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literary and syntactic terms
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Literature
8th Grade
09/21/2009

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alliteration (m)
Definition
the repetition of a constanant sound the beginning of nearby words
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assonance(i)
Definition
the repetiton of a vowel sounds in nearby words
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consanance(i)
Definition
the repetition of a constant sound within nearby words
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onomatopoeia(m)
Definition
the use of words which mimic sounds they describe
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rhyme(m)
Definition
the repititon on two or more words or phrases that appear close to each other in a poem
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end ryhme(d)
Definition
ryhme that occurs at the end of lines
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ryme scheme(d)
Definition
the pattern of end ryhmes
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ryhthm(i)
Definition
refers to the pattern or flow of sound created by the arrangement of stressed and unstressed syllables
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meter(i)
Definition
the regular pattern or stressed and unstressed syllables
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archetype(i)
Definition
a character, action or situation that is a prototype or pattern of human life; a situation, setting, or charcter that occurs over and over again in literature
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character(m)
Definition
people or animal who take part in the action of a literary work
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diction
Definition
word choice intended to convey a certain effect
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denotation
Definition
the dictonary meaning of a word
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connotation
Definition
the feelings and attitudes associated with a word
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flashback
Definition
a scene that interrupts the action of a work to show a previous event
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forshadowing
Definition
hints or clues that suggest future action
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imagery
Definition
the use of sensory details to describe one thing in terms of another
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mood
Definition
the overall feeling created by an author's choice of words
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plot
Definition
the sequnce of events in which a story takes place
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point of veiw
Definition
the perspective form which the story is told
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the first person point of view
Definition
the story is told from a character who narrates his or her own experinces directly
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limited 3rd person point of view
Definition
the story is told from the viewpoint of one character who can see only part of the whole story
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omniscient point of view
Definition
the author is outside of the story and presents the thought of all the characters involved
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structure
Definition
the framework or organization of a literary selection
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suspense
Definition
techniques used by the author to keep readers intrested in the story and un what will happen next
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theme
Definition
message that the author intends to comminicate by telling the story. often universal thruths
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tone
Definition
the writters or speakers attitude toward a subject, character, or audience; conveyed through authors choice of words and detail
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voice
Definition
authors distictive style or manner of expression
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antagonist
Definition
protaganist adversary
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protaganist
Definition
central character of the story
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sterotype
Definition
broad generalization or an oversimplified view that disregaurds individual diffrences; can lead to unfair judgements
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flat character
Definition
a character with a single important trait
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round character
Definition
a complex character with sevral traits
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static character
Definition
character who changes in response to action through which they pass
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characterization
Definition
methods that readers use to communicate info bout characters to readers
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narrator
Definition
speaker who tells story
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shift
Definition
change or movement in literary paice resulting from epiphany, realiztaion or onsight gained by the speaker, character, or reader
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plot
Definition
order of events in story
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expositon
Definition
setting & situation
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setting
Definition
environment which story takes place
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inciting incident
Definition
interupts balance& harmony of situation & introduces conflict
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rising action
Definition
tense rises towards climax
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conflict
Definition
the problem; central source of tension & drama in story
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external conflict
Definition
tension between character & some outside force, like another character, cociety, fate, or nature
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internal conflict
Definition
tension within character
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climax
Definition
action comes to highest point of dramtic conflict; turning point
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falling action
Definition
part of stroy follwed climax & leads to resolution
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resolution
Definition
conclusion of story
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allusion
Definition
refrence to mythological, literary, or historical, person, place, or thing
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analogy
Definition
point-by-point comparison between 2 dissimilar things in order to clarify less familiar of the 2
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anecdote
Definition
breif account of intrestinng incident or event that usually is intended
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dialect
Definition
form of langue that is spoken in a particular place by particular people
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dialouge
Definition
actual words that characters speak
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hyberbole
Definition
exagerated statment used to make strong effect
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idiom
Definition
expression who's meaning is diffrent form the sum of the meaning of the individual words
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irony
Definition
particualr tone created when speaker intends meaning that  is opposite to words he or she says
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sarcasm
Definition
use of verbal irony (saying one thing but meaning the oppiste) which pereson seems to be praising something but is actually insulting it
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symbolism
Definition
image, object, character, or action that stands for an idea beyondits literal meaning
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understatement
Definition
figure of speech in which speaker says less of what she or he actually feels
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apostrophe
Definition
personification which the absent or dead are spoken to as if present and inanimate, as if animate
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metaphor
Definition
comparison of 2 things not using like or as
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paradox
Definition
occurs when element of a story contradict each other
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personifictaion
Definition
giving a a human characteristic to non-human objects or abstract ideas
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oxymoron
Definition
form of paradox that combines a pair of oppiste terms into a single unusual expresion
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simile
Definition
comparicon using like or as
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synecdoche/metonymy
Definition
part of sumthing is used to signify thw whole; whole is used to represent a part
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declarative
Definition
sentence that makes statement
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imperative
Definition
sentence that gives a command
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interrogative
Definition
sentence that ask a question
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excamatory
Definition
sentence that provides emphasis or express strong emotion
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simple
Definition
1 independent clause
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compound
Definition
2 independent clauses joined by a coordinationg conjuction or by a semicolon
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complex
Definition
independent clause and 1 or more subordinate clauses
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compund-complex
Definition
2nor more independent clause and 1 or more subordinate clauses
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loose
Definition
makes complete sense if broughtv to close before actual ending of a sentence
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periodic
Definition
makes sense fully only when the end of a sentence is reached
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balanced
Definition
phrases or clauses balance each other by virtue of likeness of structure, meaning, or length
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anithetical
Definition
2 statements that are balanced, but opposite
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antimetabole
Definition
arrangement of ideas in second clause in reversal of 1st
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asyndeton
Definition
deliberate omission of conjuction in series of related clauses
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ellipsis
Definition
intentional omission of a word or words that are readily implied by context
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inverted order
Definition
sentence with the predicate before subject
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juxtaposition
Definition
poetic rhetorical device in which normally unassociated ideas, words, or phrases are placed next to 1 another, often creating an effect of surprise & wit.
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natural order
Definition
constructing a sentence so subjet comes before predicate
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parallelism
Definition
a grammatical or structural similarity between senteces or part of a sentence. it involves an arrangement of words, phrases senteces and paragraphs so that elements of equal importance are equally developed and similarity phrased.
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polysyndeton
Definition
deliberate use of many conjuctions for special emphasis
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repition
Definition
device which sounds, wordds, and ideas, are used more than once to enhance rythm and to create emphasis
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rhetorical question
Definition
question that requires no answer
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rhetorical fragment
Definition
sentence fragment used deliberatley for persuasuve purpose or to create a desired effect
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anaphora
Definition
repitition of sam word or group of words at the beginning os successive clauses
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andiplosis
Definition
repititon of last word of 1 clause at beginning of following clause
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epanalepsis
Definition
repition at the end of a clause of word that occured at beginning of clause
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epistrophe
Definition
repittion of same word or group of words at the ends of successive clauses
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