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Yellow Packet part 2 Flashcards

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Juxtaposition

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Placing two elements side by side to present a comparison or contrast

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Jargon

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The specialized language or vocabulary of a particular group or profession

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Legend

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A narrative handed down from the past, containing historical elements and usually supernatural elements

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Limerick

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Light verse consisting of five lines of regular rhythm in which the first, second, and fifth lines (each consisting of three feet) rhyme, and the second an third lines (each consisting of two feet) rhyme

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Limited narrator

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A narrator who presents the story as it is seen and understood by a single character and restricts information to what is seen, herd, thought, or felt by that one character

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Literary license

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Deviating from normal rules or methods in order to achieve a certain effect.
(Intentional sentence fragments, for example).

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Litotes

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A type of understatement in which an idea is expressed by negating it’s opposite.
(Describing a particularly horrific scene by saying, “it was not a pretty picture”)

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Malapropism

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The mistaken substitution of one word for another word that sounds similar.
(“The doctor wrote a subscription”)

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Maxim

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A concise statement, often offering advice; an adage

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Metaphor

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A direct comparison of two different things

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Metonymy

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Substituting the name of one object for another object closely associated with it
(“The pen [writing] is mightier than the sword [war/fighting]”)

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Mood

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The emotional atmosphere of a work

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Motif

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A standard theme, element, or dramatic situation that recurs in various works

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Motivation

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A character’s incentive or reason for behaving in a certain manner; that which impels a character to act

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Myth

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A traditional story presenting supernatural characters and episodes that help explain natural events

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Narrative

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A story or narrated account

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Narrator

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The one who tells the story; may be first- or third-person, limited or omniscient

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Non sequitur

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An inference that does not follow logically from the premises.
(Literally, “does not follow”)

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Omniscient narrator

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A narrator who is able to know, see, and tell all, including the inner thoughts and feelings of the characters

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Onomatopoeia

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A word formed from the imitation of natural sounds

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Oxymoron

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An expression in which two words that contradict each other are joined

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Parable

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A simple story that illustrates a moral or religious lesson

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Paradox

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An apparently contradictory statement that actually contains some truth.

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Parallelism

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The use if corresponding grammatical or syntactical forms

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Paraphrase

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A restatement of a text in a different form or in different words, often for the purpose of clarity

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Parody

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A humorous imitation of a serious work

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Parenthetical

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A comment that interrupts the immediate subject, often to qualify or explain

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Pathos

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The quality in a work that prompts the reader to feel pity

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Pedantic

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Characterized by an excessive display of learning or scholarship

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Personification

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Endowing non-human objects or creatures with human qualities or characteristics

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Philippic

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A strong verbal denunciation.

The term comes from the orations of Demosthenes against Philip of Macedonia in the fourth century

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Plot

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The action of a narrative or drama

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Point of view

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The vantage point from which a story is told

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Polysyndeton

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The use, for rhetorical effect, of more conjunctions than is necessary or natural

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Pun

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A play on words, often achieved through the use of words with similar sounds but different meanings

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Resolution

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The falling action of a narrative; the events following the climax

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Rhetoric

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The art of presenting ideas in a clear, effective, and persuasive manner

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Rhetorical question

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A question asked merely for rhetorical effect and not requiring an answer

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Rhetorical devices

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Literary techniques used to heighten the effectiveness of expression

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Riddle

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A question requiring thought to answer or understand; a puzzle or conundrum

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Romantic

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A term describing a character or literary work that reflects the characteristics of Romanticism, the literary movement beginning in the late 18th century that stressed emotion, imagination, and individualism.

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Round character

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A character who demonstrates some complexity and who develops or changes in the course of a work

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Sarcasm

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Harsh, cutting language or tone intended to ridicule

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Satire

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The use of humor to emphasize human weaknesses or imperfections in social institutions

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Scapegoat

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A person or group that bears the blame for another

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Scene

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A real or fictional episode; a division of an act in a play

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Setting

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The time, place, and environment in which actions take place

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Simile

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A comparison of two things using “like” or “as” or other specifically comparative words

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Simple sentence

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A sentence consisting of one independent clause and no dependent clause

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Solecism

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Nonstandard grammatical usage; a violation of grammatical rules

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Structure

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The arrangement or framework of a sentence, paragraph, or entire work

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Style

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The choices a writer makes; the combination of distinctive features of a literary work

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Surrealism

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An artistic movement emphasizing the imagination and characterized by incongruous juxtapositions and lack of conscious control

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Syllepsis

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A construction in which one word is used in two different senses.
(“After he threw the ball, he threw a fit)

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Syllogism

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A three-part deductive argument in which a conclusion is based on a major premise and a minor premise.
(All men are mortal; Socrates is a man; therefore, Socrates is mortal)

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Symbol

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An object that is used to represent something else

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Synecdoche

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Using one part of an object to represent the entire object.

For example, referring to a car simply as “wheels”

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Synesthesia (or synaesthesia)

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Describing one kind of sensation in terms of another.

“A loud color”, “a sweet sound”

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Syntax

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The manner in which words are arranged into sentences

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Tautology

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Needless repetition which adds no meaning or understanding.

“Widow woman”, “free gift”

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Theme

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A central idea of a work

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Thesis

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The primary position taken by a writer or speaker

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Tone

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The attitude of a writer, usually implied, toward the subject or audience

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Topic

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The subject treated in a paragraph or work

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Tragedy

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A work in which the protagonist, a person of high degree, is engaged in a significant struggle and which ends in ruin or destruction

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Trilogy

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A work in three parts, each of which is a complete work in itself

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Trite

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Overused and hackneyed

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Turning point

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The point in a work in which a very significant change occurs

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Understatement

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The deliberate representation of something as lesser in magnitude than it actually is; a deliberate under-emphasis.

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Usage

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The customary way language or its elements are used

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Vernacular

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The everyday speech of a particular country or region, often involving nonstandard usage

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