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STRAUB#4 Sophmore List
LIterature terminology
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10th Grade
01/10/2017

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ALLEGORY
Definition
NARRATIVE IN WHICH CHARACTERS AND SETTING STAND FOR ABSTRACT IDEAS OR MORAL QUALITIES
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ALLUSION
Definition
REFERENCE TO A STATEMENT, PERSON, PLACE, EVENT, OR THING THAT IS KNOWN FROM LITERATURE, HISTORY, RELIGION, MYTH, POLITICS, SPORTS, SCIENCE, OR THE ARTS
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ARCHETYPE
Definition
THE MODEL OR BLUE PRINT FOR A CHARACTER
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CONTEXT CREDIBILITY
Definition
THE BLIEVABILITY OF A WRITERS ARGUMENT
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COUNTERCLAIM
Definition
AN OPPOSING CLAIM
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DRAMATIC MONOLOGUE
Definition
A POEM WHERE THE SPEAKER ADDRESSES ONE OR MORE SILENT LISTENERS OFTEN REFLECTING ON A SPECIFIC PROBLEM OR SITUATION
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DYNAMIC CHARACTER
Definition
CHANGES IN SOME IMPORTANT WAY AS A RESULT OF THE STORY'S ACTION
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EDITORIAL
Definition
A STATEMENT OF THE OPINION IN A NEWSPAPER OR MEDIA
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EXPLICIT
Definition
SAYING WHAT IS MEANT, WITHOUT RESERVATION
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EXPOSITION
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TYPE OF WRITING THAT EXPLAINS, GIVES, INFORM, OR CLARIFIES IDEAS
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