English Vocab Words

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archetype

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a literary system that depicts the journey of the protagonist in a story, from the beginning to end

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prose

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written or spoken language in its ordinary form, without metrical structure

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stanza

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a group of lines forming the basic recurring metrical unit in a poem

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free verse

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poetry that does not rhyme or have a regular meter

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poetry

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the opposite of prose.

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repetition

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a poetic technique where something is repeated that has already been said or written

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scansion

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the action of scanning a line of verse to determine its rhythm

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apostrophe

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a poetic device in which the speaker is speaking to an inanimate object

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meter

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the rhythm of a piece of poetry determined by the number and length of feet in a line

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verbal irony

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lowest form of humor. verbal irony translates into sarcasm. when the speaker says something but means another

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situational irony

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when the result of an action is contrary to the desired of expected effect

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dramatic irony

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when words and actions possess a significance that the listener or audience understands, but the speaker or character does not.

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strife

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angry or bitter disagreement over fundamental issues; conflict

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synecdoche

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figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa

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syntax

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the arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language

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superficial

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occurring at the surface, not deep or complete enough

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suitor

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a man who pursues a relationship with a particular woman, with a view to marriage

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woo

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to win over someone's affections, to attempt

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bawdy

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dealing with sexual matters in a comical way; humorously indecent

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lewd

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crude and offensive in a sexual way

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profanity

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bad language

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profane

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to go against god/religion
to sin

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blank verse

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unrhymed iambic pentameter

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monologue

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a long speech

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soliloquy

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a long speech that is spoken alone with no one else on stage

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monometer

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one foot of lines

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dimter

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two feet

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trimeter

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three feet

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tetrameter

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four feet

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pentameter

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five feet

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hexameter

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six feet

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heptameter

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seven feet

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octameter

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eight feet

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nonameter

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nine feet

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iambic

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a type of rhythm

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trochaic

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DUM de

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anapestic

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de de DUM

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dactylic

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DUM de de

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synesthesia

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a literary device in which more than of the five senses is evoked at the same time

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gustatory

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the sense of taste

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tactile

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the sense of touch

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olfactory

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the sense of smell

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visual

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the sense of sight

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auditory

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the sense of hearing

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cacophony

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discordant sound, a harsh noise

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tentative

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not certain or fixed
hesitant or unsure

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permeate

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spread throughout something

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waft

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an odor that passes easily and gently through the air

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penultimate

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second to last

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emulate

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to imitate and try to match or surpass

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oxymoron

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a figure of speech in which contradictory terms are put together

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laconic

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using as few words as possible

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loquacious

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extremely talkative

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hyperbole

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exaggerated statements

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equivocate

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ambiguous language to conceal the truth or avoid committing yourself

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eloquent

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fluent or persuasive in writing and or speaking

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exonerate

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absolve someone from fault or blame

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ubiquitous

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present, appearing or found everywhere

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ambiguity

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uncertainty or inexactness of language

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atmosphere/mood

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feeling of the reader, as developed by the author

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tone

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the author's attitude toward the topic

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memoir

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an autobiographical or a written account of one's memory

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diction

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the choice and use of words and phrases

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narration

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give a spoken or written account of something

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pastiche

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an artistic work that is in a style that imitates that of another piece of writing or art