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abstract
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N. abbreviated synopsis of a longer work or scholarship or reasearch
EX. Knight Master's thesis |
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Ad Hominem
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directed to or appealing to feelings or prejudices instead of to intellect or person
EX Malcolm X (white to black) |
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Adage, Aphorism, Maxim
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a saying or proverb conatianing a generally accepted truth or sentiment
EX 3 cups of tea chapter heading |
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Allegory
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a story in which a second meaning is to be read beneath the surface s+s+s
Ex George Gray-live life to the fullest |
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Alliteration
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"lemony light"
repitition of one of more initial consonants in a group of words or lines in a poem |
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allusion
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reference to a person, place, event, meant to create an effect or enhance meaning
EX phillips in speech to zeus |
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ambiguity
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a vaugeness of meaning; concious lack of clarity to evoke multiple meanings or interpretations
EX- the things they carried--confusing ppl on purpose |
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anarchronism
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person, scene, or event that fails to correspond with appropraite time era
-colombus sails to the US |
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analogy
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comparison that points out similarities b/w two dissimilar things
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anecdote
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brief narratice often used to illustrate an idea or make a point
-wedding speech |
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annotation
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brief explanation, summary, or evaluation of a text or work of literature
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antagonist
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character or forse in a work of literature that, by opposing the protagonist, produces tension or conflict
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antecedent
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a word to which a pronoun refers
Mike is telling jokes He is funny |
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antithesis
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rhetorical opposition or contrast of ideas by means of grammatical arrangement o words, clauses, or sentences
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apollonian
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in contract to dionysian, refers to most noble, godlike qualities of human nature and behavior
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apostrophe
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a locution that addresses a person or personified not present
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arch
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characterized by clever or sly humour, often saucy, playful
EX tonight show |
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archetype
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an abstract or ideal conception of a type; a model or form
EX jock,prep, yadayada |
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assonance
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repitition of two or more vowel sounds in a group.used in poetry
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bard
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a poet
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bathos
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insincere or overdone sentimentality
EX R&J |
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belles-lettres
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a french term for the world of books, criticism, and literature in general
EX emily dickinson |
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bombast
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inflated, pretentious language
Joey on friends |
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burlesque
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a work of literature meant to ridicule a subject; a grotesque imitation
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cacophony
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grating; inharmonious sounds
EX knives on plates |
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canon
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the works considered important in a national literature or period
EX constitution |
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caricature
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a grotesque likeness of striking qualities in persons and things
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carpe diem
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sieze the day- a common theme
Rodney Pauch Lecture |
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circumlocution
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literallly "talking around" a subject
EX taboo, politician |
