Lit Vocab 2

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Onomatopoeia

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the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named – “To whit; to who!” Winter by Shakespeare

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Novel

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a fictitious prose narrative of book length, typically representing character and action with some degree of realism – The Secret Life of Bees

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Paradox

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a seemingly absurd or self-contradictory statement or proposition that when investigated or explained may prove to be well founded or true – Jumbo Shrimp

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Personification

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the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form – Spring in “There Will Come Soft Rain”; Uncle Sam

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Plot

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the events that make up a story, particularly as they relate to one another in a pattern – Romeo & Juliet meet, fall in love, Juliet’s cousin is killed, both Romeo & Juliet kill themselves

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Poetry

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a form of literature that uses aesthetic and rhythmic qualities of language—such as phonaesthetics, sound symbolism – “Winter” by Shakespeare

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Point of View (1st & 3rd)

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First is appropriate in a formal academic essay and third is formal academic writing – first is I, me, mine, myself; third is he, she, it, him

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Protagonist

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The leading character or one of the major characters in a drama, movie, novel, or other fictional text – Harry Potter

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Redundancy

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Repetition or superfluity of information –

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Resolution

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The act of finding an answer or solution to a conflict, problem, etc. – Hamlet; Hamlet’s uncle poisons Hamlet but then Hamlet kills his uncle

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Rhyme Scheme

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Pattern of rhymes at the end of each line of a poem or song – “Daffodils” ABAB rhyme scheme

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Rising Action

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A related series of incidents in a literary plot that build toward the point of greatest interest – Three Little Pigs; pigs set out and make their own decisions, make their houses

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Satire

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The use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people’s stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues. – Huckleberry Finn; Twain uses satire as a tool to share his ideas and opinion on slavery, human nature and many other issues that afflicted American society

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Setting

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historical moment in time and geographic location in which a story takes place, and helps initiate the main backdrop and mood for a story. – Lily’s house in the morning (SLB)

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Short Story

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short story is a brief work of literature, usually written in narrative prose – “Goldilocks”

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Simile

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comparing two things using like or as – Life is like a box of chocolates

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Sonnet

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sonnet is a fourteen-line poem written in iambic pentameter – Sonnet Number 18

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Style

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literary element that describes the ways that the author uses words – ??

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Suspense

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when the audience is anticipating an upcoming event, or when an outcome is uncertain – ??

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Symbol

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using an object or action that means something more than its literal meaning – As You Like It by Shakespeare; “A stage” here symbolizes the world and “players” is a symbol for human beings.

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Theme

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a work’s thematic concept is what readers “think the work is about” and its thematic statement being “what the work says about the subject”. – Romeo and Juliet by Shakespeare; love

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Tone

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literary compound of composition, which encompasses the attitudes toward the subject and toward the audience implied in a literary work – The Road Not Taken by Frost; Frost tells us about his past with a “sigh”, this gives the lines an unhappy tone.

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Tragedy

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kind of drama that presents a serious subject matter about human suffering and corresponding terrible events in a dignified manner – Romeo & Juliet kill themselves

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Understatement

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figure of speech employed by writers or speakers to intentionally make a situation seem less important than it really is. – “I have to have this operation. It isn’t very serious. I have this tiny little tumor on the brain.”

Question 24

Writer’s Purpose

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the reason or reasons an author has for writing a selection – ??