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Mazurier Final
Lit Terms
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English
9th Grade
06/16/2010

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act
Definition
main sections of a play
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allegory
Definition
a work where characters and setting could represent other things
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alliteration
Definition
words beginning with the same consonants
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allusion
Definition
an indirect reference to history, mythology, or literature
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antagonist
Definition
the negative force in a story
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apostrophe
Definition
where an inanimate entity is addressed directly
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archetype
Definition
a typical specimen, ideal, or classic example
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aside
Definition
a remark made by an actor that the other actors on stage cannot hear
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assonance
Definition
the similarity or the repetition of two or more vowel consonant sounds
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blank verse
Definition
unrhymed poetry that has regular rhythm and line length
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flat character
Definition
a "one sided" character
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round character
Definition
a character with many different attributes
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static character
Definition
stays the same throughout the plot sequence
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dynamic character
Definition
changes over the plot sequence
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internal conflict
Definition
a source of quarrel within the character's self
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external conflict
Definition
an outside force causing quarrel for the character
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conflict
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the major problem in a plot
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connotation
Definition
implied additional meaning
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consonance
Definition
similarity between consonants
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couplet
Definition
two lines of a verse
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denotation
Definition
basic meaning
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dialogue
Definition
character's words
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diction
Definition
spoken clarity, choice of words
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end rhyme
Definition
rhyme scheme at the end of a line
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enjambment
Definition
continuation to the next line
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epic
Definition
long narrative poem
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epic hero
Definition
the protagonist in an epic
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epic poem
Definition
long narrative poem
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epic simile
Definition
lengthy simile used in narrative poetry
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epithet
Definition
descriptive word or phrase; part of a characterization
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extended metaphor
Definition
a lasting comparison
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fable
Definition
story that teaches a lesson - animals
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figurative language
Definition
literary devices that provide sensory detail
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figure of speech
Definition
non literal expression
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flashback
Definition
a sudden memory of a previous event
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foil
Definition
a character who shows great contrast to another - opposite
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foreshadowing
Definition
gives hints to what will come next
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form
Definition
word in relation to its root; look or sound of a word
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free verse
Definition
poem with no set rhyme, rhythm, or line length
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hyperbole
Definition
an exaggeration
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iambic pentameter
Definition
five beat poetic line
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imagery
Definition
sensory detail
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internal rhyme
Definition
rhyme within a line
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situational irony
Definition
irony from a particular conflict or outcome
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dramatic irony
Definition
when the audience knows one meaning and the characters know another
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verbal irony
Definition
an incongruity with a character's words versus what happens/happened
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metaphor
Definition
comparison without like or as, saying one thing is another
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meter
Definition
pattern in a verse
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metonymy
Definition
figure of speech
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monologue
Definition
a speech intended for all to hear
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mood
Definition
the feeling of a literary work
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myth
Definition
stories passed through generations that are not necessarily true
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narrator
Definition
person telling the story
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oxymoron
Definition
to opposite things (o loving hate)
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paradox
Definition
something absurd or contradictory
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parallelism
Definition
repetition for effect
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personification
Definition
giving inanimate objects human emotions/traits
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exposition
Definition
revelation of a story's background
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rising action
Definition
events leading to climax
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climax
Definition
high point in plot
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falling action
Definition
events leading to resolution
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resolution
Definition
when conflict is resolved
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exciting force
Definition
flaw that creates drama
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moment of final suspense
Definition
last exciting force event
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1st person point of view
Definition
personal account (I, me, my, myself)
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3rd person
Definition
impartial bystander
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limited point of view
Definition
3rd person language, 1st person limitation
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omniscient
Definition
knows everyones thoughts and feelings
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prologue
Definition
introductory statement
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protagonist
Definition
positive force in a story
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pun
Definition
play on words
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rhyme
Definition
similarity in sound
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rhyme scheme
Definition
ex.) abba, sdds, effe
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rhythm
Definition
particular poetry pattern
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satire
Definition
use of wit to criticize behavior
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scansion
Definition
analysis of verse
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setting
Definition
time, place, surroundings
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simile
Definition
comparison using like or as
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slant rhyme
Definition
rhyme with obscure words/rhymes with any consonant of the same sound
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soliloquy
Definition
a character speaking to themselves and the audience only
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sonnet
Definition
14 lines rhyming poem with set shakespearean structure (3 quatrains of equal rhyme ending in a couplet) and petrarchan (first octave: abbaabba last 8 arranged in any ways)
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stanza
Definition
division of a poem, common types: couplet, quatrain, octave
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structure
Definition
rhyme, rhythm, iambic pentameter
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suspense
Definition
drama
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symbol
Definition
something that is metaphoric to something else
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synecdoche
Definition
figure of speech where a part of something is referred to as the whole or vice versa (sail for boat)
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syntax
Definition
organization of words in sentences
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theme
Definition
distinct, unifying idea
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tone
Definition
attitude of the writer
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tragic flaw
Definition
a character flaw that results in a tragedy
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tragic hero
Definition
main character in a tragedy
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understatement
Definition
valuing something less that its worth, like a hyperbole but under exaggerating
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