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allusion

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reference to a well known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art.

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alliteration

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repitition of initial constant sounds

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analogy

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comparison between two or more things that are similar in some ways but otherwise different

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ancedote

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brief story to an interesting, amusing, or strange event

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antagonist

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character or force in conflict with with the main character

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atmosphere

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the feeling created in the reader by a literary work or passage.

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authors’s argument

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the position the author puts forward supported by reasons

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auto biography

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the story of the writers on life, told by the writer

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ballad

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songlike poem that tells a story (often romantic or adventure)

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biography

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form of non fiction which the writer tells the life story of another person

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Character

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person or animal that takes place/part in the action of a literary work

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characterization

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the act of creating and developing a character

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climax

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the high point of action in/of a plot

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comedy

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a light, humorous, hysterical literary work that usually ends with a happy ending

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concrete poem

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poem with a shape that suggests its subjects

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conflict

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struggle between opposing forces

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connotations

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set of ideas associated with it in addition to its explicit meaning

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couplet

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two consecutive lines of verse with end rhymes

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denotation

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dictionary meaning of a word

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description

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portrait in words of a person, place, or object

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development

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act and process of developing, growth

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dialect

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form of language spoken by people in a particular religion or group

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drama

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a story written and performed by actors

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dialogue

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conversation between characters

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dynamic character
character who under goes an important change, usually inner such as personality
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elegy
a solemn and formal lyric poem about death
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epic poem
long narrative poem about the adventures of gods or a hero. *serious in tone, broad in theme
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epithet
word or phrase that states a characteristic quality of a person or theme.
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essay
short non fiction work about a particular subject. Different types
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exposition
the part of the work that introduces the characters, setting, and basic situation
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expository writing
writing that explains or informs
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eternal conflict
struggles between opposing forces
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fable
brief story of poem. Usually with animal characters and teaches a lesson or/and a moral
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fantasy
highly imaginative writing the contains elements not found in real life
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figurative language
writing or speech that is not meant to be taken literally
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extended metaphor
metaphor that is extended through a stanza or entire poem . often by multiple comparisons of unlike objects or ideas
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figure of speech
the many types of figurative language
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flash back
an event or scene taking place before present time
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flat character
easily recognizable character who may not be fully delineated but is useful in carrying out some narrative language
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Legend
a non historical or unverified story handed down by tradition from earlier times and popularity accepted them as respectful
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historical fiction
a novel or literary work that is set among actual events or a specific time in history
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idiom
a group of words whose meaning cannot be predicted from the meanings of the constituent words
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imagery
formation of mental images, figures, or likenesses of things or such images collectively
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internal conflict
mental struggles arising form opposing demands or impulses
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irony
use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite to the words literary meaning
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journal
an item where a brief summary of daily happenings occurred
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letters
written communication between two characters
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limerick
humorous rhyming five line poem with a specific meter and rhyme scheme
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lyric poem
highly musical verse that expresses the observations and feelings of a single speaker
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main character
the most important character in the literary work
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media accounts
reports, explanations , opinions, or descriptions written on television, radio, magazine, newspaper, etc.
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metaphor
when something is described as though is was something or someone else. A figure of speech
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meter
the poems rhythmical pattern that is determined by the number of stresses and beats
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minor character
character that takes part in action but is not the focus of attention
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mood
feeling created by a literary work or passage
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moral
lesson taught in a literary work
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motive
reason that explains or particularly explains the character's thoughts feelings action or speech
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myth
fictional tale that explains the tales of the gods and/or heroes or the origins of elements of nature
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motivation
state of being motivated
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narration
writing that tells a story
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narrative
story either fiction of non fiction
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narrative poem
story told in verse
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narrator
speaker or character who tells the story
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nonfiction
prose writing that presents and explains ideas or that tells about real people, places, objects, or memos
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novella
work of fiction longer than a short story but shorter than a novel
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ode
formal lyric poem with a serious theme
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onomatopoeia
use of words that imitate sounds
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oral traditon
passing of songs, stories, and poems from generation to generation by word of mouth
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personification
figure intended to represent an abstract quality
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perspective
speaker or character who tells the story
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persuasion
act of persuading or seeking to persuade. Tricking, convincing
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playwright
writer of plays
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plot
illustrates story line

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