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49 Cards in this Set
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alliteration |
close words in poem or story begin with the same letters |
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allusion |
a writer refers back to a historical event or figure for effect |
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atmosphere/mood |
emotinal setting |
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connotation |
opposite. meaning of a word on a symbolic level |
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diction |
word choice. type of word an author chooses |
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colloquial language |
casual everyday language, informal speech |
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figurative language |
not literal. ex personification, when u describe something by comparing |
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simile |
compares with like or as |
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metaphor |
compares direct without using like/as |
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personification |
comparing a non human to human |
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hyperbole |
exaggeration used for effect |
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image/imagery |
create mental picture in ur mind using the senses that image reveals |
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motif |
recurring image |
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symbol/symbolism |
one thing represents another |
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narrator |
person telling the story |
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characterization. flat and dramatic |
character stays the same |
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setting |
location. |
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structure |
how a piece is built, how it relates to the whole story |
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foreshadowing |
hints/clues to whats gonna happen next |
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irony |
dramatic- audience knows character dont. verbal-close to sarcasm. situationational- opposite from what u think |
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plot |
narrative events, summary |
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protagnoist/antagonist |
main characters. against the protagonist |
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dialogue |
speech |
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theme |
main idea |
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tone |
voice inside piece of literature |
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denotation |
dictionary definition of a word |
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assonance |
repetition of a vowel around in a sentence
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consonanace |
repetition of a sound anywhere |
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cacophony |
harsh loud unpleasant sound |
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euphony |
very pleasant sound to hear |
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caesura |
piece of punctuation to pause a sentence in a poem |
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enjambment |
where one line falls into another with no punctuation in a poem |
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end stop |
punctuation that stops a line in a poem |
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couplet |
two lines that rhyme |
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rhyme/half rhyme |
slight rhyme but its not perfect |
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rhythm |
repeated movement of sound |
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free verse |
type of poetry with no rhyme, structure etc |
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stanza |
group of lines within a poem |
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metonymy |
figure of speech |
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apostrophe |
figure of speech in which person addressed isnt there |
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paradox |
contradiction with an element of truth |
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oxymoron |
2 words put together that contradict each other. bittersweet |
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juxtaposition |
to place side by side. esp for contrast and comparison |
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contrast |
identifies diff objects |
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pathetic fallacy |
natural element given characteristic to show an emotion |
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synesthesia |
mix of senses in a beautiful way |
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malapropism |
misuse of words for a comedic effect on purpose |
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satire |
using humour to expose or criticize |
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pun |
play on words |
