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EN102
Midterm
39
English
Undergraduate 1
03/06/2012

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Term
Fable
Definition
Brief story pointing to a moral
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Moral
Definition
principles or habits with respect to right or wrong conduct.
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Parable
Definition
Brief story teaching a lesson (in a religious or spiritual nature)
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Explication
Definition
Explanation or interpretation
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Observing
(Interpretive process)
Definition
basic literary elements
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Connecting
(Interpretive process)
Definition
noticing patterns of detail
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Inferring
(Interpretive process)
Definition
educated guess; hypothesis
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Concluding
(interpretive process)
Definition
come to realization
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Point of view
Definition
opinion, attitude, or judgment
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Theme
Definition
unifying or dominant idea
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Thesis
Definition
A proposition to be stated and supported
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Irony
Definition
meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning
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Symbol
Definition
something representing something else
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Protagonist
Definition
heroic leading character
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Antagonist
Definition
struggles against opponent or leading character
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Double
Definition
Alter ego
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Narrative poetry
Definition
poetry with a plot
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Lyric Poetry
Definition
expresses personal and emotional feelings
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Epic poetry
Definition
serious subject containing details of heroic deeds and significant events
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Denotation
Definition
Literal, actual, simple, basic dictionary meaning
Term
Connotation
Definition
A words associative meaning, extra meanings.
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Simile
Definition
Comparing two things using like or as
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Metaphor
Definition
Comparing two thing without using like or as
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Alliteration
Definition
Ex. peter piper picked a pack of peppers
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Assonance
Definition
resemblance of sounds
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Drama
Definition
Story or dialogue involving conflict or contrast of a character
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Tragedy
Definition
Dialouge dealing with a serious theme; person destined through a flaw of character or conflict with some overpowering force, as fate or society, to downfall or destruction.
Term
Comedy
Definition
light and humorous character with a happy or cheerful ending;
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Tragicomedy
Definition
Drama representing some action in which serious and comic scenes are blended;
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Tragic Hero
Definition
virtuous character in a dramatic tragedy who is destined for downfall, suffering, or defeat
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Catharsis
Definition
relieving of emotional tensions,
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Auteur
Definition
filmmaker whose individual style and complete control over all elements of production give a film its personal and unique stamp
Term
Misc-en-scene
Definition
stage setting or scenery of a film
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Close-up Shot
Definition
tightly frames a person or object
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Archetype
Definition
original model or type after which other similar things are patterned
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Archetypal symbol
Definition
Recurring metaphors and similies that arise from shared human and natural experiences.
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Archetypal Character
Definition
Recurring figure who transcends the particulars of time and place to take on a symbolic value with universal appeal;
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Novelette
Definition
a brief novel or long short story.
Term
Epiphany
Definition
Sudden insight into reality
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