Stage 3 Flashcards

(54 cards)

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Situational irony

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When a characters or the readers expect one things to happen but something else happens instead.

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Irony

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Contrast between what is expected to happen and what it actually occurs,

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Verbal irony

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What is said is the opposite of what is meant

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Dramatic irony

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When what a character knows contrast with that the audience knows.

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Instigate

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To stir up; provoke.

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Vestibule

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Small entryway within a building

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Agile

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Able to move quickly and easily.

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Falter

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Hesitate from lack of courage or confidence.

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Ransack

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To search or examine vigorously

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Prudence

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The use of good judgment and common sense.

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Ravages

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Serious damage

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Assertion

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Statement

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Coveted

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Greedily desired or wished for.

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Chronicle

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Record of events

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Character motivation

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The Reason behind a character’s actions - what make him or her act in a certain way,

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Prospects

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Chances or possibilities, especially for financial success.

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Vexation

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Irritation anoyance

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Incessantly

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Without interruption continuously.

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Pauper

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Poor person, especially one who depends in public charity.

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Adulation

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Excessive praise or flattery

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Disconsolate

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Extremely depressed or dejected.

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Aghast

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Filled with shock and horror.

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Gamut

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Entire range or series

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Privation

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Lack of basic necessity or a comfort of life.

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Askew
Crooked to one side.
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Characterization
Used to develop made-up characters in stories.
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Frenetically
In a frenzied or frantic way
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Protégé
Person who is guided or supported by an older or more influential person.
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Reverie
State of daydreaming
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Exhortation
Communication strongly urging that something be done.
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Serene
Calm, peaceful
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retrieve
Find and return safely.
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Symbol
Literary devise in which something stand for something beyond itself .
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Theme
The underlying message about life or human nature that the author wants the reader to understand.
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Imminent
About to occur
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Infallibility
An inability to make errors.
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Doggedness
Persistence stubbornness
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Reiterate
Repeat
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Precariously
Insecurely; dangerous or unstable way.
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Exotic
Excitingly strange
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Evanescence
To disappear, vanish
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Heresy
Action or opinion contrary to what it generally thought of as right.
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Argument
Expresses a position on an issue and supports the position with reasons and evidence.
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Claim
The writer or speaker's position on an issue.
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Support
Reasons or evidence that supports the claim
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Rhetorical devices
Techniques used to enhance and communications more effectively in speeches.
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Repetition
Use the same word or group of word more than once for emphasis.
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Parallelism
Uses similar grammatical constructions to express ideas that are related or equal in importance. Often creates rhythm.
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Analogy
Comparison between two subjects that are alike in some ways.
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Momentous
Great importance
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Default
To fail to keep a promise, especially a promise to repay a loan.
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Legitimate
Justifiable or reasonable
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Militancy
The act of aggressively supporting a political or social cause.
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Inextricably
In a way impossible to untangle.