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30 Cards in this Set
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Literature
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creative writing of recognized artistic value
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Genre
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a kind of literary or artistic work
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Prose
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ordinary writing as distinguished from verse
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Poem
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a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
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Symbolism
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Representation of a concept through symbols or underlying meanings of objects or qualities
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Allusion
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passing reference or indirect mention
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Personification
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treating abstractions or inanimate objects as human, that is, giving them human attributes
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Onomatopoeia
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using words that imitate the sound they denote
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Simile
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a figure of speech that expresses a resemblance between things of different kinds like or as
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Alliteration
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use of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable in a line of verse
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Foreshadowing
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the act of providing vague advance indications
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Imagery
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Imagery is used in literature to refer to descriptive language that evokes sensory experience.
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metaphor
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comparing 2 things
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Drama
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Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance
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Novel
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an extended fictional work in prose
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Short Story
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a prose narrative shorter than a novel
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Fiction
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Not True
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Non Fiction
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True
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Irony
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a prose narrative shorter than a novel
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Dramatic Irony
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rony that occurs when the meaning of the situation is understood by the audience but not by the characters in the play
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Foreshadowing
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the act of providing vague advance indications
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Imagery
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Imagery is used in literature to refer to descriptive language that evokes sensory experience.
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metaphor
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comparing 2 things
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Drama
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Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance
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Novel
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an extended fictional work in prose
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Short Story
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a prose narrative shorter than a novel
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Fiction
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Not True
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Non Fiction
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True
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Irony
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a prose narrative shorter than a novel
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Dramatic Irony
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rony that occurs when the meaning of the situation is understood by the audience but not by the characters in the play
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