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American Lit
american lit vocab terms to know and love
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Literature
11th Grade
05/08/2009

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Allegory
Definition
a piece of literature with more than one layer of meaning
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Alliteration
Definition
the repeated occurance of a consonant sound at the beginning of several words in the same phrase
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Metaphor
Definition
a comparison WITHOUT like or as
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Hyperbole
Definition
an over exageration
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Parallelism
Definition
repetition where words or phrases are in the same form and connect ideas
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Tone
Definition
the writers attitude twords their subject
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Aphorism
Definition
a motto
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Theme
Definition
main pint or message, usually a universal truth
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Rhyme Scheme
Definition
the pattern of end rhyme in a stanza or entire poem
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Symbolism
Definition
a concrete things that has meaning in itself but also stands for something else
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Free Verse
Definition
anything goes!
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Slant Rhyme
Definition
close, but not the exact rhyme (ex. toast/code)
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1st Person
Definition
uses personal pronouns. one sided point of veiw (I)
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3rd Person Limited
Definition
uses 'he' or 'she' shows limited amounts of what is going on
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3rd Person Omniscient
Definition
all knowing, uses 'he' and 'she' but knows everything that is going on.
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Irony
Definition
the opposite of what is expected
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Personification
Definition
giving human characteristics or traits to a non living object
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Simile
Definition
a comparison using LIKE OR AS
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External Conflict
Definition
a conflict outside of the main character
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Internal Conflict
Definition
a conflict within the main character
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Antagonist
Definition
the 'bad guy'
against the main character
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Protagonist
Definition
the 'good guy'
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Dynamic Character
Definition
a character that changes throughout the book
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Static Character
Definition
a character that stays the same throughout the book
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Direct Rhyme
Definition
a perfect rhyme
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Blank Verse
Definition
unrhymed lines of iambic pentameter (each line has 5 pairs of syllables)
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Consonance
Definition
the repetition of consonant sounds within and at the ends of words
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Assonance
Definition
the repetition of vowel sounds within words
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Foil
Definition
a character whose traits contrast with those of another character
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Refrain
Definition
a part of a stanza consisting of one or more lines that are repeated regularly sometimes with changes often at the ends of succeeding stanzas
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Foreshadowing
Definition
hints or clues to indicate events that will occur in a story
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