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30 Cards in this Set
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Soliloquy |
A dramatic or literary form of discourse in which a character talks to himself or herself or reveals his or her thoughts without addressing a listener. Typical in plays. |
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Epistolary |
Used to describe a novel that tells its story through letters written from one character to another. |
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Metonymy |
The use of a word or phrase to stand in for something else which it is often associated. ie. Lamb means Jesus |
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Tone |
Reflects how the author feels about the subject matter or the feeling the author wants to instill in the reader
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Apostrophe |
When a character speaks to a character or an object that is not present or is unable to respond
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Enjambment |
The continuation of reading one line of a poem to the next with no pause, a run-on line.
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Hubris |
Used in Greek tragedies, refers to excessive pride that usually leads to a hero's downfall |
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Climax |
The turning point in the plot or the high point of action |
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Paradox |
Statement which seems to contradict itself |
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Tragedy |
A drama or literary work in which the main character is brought to ruin or suffers extreme sorrow, esp as a consequence of a tragic flaw, moral weakness, or inability to cope with unfavorable circumstances. |
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Closure |
Principle that structured do not stop, they come to an end with a sense of conclusion, completeness, wholeness, and finality. |
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Palindrome |
Writing that reads the same from left to right and from right to left. |
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Tautology |
Needless repetition of an idea, esp in words other than those of the immediate context without additional force or clearness |
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Anachronism |
A person, scene, event or other element that fails to correspond with the appropriate time or era. |
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Surrogate |
A person of a thing substituted for, or speaking for, another |
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Bildungsroman |
A novel that deals with the development of a young person, usually from adolescence to maturity |
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Macabre |
Material that is disturbing and horrifying because of involvement with or depictions of death or injury |
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Hamartia |
The error, mistaken judgement, or misstep though where the fortunes of the hero of a tragedy are reversed |
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Pejorative |
Expression that expresses contempt, criticism, hostility, disregard and/or disrespect |
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Kitsch |
From German "gaudy trash"; shallow, flashy art designed to have popular appeal and commercial success |
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Holy Grail |
Object of a long and difficult quest |
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Shangri-La |
An idyllic place or retreat; a paradise on Earth |
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Ivory Tower |
Person who is secluded or protected from the real world |
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The Emperor's New Clothes |
In context of someone pointing out the falseness or pretentiousness of something, esp when others are afraid to admit the truth |
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Job |
Epitome of patient self-control; restraint and tolerance |
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Prodigal Son |
A returned wanderer or repentant sinner |
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Read the Riot Act |
To issue a stern warning that if unacceptable behavior doesn't cease severe consequences will follow |
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Waterloo |
The Last Stand |
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Fiddle While Rome Burns |
To display indifference in the midst of an emergency or disaster |
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Catch 22 |
An absurd, no win situation |
