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Diction |
The choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing. |
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Elevated |
Situated or placed higher than the surrounding area. |
Raised... |
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Formal |
Being in accordance with the usual requirements, customs, etc.; conventional: |
Accordance...Etiquette.... |
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Scholarly |
Of, like, or befitting a scholar |
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Standard |
Something considered by an authority or by general consent as a basis of comparison; an approved model. |
Has to be approved.. |
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Colloquial |
Characteristic of or appropriate to ordinary or familiar conversation rather than formal speech or writing; informal. |
Opposite of Formal.... |
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Low (Diction) |
A term identifying diction that involves conversational or familiar language, contractions, slang, elision, and grammatical errors designed to convey a relaxed tone |
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Dialect |
A variety of a language that is distinguished from other varieties of the same language by features of phonology, grammar, and vocabulary, and by its use by a group of speakers who are set off from others geographically or socially. |
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Slang |
Very informal usage in vocabulary and idiom that is characteristically more metaphorical, playful, elliptical, vivid, and ephemeral than ordinary language |
“Bruh...” |
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Vulgar |
Characterized by ignorance of or lack of good breeding or taste |
Peasant... |
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Abstract |
Thought of apart from concrete realities, specific objects, or actual instances |
Poverty... |
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Archaic |
Marked by the characteristics of an earlier period; antiquated |
Another word for Old fashioned... |
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Bombast |
Speech too pompous for an occasion; pretentious words. |
Obsolete.. |
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Cliché |
A trite or hackneyed plot, character development, use of color, musical expression, etc. |
“Sadder but Wiser..” |
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Concrete |
Constituting an actual thing or instance; real |
“Cat, Teacher, water....” |
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Connotation |
The associated or secondary meaning of a word or expression in addition to its explicit or primary meaning |
Home “A place of warmth, comfort, and affection..” |
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Denotation |
A word that names or signifies something specific |
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Didactic |
Intended for instruction; instructive |
A didactic speaker... |
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Double entendre |
A word or expression used in a given context so that it can be understood in two ways, especially when one meaning is risque. |
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Epithet |
Any word or phrase applied to a person or thing to describe an actual or attributed quality |
“Richard the Lion-Hearted” is an epithet of Richard I. |
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Euphemism |
The substitution of a mild, indirect, or vague expression for one thought to be offensive, harsh, or blunt. |
“To pass away” |
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Jargon |
The language, especially the vocabulary, peculiar to a particular trade, profession, or group |
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Literal Language |
Taking words in their usual or most basic sense without metaphor or allegory
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"dreadful"
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Figurative Lanuage |
Language that contains or uses figures of speech, especially metaphors. |
She's drowning in a sea of grief. |
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Malapropism |
An act or habit of misusing words ridiculously, especially by the confusion of words that are similar in sound. |
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Poetic Language |
A form of literature that uses aesthetic and rhythmic qualities of language |
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Flowery Language |
uses too many complicated words or phrases in an attempt to sound skilful |
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Portmanteau |
a word blending the sounds and combining the meanings of two others |
Brunch, Motel..... |
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Atmosphere |
a surrounding or pervading mood, environment, or influence |
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Mood |
a distinctive emotional quality or character |
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Character |
moral or ethical quality |
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Antagonist |
A person who is opposed to, struggles against, or competes with another. |
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Archetype |
a very typical example of a certain person or thing |
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Dynamic Character |
who undergoes an important inner change, as a change in personality or attitude |
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Flat Character |
two-dimensional in that they are relatively uncomplicated and do not change throughout the course of a work |
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Foil |
a character who contrasts with another character |
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Protagonist |
the leading character or one of the major characters in a drama, movie, novel, or other fictional text. |
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Round character |
extremely realistic, behaving and speaking in a "real life" manner. |
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Static Character |
one who doesn't undergo any significant change in character, personality or perspective over the course of a story |
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Stock Character |
stereotypical fictional character in a work of art such as a novel, play, or film, whom audiences recognize from frequent recurrences in a particular literary tradition. |
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Direct Characterization |
tells the audience what the personality of the character is. |
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Indirect Characterization |
the process by which the writer shows the character's personality through speech, actions and appearance |
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Motivation |
reasons that underlie behavior that is characterized by willingness and volition |
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Plot |
a causal sequence of events, the "why" for the things that happen in the story. |
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Setting |
both the time and geographic location within a narrative or within a work of fiction. |
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Theme |
the central topic a text treats |
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Tone |
the way the author expresses his attitude through his writing |
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Voice |
the quality that makes his or her writing unique, and which conveys the author's attitude, personality, and character |
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Exposition |
It is the writer's way to give background information to the audience about the setting and the characters of the story. |
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Suspense |
the sense of anticipation or worry that the author makes the reader feel. |
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Rising Action |
a story leading up to the most exciting part of a story.
