English Vocab

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allusion

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passing reference or indirect mention

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concrete language

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Language which refers to tangible objects as opposed to abstract concepts

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connotation

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all the meanings, associations, or emotions that a word suggests

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denotation

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the literal, dictionary definition of a word

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diction

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a writer/speaker's choice of words

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figurative language

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language that says one thing but means another

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figures of speech

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any way of saying something other thn the ordinary way

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imagery

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representation thru language of sense experience

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verbal irony

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speech in which what is said is the opposite to what is meant

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metaphor

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an implicit comparision of two dissimilar objects

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oxymoron

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a combination of contradictory terms-two words

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paradox

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a statement that contradicts itself

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personification

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the act of attributing human characteristics to abstract ideas

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simile

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an explicit comparision of two dissmiliar objects

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tone

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the writer's attitude toward the material and/or readers

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coherence

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content organized to present a logical developent of the subject

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unity

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all of the content related to the subject

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nonfiction

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prose narrative that deals with real events or has factual evidence to support it

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parody

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imitation of a work of literature, art, or music for amusement or instruction

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satire

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type of writing which ridicules human weakness

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setting

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total environment for the action of a fictional work, including time and place

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theme

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central idea or insight into a work of literature

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genre

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category a story or script falls into

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parallel structure

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the repeating of phrases and sentences that are syntactically similar

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first person narrative

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story in which the narrator is a character in the story

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point of view

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the perspective from which a story is told

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omniscient point of view

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an "all-knowing" narrator tells the story in 3rd person

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pathos

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appeal to emotions

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ethos

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appeal to one's own reputation

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logos

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appeal to logic

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pathetic fallacy

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the concept of attributing human emotions to nature or to inanimate objects

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stream of consciousness

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style of writing that portrays the inner workings of a character's mind

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interior monologue

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a literary genre that presents a fictional character's sequence of thoughts in the form of a monologue