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61 Cards in this Set
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allegory
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work in which each element symbolizes or represents something
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alliteration
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the repetition of intial consonant sounds
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allusion
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references made in a work to people, events, objects, or other works in literature and history
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ambiugity
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a statement that has a double meaning or meaning that cannot be clearly resolved
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analogy
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a comparison of two things that are alike in some respects
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anaphora
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a word or phrase that repeats or refers to something that precedes or follows it.
Ex. "O Wild West Wind" refers to the title "Ode to the West Wind" |
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antihero
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a central hero who lacks all the qualities traditionally associated with heroes.
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antithesis
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a rhetorical technique in which words, phrases, or ideas are strongly contrasted, often by means of repetition of grammatical structure
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aphorism
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a short (cliched) saying or pointed statement.
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apostrophe
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a rhetorical device by which a speaker turns from the audience as a whole to adress a single person or thing
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assonance
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the repetition of vowel sounds in stressed syllables that end with different consonant sounds
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ballad
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a simple narrative poem in four- line stanzas, usually meant to be sung and rhyming abcb
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blank verse
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unrhymed poetry written in iambic pentameter
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caesura
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a major pause in a line of poetry
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caricature
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a piece of writing that exaggerates certain qualities of a character in order to satirize or ridicule that character type
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catharsis
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purging of the emotions of fear and pity... used to describe tragedy
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characterization
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the use of literary techniques to creat a character
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chiasmus
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rhetorical technique that changes the order of words or phrases to create different meanings
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closed couplet
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pair of rhyming lines that present a complete statement
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climax
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the turning point of a story
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colloquialism
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the use of informal languagein a work
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commedy of manners
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a type of satirical comedy that originated in the Restoration perod and deals with convention and manners of a highly artificial and sophisticated society.
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complaint
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a lyrical poem that deals with loss, regret, unrequited love, or some other negative state of being felt by the speaker
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conceit
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an elaborat or extremely fanciful analogy or metaphor.
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connotation
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an emotional association or implication attached to an expression
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consonance
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a kind of slant rhyme that uses the ending consonant sounds of twor words that match but the preceding vowel does not such as "wind" and "sound"
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couplet
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a pair of rhyming lines that expresses a complete thought
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diction
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word choice
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dialect
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a version of a language spoken in a particular place
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didacticism
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the use of works of art to convey moral, social, educational, or political messages
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epic
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a long story, often told in verse, involving the deeds of gods and heroes
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euphemism
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an indirect word or phrase in place of a direct statement
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extended metaphor
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a pont by point presentation of one thing as though it were another over the whole length of a work (complex presentation)
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foreshadowing
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the act of presenting materials that hint at events to occur later in the story
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free verse
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poetry that avoids use of reagular rhyme, rhythm, meter, or division into stanzas
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hyperbole
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an exaggeration made for rhetorical effect
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hymn
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a song or verse of praise; usually religious
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inversion
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a poetic technique in which normal oredr of words are altered
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in medias res
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setting the story in the middle or "midst" of the action
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dramatic irony
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when the reader knows something the characters don't
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verbal irony
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when one is thing is said, but another thing is meant
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situational irony
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when an event occurs that no one expects to happen
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lyric poem
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a musical verse that expresseds hte emotions of a speaker
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metaphor
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a figure of speech in which one thing is spoken about as if it were another; it is implied; does not use "like" or "as"
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metonymy
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the naming of an object associated with a thing in place of the name itself
i.e "white house" instead of "us gov't" |
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mood
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atomosphere or emotion created in the reader by part or all of a literary work
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oxymoron
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statemnet that contradicts itself
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parallelism
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a rhetorical technique in which a writer emphasizes the equal value or weight of two or more ideas by expressing them in the same grammatical form
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paradox
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a seemingly contradictory statement, idea or event; all forms of irony; oxymorons
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similay
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a comparision using like or as
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soliloquy
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a speech delivered by a lone character on stage that reveals the speakers thoughts and feelings
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sonnet
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a fourteen line poem that has a nmber of differnt rhyme schemes
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tone
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the emotional attitude toward the reader or subject implied by a literary work
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villanelle
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a complex and intricate nineteen line french verse form
rhyme scheme: aba aba aba aba abaa |
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olfactory imagery
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smell imagery
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tactile imagery
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touch imagery
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oragnic imagery
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an internal sensation such as hunger
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kinesthetic imagery
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movement or tension in the muscles or joints
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asyndeton
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when conjucations are not used to crate a more fast paced, rapid prose
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ode
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a lyrical poem serious in subject and treatment. uses elaborate stanza structure
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terza rima
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a three lined stanza
rhyme scheme: aba, bcb, cdc, ded, and so on |