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Allegory
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The whole story takes on another meaning
Example: Where are you going, where have you been? Dancing with death/sex is sin. |
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Alliteration
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Repetition of a sound/words start with the same sound
Example: Sally went swimming in spotted spandex |
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Allusion
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Reference to another work (art, story, etc.)
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Ambiguity
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Uncertainty
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Example: We don't know what truely happened at the end of Where are you going, where have you been?
& Obama calling Hilary out on... |
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Antagonist
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The opposing force against the main character
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Apostrophe
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An address to something inanimate (lamp, wind, dead person, etc.)
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Archetype
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A model from which all things are copied
Example: Young Goodman Brown > The Devil |
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Cacophony
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Harsh, Inharmonious Sounds
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Caricature
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An exaggeration of characteristics of a character
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Characterization
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Various literary means buy which characters are presented
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Comic Relief
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Comedy followed by seriousness; contrast intensifies emotion (esp. in tragedy)
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Conceit
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1. Ingenious; witty turn of thought
OR 2. A metaphor |
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Connotation
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What a word suggests beyond its original meaning (implied meaning)
Example: 1. Fragrant > Smell; suggests its pleasant. 2. Stench > Smell: suggests its unpleasant |
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Couplet
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2 words that go together; usually rhyme
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Denotation
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Dictionary meaning of a word
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Diction
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Word Choice
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Dramatic Situation
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Plot line in poems (& drama)
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Epiphany
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Sudden Realization
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Ethos
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Author appealing to the morals of the audience
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Euphemism
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A word or term used to replace a more harsh one to sound more pleasant
Example: "Oh Crap!" vs. "Oh Shit!" |
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Euphony
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A pleasant sound
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Exposition
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Introduction to characters, conflict, setting, etc. w/ dialogue, description, etc.
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Figurative Language
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Metaphors & Similes
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Foreshadowing
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A hint toward something that will happen
Example: The Red Convertible |
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Genre
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A Type
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Example: Mystery, Romance, Horror
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Hubris
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Excessive Pride
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Hyperbole
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An Exaggeration: A statement, not a broad idea
Examples: "He was 900 years old; I'm so hungry, I could eat an entire horse; I have a headache the size of Jupiter" |
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Imagery
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Sensory Details
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Irony
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contrary to what was, or might have been, expected; situation/language involving incongruity or discrepancy
Example: It's like 10,000 spoons when all you need is a knife |
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Juxtaposition
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2 things contrasting/Characters enhance each other
Example: A Chubby person standing next to an average weight person > The chubby person looks fat, and the average person looks skinny |
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Onomatopoeia
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When a word imitates its natural sound
Example: Shush, Hiss, Coo (the baby coo'ed) |
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Oxymoron
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2 conflicting words
Example: Jumbo Shrimp |
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Paradox
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2 Conflicting ideas; An oxymoron that makes up the truth
Example: Watch your back |
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Pathos
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Author appealing to the sympathy of the audience
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Persona
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The characteristics a character tries to portray
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Example: Arnold Friend > Fake...
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Personification
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Giving something human characteristics/personality
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Example: The house in "August 2026"
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Point-of-View
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The position of the narrator in relation to the story; the standpoint
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Protagonist
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The main character
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Pun
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The humorous use of a word or phrase so as to emphasize or suggest its different meanings or applications; a play on words.
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Example: "I pooped my pants"
"Shitty!" |
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Satire
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Making fun of something for change
Example: Family Guy, South Park |
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Setting
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The locale or period in which the work takes place
Example: Verona in the 15th century |
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Simile
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A Metaphor using "Like" or "As" to compare 2 things
Example: I'm as hungry as a hippo! |
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Soliloquy
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Thinking out loud; usually to self or audience (no one else is on the stage)
Example: "To be or not to be..." |
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Sonnet
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A 14 line poem
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Stanza
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A group of lines whose metrical pattern (rhyme & scheme) is repeated
Example: Like paragraphs of a poem; usually separated by 1 blank line; usually 4 rows long |
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Style
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The Way something is written
Example: Hemingway used a lot of dialogue and little description |
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Symbolism
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Something that represents something else
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Example: The Yellow Wallpaper > Depressive Disorder
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Syntax
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The arrangement of words
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Theme
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The Point
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Tone
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The feeling the author gives
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Voice
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Expression through words
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Rising Action
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A related series of incidents in a literary plot that build toward the point of greatest interest
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Climax
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A decisive moment that is of maximum intensity or is a major turning point in a plot
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Falling Action
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The part of a literary plot that occurs after the climax has been reached and the conflict has been resolved
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Frivolity
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Self-indulgently carefree; unconcerned about or lacking any serious purpose
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Motif
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Reoccurring theme, image, symbol, etc.
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Example: August 2026 > (blank) of Time
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Hypothetical Quandary by: Harvey Pekar
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A shrug. It's a funny, low-key tale.
Plot: He imagines getting rich and being able to quit his job and write comics full-time Setting: Bakey Tone: Observational Epiphany: Fretting over how he'd handle the temptations of success, then pausing to smell the loaf of fresh bread he's just purchased: "Ah, fresh bread." |
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