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symbolism |
the practice of representing things by symbols, or of investing things with a symbolic meaning or character |
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motif |
a recurring subject, theme, idea, etc., especially in a literary, artistic, or musical work |
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irony |
a technique of indicating, as through character or plot development, an intention or attitude opposite to that which is actually or ostensibly stated |
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dramatic irony |
when the audience, along with one of the characters, realizes something that the other characters involved don't realize |
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alliteration |
repetition of initial consonant sounds in words near each other |
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oxymoron |
a figure of speech by which a locution produces an incongruous, seemingly self-contradictory effect, as in “cruel kindness” or “to make haste slowly.” |
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paradox |
a statement that seems to contradict itself, but upon closer look- and within the context of the story- actually does make sense |
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flashback |
an interruption in the action of the story to tell about an earlier situation or incident that is told as if it is happening in the present time, and not simply summarized |
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aside |
a part of an actor's lines supposedly not heard by others on the stage and intended only for the audience |
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prologue |
an introductory speech, often in verse, calling attention to the theme of a play |
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point of view |
who tells the story (and how much the teller knows) |
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blank verse |
unrhymed verse, especially the unrhymed iambic pentameter most frequently used in English dramatic, epic, and reflective verse |
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free verse |
verse that does not follow a fixed metrical pattern |
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sonnet |
a poem, properly expressive of a single, complete thought, idea, or sentiment, of 14 lines, usually in iambic pentameter, with rhymes arranged according to one of certain definite schemes, being in the strict or Italian form divided into a major group of 8 lines (the octave) followed by a minor group of 6 lines (the sestet), and in a common English form into 3 quatrains followed by a couplet |
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theme |
an idea or "truth" about life and people that is brought out in the story (should always be stated as a sentence) |
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setting |
the time and place in which the events occur |
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tone |
the attitude of the author (or speaker in poetry) toward his/her subject |
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allusion |
a passing or casual reference; an incidental mention of something, either directly or by implication |
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deus ex machina |
any artificial or improbable device resolving the difficulties of a plot |
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bildungsroman |
a type of novel concerned with the education, development, and maturing of a young protagonist |
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en media res |
a work that opens in the middle of action; literally "in the middle of things" |
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epic |
a long narrative poem recounting in elevated style the deeds of a legendary hero, one originating in oral folk tradition |
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epithet |
any word or phrase applied to a person or thing to describe an actual or attributed quality |
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foil |
a character who, through contrast, emphasizes significant characteristics of another |
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invocation to the gods |
a form of prayer invoking God's presence, especially one said at the beginning of a religious service or public ceremony. 4. an entreaty for aid and guidance from a Muse, deity, etc., at the beginning of an epic or epiclike poem. 5. the act of calling upon a spirit by incantation. |
