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| a comparison between two unrelated nouns that have something in common. The words like or as are used to make the comparison. |
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| an implied comparison that does not use the words like or as. |
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| an exaggeration for the sake of emphasis, not to be taken literally. |
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| giving human characteristics to inanimate objects, ideas, or animals. |
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| the repitition of the intial letter or sound in two or more words of a line or verse |
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| the use of a word to represent or imitate natural sounds. |
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| the similarity or repitition of a vowel sound in two or more words. |
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| the repitition of final consonant sounds in a line or verse. |
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| area of a boat above the waterline |
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| area from which the ship is navigated |
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| right hand side of a ship |
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| look out area on top of the mast located on the bridge |
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| wall-like construction inside a ship for forming water tight compartments |
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| enormous in size and power |
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| officer in charge of financial affairs |
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| officer in charge of dining and house keeping |
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| lowest class of passenger |
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| the process of creating a character and bringing him or her to life. |
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Conflict
Internal vs. External |
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| Most literature has some type of conflict or struggle between opposing forces. This conflict or problem triggers the action of the story. External conflict involves one character working against an outside force, while an internal conflict takes place within the character. |
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| hints or clues of danger that lie ahead |
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Irony
Verbal vs. Dramatic vs. Situational |
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| a creative literary tool that adds suspense, a difference between what is expected to happen and what actually happens. Verbal: saying the opposite of what you mean. Dramatic: the reader knows something that the character doesn’t know. Situational: an unexpected turn of events. |
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| series of events in a story, what happens in a story |
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Point of view
First vs. Second vs. Third (Omniscent vs. Limited vs. Camera) |
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| the perspective from which a story is told. First: told by one of the characters within the story. Second: no indication as to who your speaker might be -- non person/voiceless. Third: someone outside the story -- Omniscent: knows the thoughts and feelings of all characters -- Limited: relates the thoughts and feelings of only one character -- Camera: unemotional point of view |
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| certain themes, characters, and images that keep recurring. |
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| the true story of a real person’s life. |
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| the true account of a person’s life told by themselves. |
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| heroic deeds or exciting adventures |
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| a short nonfiction work about one subject. |
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| words that are spoken by a character under his or her breath or to the audience. |
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| a speech delivered by a character when he or she is alone on stage. |
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| strict lines of poetry -- 10 syllables, 5 stressed, 5 unstressed. |
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| unrhymed verse written in iambic pentameter. |
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| builds toward a tragic ending but resolves happily. |
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| comic drama that focuses on love |
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