Mr. Olson English Final

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Decimate

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Destroy ten or more percent, or a large portion

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dichotomy

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division in two;split

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plurality

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number of votes by which a winning candidate exceeds that of a runner-up

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score

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group of twenty; twenty

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bibliophile

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lover of books

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megalomania

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mental disorder characterized by fantasies of grandeur, power, wealth, etc.

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phobia

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abnormal and persistent fear, dislike, or hatred

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xenophobia

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fear or hatred of foreigners or strangers

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monologue

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lengthy talk by one person

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multifaceted

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having many facets or aspects

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polymath

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person of great and diversified learning

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polytheistic

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believing in more than one god

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hypercritical

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excessively fault-finding; captious

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submarginal

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below minimum standards; inadequate for some end; unproductive

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subservient

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useful in an "under," or subordinate, capacity; excessively submissive

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superficial

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over or on the surface only, not profound or thorough

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bagatelle

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trifle, something of little value or importance

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forbearance

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self-control, patience

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penchant

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strong leaning, fondness, liking

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reconcile

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make friendly again, settle, adjust

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veracity

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truthfulness; honesty

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alias

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assumed name

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collusion

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secret agreement for a deceitful purpose; conspiracy

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con

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swindle, after first gaining the confidence of the victim; trick; coax

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facade

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false front; artificial or superficial appearance

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insidious

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lying in wait to entrap; crafty; treacherous

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debut

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first public appearance

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genesis

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origin; coming into being

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initiative

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ability to begin and follow through without being urged; enterprise

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terminal

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coming at the end; ending in death

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ultimatum

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final, uncompromising demand or offer, leading to serious consequences if rejected

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extralegal

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beyond the jurisdiction of the law; not regulated by law

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extraneous

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coming form the outside; not an essential part, irrelevant

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interdependent

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dependent on one another; mutually dependent

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interpersonal

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between persons

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intramural

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within the walls or boundaries of a school, university, etc.

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ad hominem

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appealing to a listener's or reader's prejudices, rather than to reason (Latin)

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ad infinitum

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endlessly; forever; without limit (Latin)

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ad nauseam

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to a sickening degree; to the point of nausea or disgust (Latin)

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alfresco

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in the open air; outdoors (Latin)

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chutzpah

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supreme self-confidence; shameless audacity; nerve; brazenness (Hebrew)

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faux pas

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error; social number; tactless act (French)

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in medias res

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in the middle of things, rather than at the beginning (Latin)

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kudos

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praise for an achievement; glory; fame (Greek)

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non sequitur

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comment bearing no relevance to what has just been said (Latin)

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persona non grata

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person who is unwelcome; unacceptable person (Latin)

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Nonfiction

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prose writing that is about people, places, and events

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biography

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story of a person's life written by another writer

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autobiography

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a story of a person's life that is written by that person

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memoir

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autobiographical writing that explores a specific era in a person's life

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sketch

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a description that focuses briefly on a particular person, place, experience, or idea

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eulogy

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a tribute, typically given at a funeral, that celebrates/praises the deceased person's virtues or achievement

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Essay

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writing that offers an opinion on a single subject

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News Story

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1. Factual account of an event, written for immediate publication

2. Timely, straightforward

3. objective writing

4. most important facts in first paragraph

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Feature Story

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1. Takes item from news and goes more in depth

2. more personal than news story

3. may have particular slant or opinion

4. less dependent on timeliness than the news stories

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editorial

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an expression of opinion on a topic of social or political importance (intended to be persuasive)

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documentary

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a movie, tv, web, or radio program that provides a factual record or report

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journal

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an account of what a person thinks feels, notices

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objectivity

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presenting unbiased facts

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subjectivity

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presenting a particular perspective that is biased

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denotation

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a word's dictionary definition

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connotation

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a word's implied meaning, its meaning beyond the dictionary definition

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fact

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a statement that can be proven true

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opinion

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statements expressing a writer's personal feelings or biases

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inferences

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statement based on factual evidence; offers a prediction/"educated guess"

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speech

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a formal address delivered to an audience

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interview

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a conversation or dialogue in which a writer or reporter asks questions of an interviewee

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review

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a critical appraisal of a book, movie, play, etc. intended to inform potential readers/viewers/listeners

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tone

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the attitude that a writer takes toward a subject or audience

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circular reasoning fallacy

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restating a conclusion in an attempt to provide more information

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false cause and effect fallacy

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identifying an improper or unrelated cause for an observed effect

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fiction

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works of imagination

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setting

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the time and place in which a story takes place

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character

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a person who carries out the action in a piece of literature

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static character

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neither the character nor the reader's knowledge of that character changes throughout the work

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dynamic character

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the character changes because of the action in the story's plot

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secondary character

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a character who is not essential to the main plot line, but who contributes as a foil or supporting person, or who adds to a subsidiary plot line

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protagonist

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the main character

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antagonist

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the character or force that is in conflict with the main character/protagonist

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conflict

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the struggle between opposing forces

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plot

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the actions and events that occur as a character confronts a conflict in pursuit of his/her goal

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exposition

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introduces the character(s), the setting, and the conflict

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rising action

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building complications of conflict

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climax

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the highest point of rising action at which the conflict reaches the highest point of interest or suspense

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falling action

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shows the after effects of the climax

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resolution

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conflict is ended and loose ends of plot are resolved

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foreshadowing

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to show beforehand or to foretell with hints or clues embedded in the text

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flashback

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occurs when the narrative sequence of events is interrupted to relate a conversation, a scene, or an event that happened before

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Narrative point of view

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the perspective from which a story is told; determines what/whose view of events will be presented

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First point of view

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story is told by one of its characters, using first person pronouns

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third person point of view

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story is told by a voice outside the story

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third person objective point of view

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storyteller only reports exactly what characters say and do; the author does not interpret their behavior or tell readers their private thoughts or feelings

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third person limited point of view

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storyteller's knowledge is limited to a complete knowledge of one character in the story and tells readers only of what that character thinks feels sees and hears

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third person omniscient point of view

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storyteller's knowledge extends to the thoughts, feelings, and perspectives of all characters

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characterization

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the techniques a writer uses to develop the reader's understanding of characters

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dialogue

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what characters say to one another

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dialect

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informal diction that is reflective of how people of a particular geographic region, economic group, or social class speak

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diction

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a writer's choice of words, phrases, sentence structures, and figurative language, which combine to create meaning

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imagery

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using language to represent sensory experiences--how things look, feel, taste, sound, or smell

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irony

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a literary device that uses contradictory statements or situations to reveal differences between appearance and reality

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situational irony

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a surprising, interesting, or amusing contrast between what is expected and what actually happens

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verbal irony

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occurs when person says one thing but means the opposite

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dramatic irony

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occurs when there is discrepancy between what a character believes or says and what the reader or audience knows to be true

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mood

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the feeling or atmosphere that the writer creates for the reader via descriptions, connotative words, sensory images, figurative language, etc.

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tone

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the attitude that a writer takes toward a subject and his/her audience

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figurative language

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language that employs figures of speech which are not to be taken literally, to suggest additional meanings

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personification

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giving human qualities to an object, animal, or idea

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simile

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a comparison, using "like" or "as", between two things that are unlike but that have something in common

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metaphor

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a direct comparison between 2 unlike things in which one thing is said to be another

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symbol

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a person, place, object, or idea that stands for something beyond itself; the use of symbols is symbolism

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motif

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a recurring image or repeated idea that connects to the theme

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theme

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the central idea, concern, or purpose of the story. It is seldom stated directly; usually speaks to the human condition