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alliteration
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the practice of beginning several consecutive or neighboring words with the same consonant sound
e.g. the twisting trout twinkled below |
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anaphora
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repetition of words or phrases at the beginning of successive lines or sentences.
exp: But in a larger sense, we cannot dedicate, we cannot consecrate, we cannot hallow this ground. |
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assonance
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repitition of accented vowel sounds in a series of words.
exp: the words "cry" and "side have the same vowel sound and so are said to be in assonance. |
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atmosphere
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mood or feeling in literary work
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Carpe diem!
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Latin term meaning "seize the day."
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complication
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problems encountered by the characters in the rising action of the plot.
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connotations
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all meanings, associations, or emotions a word suggests
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consonance
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repitition of a consonant sound within a series of words to produce harmonious effect
exp: "And each slow dusk a drawing-down of blinds." |
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foil
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character who acts as a contrast to another character in order to accentuate his characteristics.
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hyperbole
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deliberate and often outrageous exaggeration
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metaphor
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comparison of two unlike things NOT using like or as
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mood
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is the atmosphere or predominant emotion in a literary work
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novel
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a long work of prose fiction
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onomatopoeia
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use of words that mimic the sounds they describe.
spell it right... ON O MAT O POEIA |
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first person point of view
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One of the characters in the story tells the story using "I" or "ME"
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third person limited point of view
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story is told from perspective of only one of the characters, is referred to by the author as he, she, or they
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omniscient point of view
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all knowing narrator, tells story, using third person pronouns
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prose
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broad term to denote all writing in paragraphs which is not drama or poetry
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resolution
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final unraveling of a story in which all characters, plots, and subplots are accounted for.
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reversal
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dramatic change in direction of events in a plot
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setting
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time and place in which events in a story take place
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slang
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extremely informal speech
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simile
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comparison of two different things
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structure
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framework or organization of a literary selection.
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suspense
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quality of a story makes the reader or audience uncertain or tense about the outcome of events
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theme
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truth about life author is trying to convey
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tone
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writers attitude toward subject, character, or audience
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frame story
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story containing another story
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huborus
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excessive pride
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