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abstract

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language that descripes concepts rather than concrete

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allegory

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when the charcater says on thing and means another

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anecdote

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short or simple narrative of an incident

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annatation

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added notes to give bilogolical notes about a character or story

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antitness

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the presentation of two contrasting images

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apostrophe

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device calling out a imaginary person place or thing

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argumentation

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writting that proves a valid point of view or idea

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cacopnony

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harsh wkard or dissonant sounds used poetry or prose

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caricature

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descriptive writting that describes a person apperance

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conerence

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quality of a piece of writting that developes the centeral idea

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colloquialism

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a word or phrase used in everyday conversation

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concrete language

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language that describes specific observable thing,people,or places

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connotation

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implied or suggested meaning of a word because of its association in the readers mind

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consonace

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repetition of 2 or more words in close proximity

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condrum

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a riddle or pun that may be a parodox or difficlut problem

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deducation

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process of moving rule to a specific example

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denotation

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literal meaning of a word

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description

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picture in word or something or someone detailed observation

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diction

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word choice, an elment of style diction creates tone, attiude and style

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ballad

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is a poem that tells a story and its meaning

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biograpghy

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the story of a person life that is writting by someone

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blank verse

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unryhmed iambic pentemeter

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caesura

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a pause or sudden break in a line of poetry

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cause and effect

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two events are related as cause and effect

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character
a person who is repsonable for a role of a person in a story
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antoganist
a charcater in a story or poem who is agianist protagonist
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caricature
a picture or imitation of a persons habitats
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foil
a character who serves as acontrast or a conflict
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chronological order
the order in which events happen in time
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chorus
see refrian
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clarifying
the readers process of pausing ocasionally while reading to a quick review what he/she undertands
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cliche
a type of figurative language containing ov erosed expressesion
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comedy
a dramatic work that is light and often humorus
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comparison
the process of identifying similarities
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concrete poetry
a type of poetry that verses its physical or visual form to present it message
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conflict
the tension or problem in the story
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central conflict
the dominant or most important conflict in the story
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external conflict
the problem or stuggle that exists between the main character and a outside
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interanl conflict
the problem or sturggle that takes place in the main character's mind
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connecting
a reader's process of relating the content of a literary of a literary work to his/her own knowledge and experenice
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conoance
the repettion of consonal sounds anywhere withing a line of poetry
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context clues
hints for unfimilar words or pharse and clarify their meaning
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contrast
the process of pointing out diffrent between things
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couplet
a ryhmed pair if lines in a poem
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denotaion
the exact meaning of a word
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denouement
see plot
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dialect
language spoken in specific place or within a certain group of people
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dialogue
conversation between characters in a drama
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drama
drama or play is a form of literature meant to be performed by actors before an audience
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drawing conclusions
combining several pieces of information to draw a conclusion
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dramatic monologue
literary device that is used to reveals characters innermost feeling and thoughts
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elegy
type of litwerature defined as a song or poem that express sorrow or lamentation
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enjambment
incomplete syntax at the end of a line
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epigram
short poem or verse that seeks to ridicule a thought or event
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epic
long narrative poem about adventure of a hero whose actions reflect the ideals and values
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epiphany
sudden moment of understanding that the character to change or act in certain way
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epitaph
short poem or verse written in memory of someone
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essay
short of work that deals with a single subject
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descriptive essay
is one that describes a particular subject
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expository essay
essay were on person is to explain and give information about a subject
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formal essay
essay that is highly organized and thoroughly researched
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humorous essay
essay were on person is to entertain and amuse the reader
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informal essay
essay that is lighter in tone and usually reflects the writers feeling and personality
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narrative essay
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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evaluating
the process of judging the value of something or someone
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see hyperbole
exaggeration
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a figure of speech that compares two essential unlike things in great length
extended metaphor
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short story often witty statement of a principle or a truth about life
aphorism
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tale that teaches a lesson about human nature often use animals as characters
fable
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something that can be proved/something that may be true
fact and opion
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writing that tells an imaginary story
fiction
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expression that are not really true
figurative language/figure of speech
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descriptive essay
is one that describes a particular subject
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expository essay
essay were on person is to explain and give information about a subject
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formal essay
essay that is highly organized and thoroughly researched
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humorous essay
essay were on person is to entertain and amuse the reader
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informal essay
essay that is lighter in tone and usually reflects the writers feeling and personality
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narrative essay
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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evaluating
the process of judging the value of something or someone
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see hyperbole
exaggeration
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a figure of speech that compares two essential unlike things in great length
extended metaphor
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short story often witty statement of a principle or a truth about life
aphorism
85
tale that teaches a lesson about human nature often use animals as characters
fable
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something that can be proved/something that may be true
fact and opion
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writing that tells an imaginary story
fiction
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expression that are not really true
figurative language/figure of speech

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