english Flashcards

(30 cards)

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allusion

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to hint to something in a indirect way

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ellipse

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. . . i like . x . x . x very much

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irony

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  1. verbal= when one says the opposite of what they mean
  2. situational= an unexpected situation
  3. Dramatic= when the audience is aware of something the character is not
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3
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hubris

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having too much pride

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4
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paradox

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a seemingly contradictory statement, which, in fact, is true

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simile

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a comparison using “like” or “as”

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foreshadowing

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hints the author gives as to what might happen- helps you infer and make guesses

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caesura

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dash -

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litotes

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understatement

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onomatopoeia

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words that mimic sounds

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metaphor

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a comparison without using like or as

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personification

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giving human qualites to an inanimate object

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symbolism

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when something represents a bigger idea

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13
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refrain

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repetition

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conceit

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an extended metaphor

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anaphora

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a repetition or a word or words at the beginning of two or more sucsessive verbs, clauses, or sentanses

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euphemism

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a kind way of saying something harsh

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assonance

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the internal rhyme of vowel sounds

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hyperbole

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comic relief

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when the author brakes the tension with something funny

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imagery

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the use of words and descriptions to create mental images

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tone

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the speakers attitude toweds a subject makes the reader feel emotions

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characters

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static : exibit little or no personal change
dynamic: grow and change
flat: have 1 or 2 easily describeable traits
round: have many traits and require detalied descriptions
protagonist: main charachter
antagonist: opponent who stands againts protagonists goal

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plot

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exposition (intro)
rising action (bilding tention)
climax (turning point; most exciting and suspensful)
falling action (consquences of climax lead to end)
resolution (problom is solved ending )

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types of conflict
Man vs Man =charachters opposition toweds another charachter Man vs self= inner conflict fighting himself man vs society = charachter opposes socity norm man vs nature=protagonist against natral cauzses
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point of veiw
first person :the story is told by one or the charachters second person: the story being told by the reader third person : narrated from a position outside of the charachters in the story two types; omniscient: story is told by the auther who is known by all limited omniscient: story is told by the auther through one charachter
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setting
the time and place of the story
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theme
the moral central idea through out the story
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mood
the general feeling of the story
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tone
the speakers attitude toweds a subject majkes the reader feel emotions