#31-45 Literacy Terms Flashcards

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Diction

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The author’s choice of words or phrases in a literary work

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Dramatic irony

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Refers to a situation in which events or facts not known to a character on stage or in a fictional work are known to another character, the audience, or the reader

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Dramatic monologue

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A lyric poem in which the speaker addresses someone whose replies are not recorded

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Elegy

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A mourning poem of lament for an individual or tragic event

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Enjambment

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The continuation of a complete idea from one line of poetry to another, without pause

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Epiphany

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A revealing scene or moment in which a character experiences a deep realization about him/ himself

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Epistrophe

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Repetition of a concluding word or word endings

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Euphemism

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Using a mild or gentle phrase instead of a blunt, embarrassing, or painful one

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Euphony

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Attempting to group words together harmoniously, so that the consonants permit an easy and pleasing flow of sound when spoken

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Exposition

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The opening section of a narrative or dramatic structure in which characters, setting, theme, and conflict can be revealed

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Flashback

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Interruption of the narrative to show an episode that happened before that particular point in the story

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Foot

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A group of syllables in verse usually consisting of one accented syllable and the unaccented syllables associated with it

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Foreshadowing

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A hint given to the reader of what is to come

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Free verse

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A type of poetry that differs from conventional verse forms in being “free” from a fixed pattern of meter and rhyme

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Hamartia

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A tragic flaw, especially a misperception, a lack of some important insight, or some blindness that ironically results from one’s own strengths and abilities

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