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Elements of Style
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Literature
11th Grade
03/18/2009

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Ambiguity
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a word, phrase or attitude that has double or even multiple meanings
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atmosphere
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the pervasiv mood or tone of a literary work
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attitude
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the author's viewpoint regarding his subject matter
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colloquialisms
Definition
words or phrases that are used in everyday conversation or informal writing which are usually considered inappropriate for a formal essay
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connotation
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the range of futher sassociations that a word or phrase suggests in addition to its straightforawrd dictioanry meaning
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convention
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a device of style or subject matter so often used that it becomes a reconized means of expression
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denotation
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the precise, literal meaning of a word
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dialect
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the version of a lnaguage spoken by people of a particular region or social group
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dialogue
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the conversation of two or more people as represented in writing
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diatribe
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violently bitter verbal attack
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diction
Definition
the choice of words used in a literary work
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digression
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a portion of a written work that interrupts or pauses the development of the theme or plot
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epigraph
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the use of a quotation at the beginning of a work that hints at its theme
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flashback
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a way of presenting scenes or incidents that took place before the opening scene
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framed narration
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the story is told through several people
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idiom
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way of expression natural or peculiar to a languagae or gorup of people
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inference
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a conclusion the resader can draw based upon details presented by the author
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invective
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direct denuncation or name -calling
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irony
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the incongruity or difference between reality and appearances
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dramatic irony
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a situation in which the audience mknows more about the characters situatioin thn the character does
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situation irony
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the cotnrast between what is inteded or expected and what actually occurs
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verbal irony
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a contrast between what is said and what is actually meant
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jargon
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the special language of a profession or group
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juxtaposition
Definition
side by side comparison of two or more objects or ideals for the purpose of higlighting similarties or differences
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local color
Definition
use of physical setting, dialect custions and attidues that typify a particular region
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malapropism
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the comic substitution of one word for another similar in sound but different in meaning
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narrative pace
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the speed at which an author tells a sptory
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mood
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the prevailing emotional attiude in a literary work
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pseudonym
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pen name
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sarcasm
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harsh cutting personal remakrs to or about someone
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satire
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any form of literature that belnds ironic humor and wit with ctriticism directed at a particular folly
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steram of consciousness
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a technique that allows the reader to see the continuous chaotic flow of half-form and discontinous thoughts, mmemories, sense impressions, random assiciation, images, feelings and refelction that constituted a chartacters' consciounss
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tone
Definition
refelcton in a work of the author's attidude towrad his or her subject
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unity
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the quaility of oness in a lterary work
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voice
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the sendse a writeen work conveys to a reader of the writesrs' attidude, personaility and character
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wit
Definition
ingenuity in connecting amusingly incongrousu s ideas
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