Lit Vocab 1

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Allusion

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brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing or idea of historical, cultural, literary or political significance – “He was a real Romeo with the ladies.”

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Alliteration

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same consonant sounds in words coming together – Angry Alligators

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Antagonist

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the character in conflict with the Protagonist – Wolf in Red Riding Hood

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Ballad

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type of poetry or verse which was basically used in dance songs in the ancient France – Jack and Jill Went Up the Hill

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Blank Verse

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a literary device defined as un-rhyming verse written in iambic pentameter – Shakespeare

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Character (static)

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character that stays the same throughout the entire book – Tom Sawyer

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Character (dynamic)

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character that changes over the course of the book – Scout

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Characterization

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a literary device that is used step by step in literature to highlight and explain the details about a character in a story – Karen is bright, energetic, and helpful.

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Climax

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that particular point in a narrative at which the conflict or tension hits the highest point – Romeo challenges Tybalt to a duel after he killed Mercutio.

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Conflict (internal)

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conflict arises as soon as a character experiences two opposite emotions or desires; usually virtue or vice, or good and evil inside him – Hamlet’s internal conflict is main conflict in the book

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Conflict (external)

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marked by a characteristic involvement of an action wherein a character finds himself in struggle with those outside forces that hamper his progress – Jack & Ralph physically fight in Lord of the Flies

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Dialect

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the language used by the people of a specific area, class, district or any other group of people – Spanish

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Drama

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the specific mode of fiction represented in performance – Anything Goes

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Essay

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a short form of literary composition based on a single subject matter, and often gives personal opinion of an author – essays we write in school (Social Studies)

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Falling Action

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the winding up of the story, events and complications begin to resolve and the result of actions of the main characters are put forward – Harry Potter talks to Dumbledore in the infirmary, the banquet, and the train ride home

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Fiction

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the class of literature comprising works of imaginative narration, especially in prose form – Secret Life of Bees

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Figurative Language

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language that contains or uses figures of speech, especially metaphors – The toast jumped out of the toaster.

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Flashback

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a device in the narrative of a motion picture, novel, etc., by which an event or scene taking place before the present time in the narrative is inserted into the chronological structure of the work – Bible, Joseph “remembered his dreams”

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Foreshadowing

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to show or indicate beforehand; prefigure – “Than death prorogued, wanting of thy love” Romeo & Juliet

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Hyperbole

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an exaggeration of ideas for the sake of emphasis – “I’ve told you a million times!”

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Inference

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literary device used commonly in literature and in daily life where logical deductions are made based on premises assumed to be true – Hearing a smoke alarm and smelling burnt bacon, you can assume the bacon set off the alarm.

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Imagery

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use of figurative language to create visual representations of actions, objects and ideas in our mind in such a way that they appeal to our physical senses – On a starry night…

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Irony

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use of the words in such a way in which the intended meaning is completely opposite to their literal meaning – traffic cop gets license suspended for unpaid parking tickets

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Metaphor

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a resemblance of two contradictory or different objects is made based on a single or some common characteristics – bubbly personality

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Mood

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A general atmosphere of a narrative – curious, angry, annoyed

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Narrative

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manner in which a narrative is presented comprising plot and setting – exposition, description, argument

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Nonfiction

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a literary work that is mainly based on fact – biographies, memoirs