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21 Cards in this Set
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character archetype
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A characteristic of a group of people that is true regardless of time or place
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character stereotype
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A generalized view of characteristics specific to one group
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character purpose
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Reliability to the audience
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purpose of prose
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To illustrate something
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diction
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words chosen by an author that best illustrate an idea, tone, concept, etc.
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syntax
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the order in which words appear
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imagery
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engages the five senses in the literature
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allusions-literary
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references to famous pieces of literature that illustrate a point
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allusions-biblical
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referances to the bible to illustrate a point
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allusions-historical
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references a well known historical event to illustrate a point
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symbolism
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a concrete thing that represents something larger than itself
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irony
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opposite of what is most expected
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allegory
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a story with a literal and figurative meaning
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extended metaphore
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a more detailed and extensive metaphore
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metaphore
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when one thing is spoken of as though it were something else
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denotation
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dictionary definition of a word
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conotation
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societies meaning of a word
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cognate
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a word's historical background
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derivations
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word made up of root and prefix/suffix
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how were english sonnets made up and who wrote them?
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Shakespeare wrote them with three 4-line quatrains and a two line couplet at the end
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how were italian sonnets written and who wrote them?
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Petrarchan wrote sonnets with an 8 line octave (problem) and a 6 line sestet (resolution)
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