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Alliteration |
the repetition of consonant sounds in a sequence of words (generally beginning with the same letter) |
She sells seashells on the seashore |
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Allusion |
A reference to people, places, events or ideas in history, religion and literature |
“This place is like a Garden of Eden.” The Garden of Eden was the paradise God made for Adam and Eve. (religious allusion) |
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Antagonist |
Usually known as "the Villain" (the character or forces that opposes the protagonist) |
Bowser from Mario Bros. |
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Aside |
a few words or a short passage spoken by a character to the audience that is not heard by the other characters |
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Atmosphere |
the emotional tone of a story |
It was a dark and stormy night.
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Audience |
the person(s) who is reading, listening or observing a piece |
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Ballad |
a multi stanza poem that tells a story and has a refrain |
"Brothers and men that shall after us be, Let not your hearts be hard to us: For pitying this our misery Ye shall find God the more piteous." |
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Bias |
a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation |
New stories that show only facts that support one point of view |
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Blank Verse |
poetry written unrhymed in iambic pentameter |
Something there is that doesn’t love a wall. |
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Character |
an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction |
Woody is an imaginary cowboy in the movie Toy Story |
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Chronological Order |
order in which events happen in time |
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Cliché |
an idea or expression that has become overused |
They all lived happily ever after.
Read between the lines
Fall head over heels
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Climax |
the point of highest tension of a story, play or film |
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Colloquial |
the use of informal words, phrases or even slang in a piece of writing |
wanna – want to
gonna – going to
y’all – you all
go nuts – go insane
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Comedy |
a ludicrous and amusing event or series of events in a work of literature |
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Compare |
to note the similarities and differences between two things |
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Internal Conflict |
a struggle that takes place within a character |
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External Conflict |
a struggle between two opposing characters or forces |
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Connotation |
feelings and emotions that are associated with words |
“Wall Street” literally means a street situated in Lower Manhattan but connotatively it refers to “wealth” and “power” |
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Contrast |
showing differences between or among things |
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Denotation |
the literal meaning of a word |
antonym of connotation |
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Description |
a statement that gives details about someone or something |
it was a small yellow butterfly |
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Dialogue |
lines spoken between characters in a work of literature |
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Direct Presentation |
when the writer tells readers what kind of personality the character possesses rather than allowing the characters to show their personality and allow the readers to draw their own conclusions |
"she was pretty, smart, she was my wife" |
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Drama |
literature written to be performed |
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Dynamic Character |
a character who undergoes an important inner change |
as a change in personality or attidue |
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Exposition |
the "exposing" of the story behind the story |
in star wars, The crawling text on the screen at the beginning of each part gives the audience every piece of information they need to understand the upcoming events in the film. The opening lines usually begin like this: “A long time ago in a galaxy far away, far away…” |
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Expository |
usually factual and written without emotion |
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Falling Action |
the action that occurs after the the climax of a work of literature |
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Figurative Language |
language that contains many poetic devices; a way of saying something other than the literal meaning of words |
Her head was spinning from all the new information.
The toast jumped out of the toaster.
I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.
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First person point of view |
a point of view in which an "I" or "we" serves as a narrator of a piece |
I am going to the park. We had a great time. |
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Flashback |
the presentation of a scene that takes place before the present |
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Flat Character |
a minor character who has minor depth of personality |
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Foil |
a character that contrasts with and reveals various aspects of the main characters personality |
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Foreshadowing |
a hint of things to come |
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Free Verse |
a poem that has no limitations in its use of meter or rhyme |
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Genre |
a catergory of literal work |
horror, comedy, tradegy |
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Hyperbole |
obvious and intentional exaggeration |
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Image |
the picture that is created in the head of the reader |
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Imagery |
a word or phrase in a piece that appeals directly to the reader's taste, touch, hearing and sight |
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Indirect presentation |
when a characters traits are reveal by their actions or speech |
antonym of direct presentation |
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Irony |
figure of speech in which words are used in such a way that their intended meaning is different from the actual meaning of the words. It may also be a situation that may end up in quite a different way than what is generally anticipated |
I posted a video on YouTube about how boring and useless YouTube is.
The name of Britain’s biggest dog was “Tiny”
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Jargon |
confusing words and phrases used in an occupation, trade, or field of study |
RBI is baseball jargon |
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Limited omniscient |
a narration limited to what a single character can think, see, know, or judge |
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Lyric |
a short poem that tells the emotions and thoughts of the speaker |
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Metaphor |
describing one thing by comparing it another directly |
"the moon is a harsh mistress" |
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Mood |
the feeling that a piece is meant to evoke in the audience |
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Narration |
the act of telling a sequence of events in a story or poem |
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Narrative |
a work of literature that tells a story |
a piece with a "storyteller" |
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Narrator |
the "voice" that tells the story |
the "storyteller" |
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Objective point of view |
a point of view where the audience does not see the thoughts or feelings of any character |
a "movie camera" point of view |
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Omniscient point of view |
the point of view that allows the reader to see into the thoughts of more than one character |
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Onomatopoeia |
words that sound like what they define |
CRASH, BOOM, DRIP |
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Oxymoron |
a figure of speech that combines two words of opposite meaning |
jumbo shrimp, student teacher |
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Paradox |
contrary to expectations, existing belief or perceived opinion |
Your enemy’s friend is your enemy.
I am nobody.
“What a pity that youth must be wasted on the young.”
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Personification |
a form of metaphor that gives human attributes to non-human things |
Look at my car. She is a beauty, isn’t it so?
The wind whispered through dry grass.
The flowers danced in the gentle breeze.
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Plot |
the events in a work of literature |
synonym. storyline |
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Point of view |
the angle of considering things, the way a story is written |
1st, 2nd, 3rd person POV & objective, limited omniscient, omniscient POV |
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Propaganda |
biased writing with extreme examples meant to sway an audience to a certain point of view |
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Protagonist |
the main character |
Woody is the protagonist in Toy Story |
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Refrain |
a line or lines that are repeated in music or verse |
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Resolution |
the part of a work of the literature after the climax and ties up any loose ends |
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Rhyme |
a poem composed of lines with similar ending sounds |
Humpty Dumpty |
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Rhyme Scheme |
a specific pattern used in a poem that determines which lines rhyme |
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Rhythm |
a pattern of stressed and unstressed sounds in poetry |
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Rising Action |
the events that lead up to the climax |
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Round character |
a many sided character that does not always act predictably |
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Sarcasm |
a form of verbal irony |
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Satire |
mockery of human behaviour to attempt to bring about change |
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Setting |
the time, place, and mood of a piece |
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Simile |
comparing something to something else using "like" or "as" |
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Slang |
informal verbal communication that is unexceptable for formal writing |
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Sonnet |
a 14 line peom usually written in iambic pentameter |
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Speaker |
the "voice" used to tell the story |
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Stanza |
a paragraph in poetry |
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Static character |
a character who does not change throughout a piece |
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Stereotyped character |
a one-dimensional character based on stereotypes |
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Style |
the writer's personal way of writing |
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Symbol |
an object that represents something more than it's literal definition |
a rose can represent love |
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Theme |
the main idea in a piece |
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Tradegy |
a piece that features a catastrophic fall from grace of its protagonist |
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Understatement |
purposefuly saying less than what is meant |
antonym of hyperbole |
