Literary Terms

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The device of using character and/or stroy elements symbolically to represent an abstraction in addition to the literal meaning.

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allegory

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Animal Farm

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The repetition of sounds, especially initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words.

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alliteration

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She sells sea shells by the sea shore

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A direct or inderect referance to something which is presumably commonly known, such as an event, book, myth, place, or work of art.

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allusion

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the multiple meanings either intentional or unintentional of a word phrase sentance or passage.

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ambiguity

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a comparison between tow different things or the relationship between them

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analogy

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the word, phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun

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antecendant

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the real noun

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a concise statment of known authorshipwhich expresses a general truth or moral

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aphorism

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a figure of speech that addresses an absent or imaginary person or a personafied abstraction, such as liberty or love

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apostrophe

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The emotional mood created by the entirety of a literary work

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atmosphere

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a grammatical unit that contains both a subject and verb

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clause

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Use of slang

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colloquial

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a fancy expression usually in the form of an extended metaphor or surprising analogy between seemingly dissimilar objects

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conceit

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the nonliteral meaning of a word

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connotation

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strict, literal dictionary definition of a word.

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denotation

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this refers to a writers word choices

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diction

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has the primary aim of teaching of moral or ethical principals

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didactic

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a more agreeable or less offensive substitute for a generally unpleasant word.

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euphemism

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"play scrabble"

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developed to a greater length throughout a work

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extended metaphor

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writing or speech that is not intended to carry literal meaning; meant to be emaginative and vivid

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figurative language

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a device used to produce figurative language

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figure of speech

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describes traditions for each genre. these help to define each genre

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generic conventions

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the major category a literary work fits into. basic devisions are prose, poetry, and drama

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genre

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serious talk, speech or lecture involving moral or spiritual advice

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homily

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figure of speech using deliberate exaggeration

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hyperbole

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sensory details or figurative language used to describe, arouse emotion, or represent abstractions

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imagery

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to draw a reasonable concluseion from the information presented

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inference

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Emotionally violent, verbal denunciation or attack using strong, abusive language

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invective

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contrast between what is stated explicitly and what is really meant. the difference between what appears and what is true

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irony

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words literally state the opposite of the writers true meaning

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verbal irony

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events turn out the opposite of what was expected

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situational irony

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facts are unknown to a charactor, but known to the reader, or audience

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dramatic irony

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type of sentence where the main idea comes first, followed by dependent grammatical units such as phrases and clauses

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loose sentence

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A figure o speech using implied comparisn of seemingly unlike things or the substitution of one for the other, sugesting some simiarity

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metaphor

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the name of an object is substituted for that of anotherclosly associated with it

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metonomy

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the prevaling atmospher or emotional aura of a work

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mood

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the telling of a story or account of an event or series of events.

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narrative

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natural souds are imitated in sounds of words.

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onomatopoeia

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the author groups apparently contradictory words to suggest a paradox

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oxymoron

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a statement that appears to be self-contradictory, or opposed to common sense, but upon further ispection contains a degree of truth

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paradox

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refers to the grammatical or rhetorical framing of words, phrases, sentences, or paragraphs to give structural similarity

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parallelism

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a work that closley imitates the style or content of another with the specific aim of comic effect

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parody

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an adjective that describes words, phrases, or general tone that is overly scholarly, academic, or bookish

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pedantic

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a sentence that presents its central meaning in a main clause at the end

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periodic sentence

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a figure of speech in which the author presents or describes concepts, animals, or inanimate objects by endowing them with human attributes

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personification

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the perspective from which a story is told

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point of view

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an adjective, group of adjectives, or adjective clause that follows a linking verb

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preticate adjective

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a noun, group of nouns, or noun clause that renames the subject

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preticate nomnative

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devision of genre- fiction and nonfiction that resemble everyday speech- not poetry or drama

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prose

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duplication, either exact or approximate of any element of language such as a sound, word, phrase, clause, sentence, or grammatical pattern

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repetition

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principals governing the art of writing effectively, eloquently, and persuasivley

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rhetoric

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flexible term describes the variety, conventions, and purposes of major kinds of writing

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rhetorical modes

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explains and analyses information by presenting an idea, relevant evidence, and appropriate discussion

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exposition

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prove the validy of an idea or pt. of view by presenting sound reasoning, discussion, and arguement that thoroughly convince the reader

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argumentation

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re-creates, invents, or visually present something so the reader can picture it

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description

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to tell a story or series of events

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narration

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bitter caustic language that is meant to hurt or ridicule something or someone

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sarcasim

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targets human vices and follies (human flaws) or social institutions and conventions for reform or ridicule

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satire

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studies the meaning of words their historical development, connotations, and relationships

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semantics

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evaluation of the sum of the choices an author makes in blending diction, syntax, figurative language, and other literary devices

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style

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word/clause that follows a linking verb and pomplements, or completes, the subject of the sentence by renaming it or desctibing it

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subject compliment

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word group contains a subject and a verb, but it cannot stand alone

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subordinate clause

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deductive system athat presents two premices that lead to a conclusion

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syllogism

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anything that represents something else.

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symbol

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the way an author chooses to join words into phrases, clauses, and sentences. Like diction, but more groups of words

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syntax

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central idea or message of a work

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theme

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directly expresses authors opinion, purpose, meaning, or proposition

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thesis

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atuhors attitude toward his material, and/or audience

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tone

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a word or qhrase that links different ideas

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transition

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presenting something as less significant than it is

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understatement

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amusing language that surprizes and delights

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wit