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13 Cards in this Set
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allegory
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a story or poem in which characters, settings, and events stand for other people or events.
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allusion
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a reference to someone or something that's known from history, or some other branch of culture
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mood
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the overall emotion created by a work of literature
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similie
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a figure of speech that makes a comparison between unlike things and uses words such as like, as or than.
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metaphor
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a figure of speech that compares two unlike things but doesn't use words such as like, as, than, or resembles.
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personification
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a figure of speech in which things or animals are given human feelings, thoughts or attitudes.
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symbol/symbolism
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a person, place, thing, or event that stands for something else.
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tone
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an attitude a writer takes towards the subject of the work, characters in it or the audience.
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theme
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the insight about human life in a literary work.
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thesis
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the subject of a composition or essay
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diction
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the style of speaking or writing as dependent upon choice of words. The writer's choice of words shape the tone and style.
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parody
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mitates the serious manner and characteristic features of a particular literary work in order to make fun of those same features
Ex: South Park's episode of William Speilburg. |
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satire
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attacking or ridiculing something the author may think is stupid by using humor.
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