English Vocab Words

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Act

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A unti used to divide a large part of a play

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allegory

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story where the charecers and settin stand for people

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alliteration

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repititions of consonants

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allusion

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reference to a place, person, or thing from history or poplular culture

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analogy

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comparison between two or more things that are similar in some ways, but different in others

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anecdote

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brief story about in intrseting event, told to make a point.

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antagonist

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charecter in conflict with main charecter

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anticlimax

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turing point in a story, here u learn that stroy wont turn out way u expected

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archetype

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original model or type of charecter in literature after which other similar charecter are patterned; prototype

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aside

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where a charecter talks directly to the audience or another charecter.

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assonance

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repitition of vowel words

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autobiography

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authors own lief story

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ballad

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story song; often ending in a sad format

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biography

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life story written by someone other then subject

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blank verse

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unrhymed Iambic Pentameter

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charecter

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a person or item of focus in a stroy

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characterization

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how a wuthor paints a picture of who a character is
a. round
b. flat

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climax

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the high point of interest or suspense in a story

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comedy

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a story with a happy ending

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comic relief

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technique ehere u interupt a serious part of a story with a humerous situation

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conflict

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struggle between opposing forces

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connotation

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where somnething meaning some from the associations that it is given to.

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couplet

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2 lines usually at the end of a poem tht ryhme.

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denotation

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dictionary definition

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denouement

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french word ofr fallin action; unraveling

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description

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one of four main ways of writing; paints picture

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dialect

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speech w/ charecteristics of a certain region

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dialogue

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conversation between 2 characters, used to advance action

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diction

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writers choice of words

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drama

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a story that is acted for an audience

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dramatic irony

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type of irony where theres a contradiction between what a character thins and what the reader or audience knows to be true.

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dramatic monolouge

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a poem or speech in which a fictional character addresses the listener

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epic

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a long story with a larger than life hero. has the values of that society.

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epic simile

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also called a homeric simile, is an elaborate comparison of unlike subjects

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epithet

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descriptive phrase thats used to charecterize a person or thing

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essay

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short piece of nonfiction prose that examines a single subject

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exposition

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writing that explains, gives information, defines, or clarifies.

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extended metaphor

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a writer speaks or writes of a subject as though it were something else.

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fable

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brief story that teaches a moral about life.

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fantasy

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highly imaginative writing that contains elements not found in real life

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farce

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comedy that is ridiculous and often stereotypes chararcters in a far-fetched silly manner

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fiction

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prose writing that tells about imaginary characters and events.

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figure of speech

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word ir phrase that describes one thing in trerms of another and isnt meant to be understood on a literal level.

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flashback

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scene that interuppts the present action of the plot to look-back and tell what happened at an earlier time.

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foil

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charecter is used as a contrast to another character.

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foot

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grouping of 2 syllables or beats in the rhythmic measure of a poem.

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foreshadowing

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the use of clues to hint at events that will occur later in the plot

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free verse

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poetry that doesnt have a regualr meter or rhyme scheme.

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genre

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an established class or category of literature composition. the 3 major genres are poetry, prose, and drama

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haiku

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3 lined poem with 17 syabbles. hiaku seeks to convye a single vivid emotion by means of images

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hyberbowl

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a deliberate exagggeration used for emphasis

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iambic pentameter

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line of poetry that contains 4 iambs. an iamb consists of 2 beats, the first unstressed next stressed

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imagery

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concrete sensory impressions

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inversion

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reversal of the normal worder of a sentence

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irony

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contrast between whats expected and what really happens- between whats said and what is really meant

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literal language

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language that uses words in thier ordinary senses. its the opposite of figurative language.

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lyric poetry

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poetry that doesnt tell a sory but aims onyl at expresing a speakers thoughts or emotions.

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metphor

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figure of speech what makes a comparison between two unlike things w/o using the worsd like, as,than, or resembles.

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meter

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generally regualr pattern of stressed and unstresses sylablles in poetry

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monologue

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a speech by one character in a play, story, or poem

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mood

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readers feelings that is created while reading a literary work or passage

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moral

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lesson taught by a literary work

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motivation

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reason that explains or partially explains y a character thinks, feels, acts, or behaves in a certain way.

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myth

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fictional tale that explains the actions of gods or the causes of natural phenomena. have historical truth

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narration

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kind of writng or speaking that tells a story.

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narrator

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speaker or character who tells the truth

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nonsiction

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prose writing that deals with real people, events, and places.

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novel

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long fictional stroy; 100-500 pages long, contains plot, characters, setting, theme, and point of view

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onamatnopoeia

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use of a word whose sound imitates or suggest its meaingl; buzz, pop.. etc.

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oral tradition

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passing of songs, stories, and poems from generation to generation by mouth

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paradox

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statement that seems contradictory, but actually may be true.

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personification

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special kind of metaphor in which a non human thing or quality is talked about as if it were human.

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persuaion

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writing that aims at convincing the reader or listener to act or think in a certain way.

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plot

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series of related events that mkae up a story; elements: exposition. complications, climax, denuement

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poetry

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a kind of phythmic, compressed language that uses figures of speech and imagery designed to appeal to our emotions and imaginations; lyric, epic, ballad

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point of view

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vantage pointfrom which the writer has chosen to tell the story; first, second, and third person view.

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prose

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ordinary forms of language; major genre of literatre; fiction and nonfiction

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protagonist

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the main character

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pun

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play on the meaning of words

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refrain

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repeated word, prhase, line or group of lines.