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Flashback |
an earlier moment is portrayed in a story or when a past experience is remembered. |
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Flash Forward |
an interruption in the continuity of a story, play, film, etc. by an episode portraying a chronologically later occurrence |
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Foreshadowing |
a literary device used by authors, writers, and filmmakers to enhance the storyline and to create more suspense. |
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Complication |
a complication is an undesired development that makes something harder or makes something worse. |
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Conflict |
a conflict is a fight or disagreement. |
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External Conflict |
A conflict that is between a character and an external force, such as another character. |
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Internal Conflict |
A conflict that is internal to a character. |
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Turning Point |
a turning point is a point in time when something happens that causes a shift or an irrevocable change in direction |
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Dialogue |
conversation, or an exchange of ideas. |
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Climax |
the most intense or highest point of something, or an orgasm. |
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Epiphany |
a sudden and profound understanding of something. |
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Falling Action |
parts of a story after the climax and before the very end. |
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Resolution |
a plan for something to be done. |
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Conclusion |
the last part of something or an opinion reached after some thought. |
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Denouement |
the resolution in the plot. |
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Frame Story |
A narrative introducing or containing one or more other narratives that are the primary focus of the work as a whole. |
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Speaker |
The definition of a speaker is a spokesperson or a person giving a speech. |
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Point of View |
Point of view is a way in which a person looks at the world or the angle from which a specific situation should be viewed. |
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First Person |
First person is defined as pronouns and verbs that refer to the speaker. |
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Third Person |
the form of a pronoun (as she) or verb (as is) that refers to the person(s) or thing(s) spoken of in a given utterance |
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Omniscient Narrator |
having infinite knowledge; knowing all things |
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Limited Third Person |
It is called a third-person limited narrator because the narrator is limited to the perspective of just one character. |
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Objective Narrator |
The third-person objective employs a narrator who tells a story without describing any character's thoughts, opinions, or feelings; instead, it gives an objective, unbiased point of view. |
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Allegory |
The definition of an allegory is a story in which people, things or happenings have a symbolic meaning. |
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Allusion |
The definition of an allusion is a statement that hints at something rather than being direct. |
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Ambiguity |
The definition of ambiguity is a word or sentence that is not clear about the intention or meaning. the quality or state of being ambiguous |
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Anachronism |
The definition of anachronism is a person or thing that is placed in a time period where it does not fit. |
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Apostrophe |
The definition of an apostrophe is the punctuation that is used to indicate possession, pluralization of abbreviations, and as an indicator of the exclusion of letters such as in a contraction. |
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Dead Metaphor |
A figure of speech whose metaphorical meaning has become so familiar over time that its literal meaning is forgotten or goes unnoticed, as in arrive at a conclusion or cast a glance. |
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Conceit |
The definition of conceit is a strong, exaggerated opinion of one's self. |
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Kenning |
knowledge or recognition |
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Extended Metaphor |
A metaphor that is continued over multiple sentences.
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Hyperbole |
The definition of hyperbole is a description that is exaggerated for emphasis. |
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Caesura |
The definition of a caesura is a break or pause, generally in a speech, song, poem. |
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Imagery |
The definition of imagery is pictures created by the mind or from memory. |
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Metaphor |
The definition of a metaphor is a word or phrase used to compare two unlike objects, ideas, thoughts or feelings to provide a clearer description. |
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Litote |
ironic understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of its contrary |
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Metonymy |
The definition of a metonymy is a figure of speech in which one thing is replaced with a word closely associated with it. |
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Motif |
The definition of a motif is a primary or recurring theme. |
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Montage |
The definition of a montage is a collection of similar elements such as film, pictures or video from different sources. |
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Oxymoron |
The definition of an oxymoron is a combination of contradictory words. |
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Paradox |
The definition of a paradox is something that seems contradictory or unbelievable, but may or may not be true. |
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Personification |
Personification is giving human characteristics to non-living things or ideas. |
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Similie |
the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid |
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Symbol |
The definition of a symbol is something that stands for or represents something else. |
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Synesthesia |
sensation felt in one part of the body when another part is stimulated |
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Synechdoche |
a figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa, as in Cleveland won by six runs (meaning “Cleveland's baseball team”).
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Sylepsis |
a figure of speech in which a word is applied to two others in different senses (e.g., caught the train and a bad cold ) or to two others of which it grammatically suits only one (e.g., neither they nor it is working ). |
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Understatement |
An understatement is when something is said that is far less than what is true. |
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