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ballad

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is a poem that tells a story and is meant to be sung or recited

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biography

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the story of a persons life that is written by someone else

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blank verse

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unrhymed iambic pentameter

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caesura

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a pause or a sudden break in a line of poetry

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cause and effect

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the event that happens first is the cause, the one that follows is the effect

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character

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a person who is responsible for the thoughts and actions within a story

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evaluating

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the process of judging the value of something or someone

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exaggeration

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see hyperbole

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exposition

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see plot

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extended metaphor

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a figure of speech that compares two essentially unlike things in great length

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external conflict

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conflict outside the story

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fable

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a brief tale that teaches a lesson about human nature

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fact and opinion

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a fact is a statement that can be proved, an opinion is a statement that reflects the writers or speakers belief and cannot be supported by proof

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falling action

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see plot

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fantasy

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a work of literature that contains at least one fantastic or unreal element

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auschwitz

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the infamous concentrateion camp established by the nazis in poland

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bastille

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a prison in Paris where many political prisoners and tortured until the time of the french revolution

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alamo

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a fort once a chapel in san antonio, Texas where a group of americans made a heroic stand agianst a much larger mexican force in 1836

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abstract

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refers to language that describes concepts rather than concrete images and qualities rather than observable or specific things

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allegory

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an extended narrative in prose or verse in which characters, events, and settings represent abstract qualities

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anecdote

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a short, simple narrative of an incident,effect or to make a point

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annotation

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explanatory notes added to a text to explain, cite sources, or give bibliographical data

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antithesis

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the presentation of two contrasting images

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aphorism

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a short, often witty statementof a principle or a truth about life

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apostraphe
usually in poetry but sometimes in prose
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argumentation
writing that attempts to prove the validity of a point of view
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cacophonony
harsh, awkward, or dissonant sounds used deliberately in poetry or prose
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caricature
descriptive writing that greatly exaggerates a specific feature of a persons appearance or a fact of euphony
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colloquialism
a word or phrase used in everyday conversation and informal writing
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coherence
quality of a piece of writing in which all the parts contribute to the development of the central idea
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concrete language
language that describes things, people or places rather than ideas or qualities
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connotation
implied or suggested meaning of a word because of its association in the readers mind
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consonance
repetion of identical consonant sounds within two or more words in close proximity
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conundrum
a riddle whose answer is or involves a pun
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deduction
the process of moving from a general rule to a specefic example
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denotation
literal meaning of a word as defined
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description
the picturing in words of something or someone through detailed obserevation
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diction
word choice an element of style, creates tone, attitude, and style as well as meaning
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chronological order
the order in which events happen in time
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clarifying
the readers process of pausing occasionally while reading to quickly review what he or she understands
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cliche
a type of figurative language containing an overused expression or a sying that is no longer considerd original
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climax
see plot
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comedy
a dramatic work that is light and often humorous in tone and usually ends happily
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comparison
identifying similarities
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concrete poetry
a type of poetry that uses its physical or visual form to present its message
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conflict
the tension or problem in the story
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central conflict
dominant or most important conflict in the story
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external conflict
problem or struggle that exists between the main character and an outside force
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internal conflict
the problem or struggle that takes place in the main characters mind
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drawing conclusion
combining several pieces info to make an inference is called drawing conclusion
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dramatic monologue
literary device that is used when a character reveals his or her innermost thoughts and feelings
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elegy
a type of literature defined as a song or poem that expresses sorrow or lamentation
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enjambment
in poetry, incoplete syntax at the end of a line, the meaning running over into the next line without terminal
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epigram
a short poem or verse that seeks to ridicule a thought or event
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epic
a long narrative poem about adventures of a hero whose actions reflect the ideas and values of a nation or group
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epiphany
a sudden moment of understanding that causes a character to changeor to act in a certain way
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epitaph
a short poem or verse written in memory of someone
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essay
a short work of nonfiction that deals with a single subject
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fiction
prose writing that tells an imaginary story
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figurative language or figure of speech
expressions that are not literally true
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first person point of view
see point of view
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flashback
an event of earlier occurence
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foil
see character
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folklore
traditions, custims and stories that are passed down with a culture
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antagonist
character ina storyor poem who decieves, frustates, or works agianst the main character or protagonist
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hero/heroine
a character whose actions are inspiring or noble, often the main character in a story
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chorus
see refrain
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descriptive essay
one that describes a subject
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expository essay
one whose purpose is to expain and give information about a subject
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formal essay
highly organized and thoroughly researched
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humorous essay
one whose purpose is to amuse or entertain the reader
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informal essay
is lighter in tone and usually reflects the writers fellings and personality
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narrative essay
an essay that tells a story
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persuasive essay
attempts to convince a reader to adopt a particular option or course of action
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folktale
a simple story that has been passed from
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foot
a unit of meter with in a line of poetry
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foreshadowing
when the writer provides clues or hints that suggest or predict future event in a story
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free verse
poetry without regular patterns of rhyme and rhythm
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generalizalition
a broad atatement about an entire group
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genre
a type or category of literature
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haiku
a traditional form of japanese poetry
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historical fiction
fiction that explores a pst time period
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horror fiction
fiction that contains mysterious and often supernatural events to create a sense of terror
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humor
provokes laughter or amusement
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hyperbole
a figure of speech in which the truth is exaggarated for emphasis or humorous effect
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iambic pentameter
see meter
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idiom
a phrase or expression that means something different
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imagery
the use of words and phrases that appeal to the five senses
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inference
is a logical guess based on evidence in the text
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internal conflict
see conflict
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interview
a meeting in which one person asks another about personal matters, professional matters or both
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irony
a conflict between what is expected and what actually exists or happens
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memoir
a specific type of autobiography, a memoir is about the authors personal experiences
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metaphor
a type of figurative language in which a comparison is made between two things that are essentially unlike but may have one quality in common
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meter
the regular pattern of accented and unaccented syllables

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