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Alliteration |
the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words |
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Allusion |
an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference. |
Diana in Romeo and Juliet (Goddess of Chasity) |
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Anaphora |
deliberate repetition for artistic effect |
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Apostrophe |
addressing a person who isn't there |
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Aside |
lines spoken directly to an audience |
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Assonance |
the repetition of the sound of a vowel or diphthong in nonrhyming stressed syllables near enough to each other for the echo to be discernible |
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Indirect Characterization |
not directly said; through actions words, actions, appearance |
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Direct Characterization |
revealing an aspect of a character in a straight forward manner |
man vs. self |
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Internal Conflict |
psychological conflict within a person's mind |
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External Conflict |
struggle between character and an outside force |
man vs. nature man vs. man man vs. society |
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Epic Metaphor |
huge, drawn out metaphor |
Lady Capulet talking of Count Paris to Juliet (clasp, book) |
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Foil |
opposite to a main character |
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Foreshadow |
warning or indication of future event |
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Situational Irony |
Opposite of what is expected |
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Verbal Irony |
When a character says one thing, but it had a completely different meaning |
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Dramatic Irony |
When the reader knows something the character doesn't |
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Juxtaposition |
the fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect. |
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Metaphor |
comparison between two things without using the words like or as |
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Monologue |
long speech heard by others |
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Motif |
a distinctive feature or dominant idea in an artistic or literary composition |
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Oxymoron |
a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction |
brave coward jumbo shrimp angelic demon |
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Paradox |
words that are contradictory |
life after death |
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Personification |
giving an inanimate object a human trait |
The wind whistled |
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1st Person |
POV using I and me; inside character's head (only one character) |
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3rd Person Limited |
outside perspective; biased to ONE character |
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3rd Person (objective) |
an outside perspective; unbiased |
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3rd Person (omniscient) |
outside perspective; tells about ALL characters |
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Pun |
a play on words |
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Rhymed Couplet |
two lines in poetry that ends in the same sounding pattern |
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Simile |
comparison between two things using the the words like or as |
Life is like a box of chocolates. |
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Soliloquy |
long speech not meant to be heard by other characters |
Juliet speaking of Romeo in the beginning of the balcony scene |
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Iamb |
unstressed / stressed |
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Iambic Pentameter |
five sets of iambs |
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Quatrains |
four lines; ABAB |
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Rhyme Scheme of Sonnet |
ABABA CDCD EFEF GG |
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Tone |
the general character or attitude of a place, piece of writing, situation |
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Front |
the foremost part of anything |
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Dollop |
a lump or blob of something |
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Voracity |
The condition of craving or consuming large quantities of food |
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Quid |
a portion of something that is chewed not swallowed |
Tobacco |
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Windfall |
and unexpected gain |
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Requisition |
written request for something (mostly supplies) |
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Heavies |
a gun of great weight or large caliber |
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Disconcerted |
upsetting, frustrating |
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Chaps |
a crack in the skin (chapped lips) |
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Issues |
something that is distributed |
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Trundle |
to roll or wheel |
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Dixie |
a large iron pot |
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Non-Commissioned |
appointed from enlisted personnel |
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Billets |
lodging for a soldier |
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Latrine |
a toilet as a trench in the earth in a camp |
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Unimpeachably |
above suspicion; impeccable |
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Sheaf |
any bundle, cluster, or collection |
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Skat |
a card game for 3 players |
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misere ouverte |
a bid in the card game Solo Whist that involves laying all one's cards face up on the table |
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Contraint |
limitation or constriction |
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Blighty |
a wound permitting a soldier to be sent back to England from the front |
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Ostracized |
to exclude from society, friendship, conversation, or privileges |
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Mutineers |
a person who revolts against authorities |
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Implore |
to beg urgently |
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Coveted |
to wish for |
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Morphia |
pain reliever; sedative |
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Bitterly |
hard to bear; distressful |
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Ornamental |
used or grown for ornament; decorative |
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Quixotic |
1. extravagantly chivalrous or romantic
2. impulsive |
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Smutty |
soiled with smut; grimy |
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Billited |
lodging for soldiers or students |
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Bewildering |
extremely confusing |
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Moors |
a tract of preserved land |
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Dwindle |
to decrease; make smaller |
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Silhouette |
the outline of a general shape of something |
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Stagnant |
1. not flowing or running water
2. inactive; dull |
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Apoplexy |
stroke |
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Tremulous |
timid; fearful |
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Hearken |
to listen or hear |
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Opalescent |
milky iridescence |
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Scarce |
insufficient to satisfy the need or demand |
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Dreg |
1. the sediment of liquid 2. the least valuable part of anything |
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Threshing |
to beat as if with a flail |
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Dysentery |
An infectious disease marked by inflammation and ulceration of the lower part ofthe bowels, with diarrhea that becomes mucous and hemorrhagic |
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Pitilessness |
the lack of feeling or showing no pity |
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Severest |
harsh; unnecessarily extreme |
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Annihilation |
the act of destroying someone or something completely |
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Furrow |
a narrow groove made in the ground |
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Amiss |
improperly; wrongly |
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Obtuse |
not quick or sharp enough; dull |
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Culprit |
A person guilty of a crime or offensive fault |
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Implacable |
inexorable; merciless or cruel |
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Extenuation |
the act of representing something as less serious |
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Entanglements |
The act of entangling |
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Gurgles |
To flow in a broken, irregular, noisy current |
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Trickles |
to flow or fall by drops in a small gentle stream |
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Extraordinary |
beyond what is usual or ordinary |
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Irresolutely |
doubtfully |
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Driveling |
saliva flowing from the mouth or mucus from the nose |
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Stark |
harsh, grim, or desolate |
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Luxurious |
characterized by luxury; expensive |
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Mewing |
the sound a gull makes; tiny high-pitched sound |
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Munition |
material used in war (weapons and ammunition) |
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Baldaquin |
a silk brocade made with silver or gold threads |
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Hitherto |
up to this time; until now |
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Provaction |
something that incites, instigates, angers or irritates |
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Litany |
A ceremonial or liturgical form of prayer consisting of a series of invocations or supplications with response that are the same for a number of succession |
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Garrison |
where a body of troops are staitioned |
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Convalescent |
a person that is gradually recovering from an illness |
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Forlorness |
expressive of hopelessness; lonely and sad |
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Primitiveness |
old fashioned; simple or unsophisticated |
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Dissolution |
the resulting state |
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Evasively |
tending or seeking to evade; elusive |
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Aberration |
lapse from a sound mental state; mental disorder |
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Demented |
crazy, insane; infected by dementia |
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Bequeathed |
to hand down or pass on |
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Emaciated |
overworked to the point of malnutrition or sickness |
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Niggardliness |
stingy; mean |
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Doggedly |
persistent in effort; stubborn |
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Armistice |
a truce |
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Heedless |
careless; unmindful |
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Introduction: First Step |
1-2 general sentences on life, literature, world, or people) |
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Introduction: Step Two |
1-2 general sentences about the culture, history, time period, or author you are writing about |
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Introduction: Step Three |
1-2 sentences about the book -author -title -setting (time and place) -main characters and their relationships and personalities -conflict |
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Introduction: Step Four |
Thesis |
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What does TIQA stand for? |
Topic Sentence Introduce Back Story Quite Analysis |
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