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19 Cards in this Set
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thesis |
sentence that controls topic of essay |
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dramatic irony |
contradiction between what the character thinks and what the reader knows |
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situational irony |
event that occurs that contradicts the expectations of characters |
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verbal irony |
words used to suggest the opposite of what is meant |
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connotation |
word associated with the idea (icy) |
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denotation |
dictionary meaning |
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direct character development |
writer explains character for example, jim is fat and lazy |
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indirect character development |
author hints at characteristics through actions and words |
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alliteration |
repeating |
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first person point of view |
character tells story "i" |
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third person limited point of view |
reader sees story through ONE characters point of view "he, she" |
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third person omniscient point of view |
all knowing, can tell thoughts of all characters a |
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analogy |
comparison shows similarity between two unlike things e |
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epic simile |
elabroate comparison of unllike objects |
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epithet |
emphasizes important traits of characters |
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epic hero |
larger than life character in an epic |
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archetype |
character, detail, image or situation that appears in a literature from around the world or throughout history |
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epic |
long narrative poem about good deeds of gods or heros |
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homonym |
same sound different meaning |
