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38 Cards in this Set
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connotation |
a word with more than one meaning. |
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denotation |
dictionary definition or literal meaning of a word. |
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theme |
idea or point central to the story. |
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anecdote |
short interesting story an amusing event often proposed to support or demonstrate some point and make the readers and listeners act. |
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voice |
author's presence; particular qualities of author are manifested. |
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tone |
attitude of author. |
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satire |
literary art of diminishing a subject by making it ridiculous in hopes of provoking change. |
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sarcasm |
use of irony to mock or convey contempt. |
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paradox |
statement which seems contradictory yet turns out to make good sense.
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personification |
animal or object is given human attributes. |
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apostrophe |
form of personification. *absent or dead are spoken to as if present. *inanimate as if animate. |
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allusion |
indirect reference to a person, place, or event. |
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litotes |
an understatement. |
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dramatic irony |
character is unaware of full meaning of what they say. |
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situational irony |
difference between expectation and reality. |
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verbal irony |
when a person says one thing and means another. |
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objective (p.o.v.) |
unbiased point of view.
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first person (p.o.v.) |
"I", person speaks for themselves. |
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anticlimax |
everything is built-up and then suddenly something boring or disappointing happens. |
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parable |
simple story used to illustrate a moral or spiritual lesson. |
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allegory |
a story with two levels of meaning. |
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formal essay |
informs, persuades |
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informal essay |
enjoyment, personal |
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humorous essay |
elicits laughter |
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exposistion |
used to make the audience aware of the topic of the discussion |
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subplot |
secondary strand of plot that is a supporting side for any story or the main plot. |
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third person (p.o.v.) |
uses "he" and "she" |
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limited (p.o.v.) |
outsider that can report on everything |
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verse |
unrhymed lines of iambic pentameter. |
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epigram |
very short poem. ends with a surprising or very witty turn of thought. |
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novella |
short novel or long short story. |
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synecdoche |
a part is made to represent a whole or vice versa |
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euphemism |
making something sound nicer or better than it would be if said bluntly. |
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hyperbole |
big exaggeration to make a point. |
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inversion |
predicate comes before the subject (little, not only, rarely). |
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invective |
critical, offensive, abusive language. |
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colloquial |
everyday language or phrase that is specific to a particular area. |
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atmosphere |
feeling created through the description of setting (tone, mood, feeling). |