Exam Vocab Flashcards

Question

indirect characterization

Answer 1

literary device that reveals something about a character without explicitly stating it "john snapped at the man without warning"

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man vs self "insecurity"

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putting two different things close together in contrast or comparison to the other "night and day"

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the fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect

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feeling of sadness with no obvious cause

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a community that is a smaller version of a larger world "the island in Lord of the Flies is a microcosm for the real world"

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the use of specific words to draw out certain emotions "dull, grey, slow set a sad, gloomy mood"

Answer 8

a repeated pattern, symbol, or image

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nice memories of the past brought to mind when reminded of it ex) seeing a childhood home gives someone nostalgia of their childhood

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all knowing (often a narrator to a story that knows what every character is thinking and feeling at all times)

Answer 11

figure of speech that puts contradictory terms in conjunction "bittersweet, original copy, awfully good"

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two seemingly false or different things that turn out to be true "less is more, the only constant is change"

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repetition of words, phrases, or sentences

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second to last in a list

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a word that has multiple meanings "bright could mean shining or intelligent"

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a sentencing using a lot of coordinating conjunctions "I need apples and bananas and granola and blueberries and milk and bread from the store."

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pushing two words together to mean the same thing "breakfast/lunch=brunch, motor hotel=motel"

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any written word that follows basic grammatical structure

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needlessly repetitive

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effective writing using good technique

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pleasure derived from someone else's misfortune "laughing when a friend trips in the hallway"

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when something happens that is the opposite of what's expected to happen "if the fire department drove right past a fire on the way to dunkin donuts"

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a subsitute or something taking the place of something else "Afi is a surrogate for Amari's mother"

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a common object that represents or has a deeper meaning ex) the mockingbird is symbolism for innocence"

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arrangment of words in a sentence

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the authors attitude shown by their word choice

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universal, appearing everywhere "phones are more ubiquitous than they were 20 years ago"

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sarcasm, when someone says something but means the opposite

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really short chapter like thing

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something that is felt inside "a really sad chapter gives the reader a visceral response"

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pertaining to beauty, study of what makes something beautiful

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reference to literature, history, pop culture, usually evoking an emotional response

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something that doesn't fit with it's time ex) Gatsby's car in the movie is an anachronism.

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repetition from the end of one sentence to the beginning of another ex) I love my dogs. Dogs are my life.

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a place to keep something valuable that's illegal

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prestige ex) Nice cars have a certain cashet to them.

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exaggerated picture or description of a person that overemphasizes certain characteristics

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process by which an author reveals the personality, traits, motivations of a character in a story through dialogue, thoughts, interactions, etc.

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conflict between a character and themselves (psychological issue)

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to suggest or imply something

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focusing mostly on self-interest b/c of skepticism of other people's motives

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odd and weird but not in a creepy way

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unnecessary, more than what is needed or required

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a device where one word applies a word to others in different ways ex) The broke his arm, but not his spirit.

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