engish 1 Flashcards

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has ordinary language with sentences and paragraphs with a natural flow of speech

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Prose

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uses imaginitive and often rythmic language, different forms such as traditional rythmic schemes to the free verse

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Poetry

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a brief and amusing story about a real incident

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Anecdote

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created from the authors imagination, being opposed to facts or real events

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Fiction

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real and based on facts and real events

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Non-fiction

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long prose fiction with multiple chapters and larger plots and character development

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Novel

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is shorter in length than novel and has less development

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short story

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in between short story and novel in length

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Novella

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7
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story with animals and moral lessons

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fable

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is a brief tale that demonstrates a moral lesson or religious principle

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Parable

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a traditional story that is based on history and tells the origin of things

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Legend

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story of past events

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History

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current events and situations

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News

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10
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expresses adoration

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Ode

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a short piece of writing that focuses on a particular topic or arguement

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Essay

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an account of a persons life

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short poems or stories with melody or vocals

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a personal record of experiences and thoughts

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an ancient form of storytelling

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poetry that tells a story

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expresses personal emotions and can be sang as a song

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meant to be performed in a play or theatrical setting

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celebrates the deeds of a legendary hero

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a type if song with repeated chorus

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consists of 14 lines and is in first person and about love
Sonnet
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mournful poems that lament about someones death
Elegy
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short poems that describe rural life or a natural scene
Idyll
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uses exaggeration
melodrama
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focuses on serious, often somber themes and ends in disaster for main character
Tragedy
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uses ridiculous plots and exaggerated abd over the top scenarios for comedic effect
Farce
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All prose elements
Character , setting, plot, pov, theme and mood
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employs amusing and satirical tones and cheerful ending
Comedy
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for certain problems and situations; how ppl dealt with them
Social Tale
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all play elements
Script, dialogue, setting, stage directions, cast
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poetry elements
Verse, stanza, meter, rythm, rhyme