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the creation of imaginary person so that they seem lifelike
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characterization
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pattern in which the second part is balanced against the first but with parts revealed
ex. flowers are lovely, love is flowerlike |
chiasmus
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groups of dancers and signers who participated in religious festivals in ancient Greece. Gives background info
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chorus
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name for certain forms of historical writing. Concern large aspects of history
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Chronicle
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events described as they happened
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chronology of events
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high ornamental style modeled after Cicero (roman orator). Style if rich in its use of figures of speech. Popular in English Renaissance
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Ciceronian Style
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an error in persuasion which involves repeating the assertion endlessly without support
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circular reasoning
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deriving from ancient Greek and Roman culture. Usually shows simplicity
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classical, classicism
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tragedy written by ancient Greeks or Roman. Written about them also
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classical tragedy
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overused statement
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cliche'
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two consecutive lines that rhyme. Alexander Pope used this a lot
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closed couplet
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a play written to be read rather than acted. Usually in verse
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Closet drama
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expression used in informal conversation but not accepted in formal speech. Henry James
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Colloquialism
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referring to the satirical comedy of the Restoration. Concerns the manners of conventions of an artificial, sophisticated society
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comedy of manners
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something said to relieve the stress of a story
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comic relief
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figure of speech in which a striking association is made between two seemingly dissimilar things. Two Types: Petrarchan and Metaphysical
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conceit
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literary work that seems of private, personal matters
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confessional poem
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character who has a small part but is close to the protagonist, sharing the same thoughts
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confidant
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having clear connection between all the parts
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coherence
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tension created in a story
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conflict
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suggested or implied meaning of a word. Not the dictionary definition
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connotation
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highest point or turning point in the story
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climax
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relation between words in which the final consonants agree but the vowels differ
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consonance
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alliteration of two separate consonants
ex. as kingfishers catch fire, dragonflies draw flame |
cross-alliteration
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metrical foot with one stressed syllable followed by unstressed syllables. ex. DUM da da. maniac
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dactyl
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