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| the repetition of sounds in nearby words, usually involving the first consonant sounds |
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The force opposing the main character in a story (could be a person, thing, nature etc.)
ex: Joker is Batman's antagonist |
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| A person's account of his or her own life |
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| a detailed accout if a person's life written by another person |
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Unrhymed (10 beats/line, every second syllable stressed) Found in much of Shakespeares work
ex: so long as men can breathe or eyes can see
so long lives thins and this gives life to thee |
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| doesn't change in the course of the story |
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| changes, he/she is affected by the events in the story |
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| is one who is presented as having only one single side/trait and whose behaviour is predectable |
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| portrayed as many-sided and therefore as believeable, as a person in real life |
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| familiar steryotypical figure who appears regularly in literature, such as - the wicked landlord, the dumb blond, the scientist etc. |
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| one whos continuous actions conform to what the author has already revealed about him/her |
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| the point of greatest intensity, interest or suspense in a story. |
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| a poem written in a special shape, usually suggests the poem's subject |
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struggle between two opposing forces or characters. May be external,internal and may take the form of
person vs. person
person vs. society
person vs. nature
two elements within a person struggling for mastery |
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| two consecutive lines of poetry that connect together usually by rhyme |
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| final unravelling of the plot following the mahor climax where mysteries are cleared up etc. |
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| spoken words between two or more characters in a story |
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| a long narrative poem telling about the deeds of a great hero and reflecting the values of the society from with it originated |
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| a scene in a piece of literature that interrupts the action to show an event that happened earlier |
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| an indication of something that may happen later in the story |
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| poetry which has no regular patterns of rhyme, meter or line length |
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| a difference between what is said and what is meant. The speaker says the opposite of what is meant |
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| a differnce vetween what happens adn what was expected to happen |
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| the difference between what the audience knows and what the character knows to be true |
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| the comparison of two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as' |
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| usually a story about a god, or gods that is intended to explain something unknowable |
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| a poen that tells a story (balls and epics) |
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| the person who tells the story. |
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word that suggests is meaning
ex: ouch, buzz, snarl, groan |
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| giving non-human things human characteristics |
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| the events that hapeen in a story |
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| POINT OF VIEW - FIRST PERSON |
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| person tells his/her own story directly |
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POINT OF VIEW - THIRD PERSON
OMNISCIENT
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someone outside the story tells it, referring to main characters as 'he' or 'she'
all knowing, can tell all bout all characters actions and thoughts
tell story from the limited point of view only one person in the story |
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| writing in normal sentences and paragraphs |
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| main character of the story |
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| the placing fo words with similar end sounds reasonably close together to emphasize the similarity of their sounds. |
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| pattern of rhyme within a stanza or poem, usually shown by marking each similar sounnd witht he same letter of alphabet |
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| the time and place which the events in a story occur |
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| comparison of 2 unlike things using 'like' or 'as' |
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| speech delivered to character alone on stage |
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lyrical poem consisting of 14 lines there are 2 different kinds
a) English/Shakespearean: 3 4 line stnzas abab cdcd efef gg
b)Italian (Petrarchan) |
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| the quality of story that makes the reader uncertain about the outcome |
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| main idea of the sotry, often expressed an insight about like in general or about human behaviour. May be expressed directly of implied; |
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| grouping of several lines of a poem |
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| another name for poetry (also sometimes means a stanza of a poem) |
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| an overused, tired expression |
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the feeling or meanings suggested by a word
'frugal' (positive) and 'cheap' (negative) |
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| the speech of a particular region or area, like New York, souther USA, etc. |
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an understoof meaning of a phrase
'let's hit the road' is understood figuratively to mean 'lets get going' |
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and exaggeration not intended to deceive.
'if i don't do my homework, my mom well kill me'
'he must have weighed a ton' |
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| using words to create a stron picture or image in the reader's mind. |
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| a comparison that is used throughout the poem or story to continue showing added similarities betweem 2 things |
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where the comparison changes part way through the example
'my hockey stick was singing a beautiful tune untilt he third period, and then it went off the road into the ditch' |
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playing with the sound or meaning of words for humorous effect. can be created by the use of:
a) word for which 2 meanings can be suggested "ask me tomorrow and you shall find me a grave man" (grave meaning both serious and burried)
b)words with similar sounds. "authorities suspect foul (fowl) play"
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| a scornful, taunting manner of speech that uses verbal irony to achieve it's purpose |
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| objects and characters in the story represent a second level of meaning besides the surface story |
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| something places in an inappropriate period of time |
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showing a resemblance or comparison between 2 different things
showing how an eyeball works like camera |
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short statement of truth, ususally clever and concise
'still waters run deep' |
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| in drama, lines spoken by a character in a lower voice, or directly to the audience. Meant to be heard by the audience only |
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| a short addition or conclusion at the end on literary work |
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short, witty poem or statement
'i can resist everything except temptation' |
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| a serious or humorous poem on a gravestone |
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| a short composition that deals with a subject in a limited way and expresses a particular point of view |
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the substitution of a mild word or phrase for another felt to be too blunt or painful
ex: 'passed away' for 'died' |
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| the pleasant, musical qualitiy produced by agreeable sounds in a line of poetry |
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| the special use of language where a word of expression is not meant to be taken in the literal sense, often shows comparison between unlike things. |
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| a character whose behaviour, attitudes, or opinions contrast with those of the protagonist. Helps us better understand the main character |
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| to suggest something without directly saying it |
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| tne conscious or uncounscious need, drive or incentive that casues a character to behave in a certain way |
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a phrase consisting of contradictory terms
'glorious pain, safe sex, jumbo shrimp' |
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| an opening section of a longer work, usually intended to introduce some significant background to the audience |
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| a pattern of stressed and unstressed sounds in a poem. 4 main rhythm patterns |
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| a conventional mental image, especially a biased, gereralized image of the characteristics of an ethinic or social group |
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| a brilliance and quickness of understanding, combined with a cleverness of expression. |
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