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point of view
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the vantage point from which an author presents the action and characters.
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polysydenton
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deliberate use of conjunctions for special emphasis: to highlight quantity or mass of detail or to create a flowing.
continuous sentence pattern. he ran and skipped and galloped. |
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post hoc, ergo propter hoc
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assuming that an incident that precedes an incident is the cause of the second incident. ("after this, therefore because of this)
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predicate adjective
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an adjective, adjective phrase, or an adjective clause which follows a linking verb (a type of subject complement).
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predicate nominative
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a noun or pronoun, groups of nouns or pronouns, or a noun clause that follows a linking verb. (a type of subject complement)
At the end of the tournament, Tiger Woods was the leader. |
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prologue
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section of work preceding the main plot and serving as an introduction.
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propaganda
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writing that directly advocates a certain doctrine as the solution to some social or political problem.
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prose
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fiction or nonfiction written in ordinary language and most clearly resembles ordinary speech. (in contrast to poetry or drama)
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protagonist
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the main character.
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psychological novel
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narrative which emphasizes motives, conflicts, and opinions of the main character, which then develop the external action.
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pun
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play on words based on multiple meanings of words.
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quatrain
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poem of four lines OR a stanza of four lines in a poem.
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Realism
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19th century literary movement that attempted to portray life accurately; characters have free will.
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refrain
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repeated words, phrases, or groups of words for effect.
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resolution
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conclusion.
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rhetorical purpose
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reason for the speakers remarks OR the attitude the author would like the reader to adopt.
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rhetorical structure
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any organizational device used to convey tone, purpose, or effect.
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rhetorical strategy
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writing choices to accomplish a purpose.
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rhetorical shift
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a change in attitude, purpose, or effect.
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rhetorical question
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questions that require no answer.
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rhetorical modes
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the variety, purposes, and conventions of the major kinds of writing.
1) exposition- explaining and analyzing information. 2) argumentation- proving the validity of an idea or point of view. (Persuasion is a type of argumentation which urges some form of action). 3) description 4) narration |
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rime royal
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A Chaucerian stanza composed of seven lines written in iambic pentameter with the rhyme scheme ababbcc.
Chaucer: Canterbury Tales: The Prioress' Tale |
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Romanticism
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a literary movement that emphasizes intuition, imagination, and emotions over reason; expresses a love of nature and contempt for material objects.
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Satire
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writing which makes fun of human weaknesses, vice, or folly to bring about change; the techniques of the satirist may include comic reversal, sarcasm, incongruity, repetition, parody, invective, juxtaposition, irony, litotes, and hyperbole.
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Scansion
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the marking of meter in a poem.
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sarcasm
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bitter, caustic language that is meant to hurt or ridicule someone or something; may employ irony. (Not all ironic statements are sarcastic)
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sestet
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six lines of poetry OR the last six lines of a Petrarchan sonnet.
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setting
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time and location of a story; can be revealed through the author's use of details about one or more of the following: geographic location, cultural background/spocial context/time period, artificial environment (ex. buildings, cities, villages,), or props (ex. tools, clothing, furniture,)
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Shakesperian (English) Sonnet
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sonnet composed of three quatrains and a rhyming couplet with a rhyme scheme of abab cdcd efef gg.
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Sociological Novel
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Narrative which depicts the injustices of society, making moral judgments and offering resolution.
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