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Adventure

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Story genre that depicts the story of a protagonist that goes on a literal or metaphorical journey

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Allegory

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A story that can be interpreted to have a hidden moral/political meaning

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Allusion

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Alluding to something, non-literal reference

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Amplification

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A rhetorical device used to embellish a sentence with more information

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Anadiplosis

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The repetition of a word or phrase that ends with a clause and begins with another clause

E.g. “fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering”

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Anaphora

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Repetition of a word/phrase in successive clause at the begging of a sentence

E.g. “I have a dream.”

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Analogy

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Comparison of two completely different concepts for the sake of explanation

E.g. life is like a race

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Anastrophe

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The inversion of typical word order

E.g. patience I lack

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Anecdote

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The use of a story to explain/exaggerate a point

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Anthropomorphise

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Attributing human qualities/characteristics to a non-human thing such as a God, dog or bog

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Antithesis

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A thing that is the direct opposite of something else

E.g. love is the antithesis of hate

ANTI thesis

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Aphorism

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An observation that doesn’t say a lot but that contains a general truth

E.g. the child is father to the man

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Aposiopesis

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The rhetorical device of suddenly breaking off in the middle of speech

E.g. nothing last for-

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Archetype

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(Based of Jungian phycological theory) a very typical expanse of a person

E.g. hero, sage or joker

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Asyndeton

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When conjunctions are put in a series of clauses, they shorten sentences and focus on the meaning.

E.g. “I came, I saw, I conquered”

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Authorial Intrusion

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When the narrator speaks directly to the reader

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Bildungsroman

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Form

A novel that explores someone’s formative years

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Cacophony

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A harsh incoherent mixture of sounds

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Catachresis

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The incorrect use of words or phrases on purpose

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Characterisation

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The creation of a fictional character that gives them human qualities

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Chiasmus

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The repetition of similar ideas in the reverse sequence

E.g. she has all my love; my heart belongs to her

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Conflict

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The narrative of disagreement

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Connotation

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An idea which invokes a meaning deeper than the literal

E.g. ‘discipline’ has connotations of punishment and repression

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Denotation

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The straight forward definition of something

E.g. a lamb is a young sheep

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Deus ex Machina
Structure Plot device An unexpected event that saves a seemingly hopeless situation E.g. the appearance of the eagles in Lord of the Rings
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Diacope
Language Repetition of a word or phrase with only one or two words between the repeated words E.g. see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil
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Diction
Language The choice and use of words and phrases in writing
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Doppelgänger
Language An apparition or double of a living person
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Epanalepsis
Language Repetition at the end of a clause with the word at the begging of the clause E.g. the next time there won’t be a next time
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Epilogue
Form Section at the end of a book
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Epistrophe
Language The repetition of a word at the end of successive phrase, clause or sentence E.g. I swear to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth
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Epizeuxis
Language The repetition of a word in the same sentence
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Euphemism
Language Makes something bad sound good E.g. they passed away
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Flashback
Structure Use of the past
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Foil
Language Pairs of characters whose differences highlight their character
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Folklore
Form The stories of a community passed down through the generations by word of mouth
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Foregrounding
Language Making something the most prominent or important feature
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Foreshadowing
Language Alluding to future events
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Hendiadys
Language An idea expressed by two words connected by ‘and’ E.g. nice and warm
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Hubris
Language Excessive pride or self-confidence
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Hyperbaton
Language Inversion of normal word order for effect E.g. this I must see
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Hyperbole
Language Exaggerated statements not to be taken literally E.g. I slept for a thousand years
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Imagery
Language Visual symbolism
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In medias res
Structure ‘In the action’ The story begins in the action
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Irony
Language Using language that usually means the opposite of the original meaning E.g. the cow is lactose intolerant
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Isocolon
Language Succession of sentences of grammatically equal length E.g. ‘roses are red, violets are blue. It’s called catching fire, not the hunger games 2’
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Juxtaposition
Language Broad term Compares two contrasting things E.g. Satan’s Pandemonium juxtaposes God’s Heaven
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Litotes
Language An ironic understatement when an affirmative is expressed by the negative E.g. I shan’t be sorry for I shall be glad
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Malapropism
Language The accidental use of a word in place of a similar sounding word E.g. dancing ‘flamingo’ - instead of ‘flamenco’
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Metaphor
Language A thing regarded as representative of something else
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Metonymy
Language A figure of speech in which one word is substituted for another which is closely associated E.g. lend me your ear
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Motif
Language An image, sound, action or other figure that has a symbolic significance and develops a theme E.g. the polka music in ‘Streetcar’ or Marilyn Monroe in ‘Blood Brothers’
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Oxymoron
Language Combines a pair of opposite terms and turns them into a single expression E.g. sweet sorrow
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Paradox
Language A statement that contradicts itself and is still somewhat true to reveal a point E.g. ‘I know that I know nothing’
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Pathetic fallacy
Language The weather described reflects the mood or emotions of the protagonist
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Periphrasis
Language An overly long expression E.g. elongated yellow tropical fruit - a banana
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Personification
Language Personification is an act of giving human characteristics to animals or objects to create imagery, Anthropomorphism aims to make an animal or object behave and appear like it is a human being.
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Polyptoton
Language Repetition of words derived from the same root E.g. love is an irresistible desire to be irresistibly desired
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Polysyndeton
Language Repetition of conjunctions in close succession in place of a comma E.g. he is brave and strong and kind and clever
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Portmanteau
Language The blending of two words into one sound E.g. brunch
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Prologue
Form A separate introduction to a literary piece that provides insight on the story
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Satire
Form the use of humour, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticise people's stupidity, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues
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Simile
Language To say something is like something else

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