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English 1102
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Undergraduate 2
02/24/2009

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metacognition
Definition
thinking about thinking
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metafiction
Definition
fiction in which the subject of the story is the act or art of storytelling itself.
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sublime
Definition
inspiringly beautiful
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genre
Definition
kind or type, roughly analogous to the biological term species
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post modernism
Definition
more politically concerned, more playfuk
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epistemology
Definition
studies the nature of knowledge
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synesthesia
Definition
description of one kind of sense using words that describe another kind of sense perception Ex. shining metallic words.
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gothic
Definition
dark and gloomy
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southern gothic
Definition
same as gothic but in a southern way. i think of it has slavery
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symbol
Definition
concrete image reprensenting an abstract idea.
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imagery
Definition
appeals to the senses
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tone
Definition
the prevailing attitude as perceived by the reader
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plot
Definition
the episodes in a narrative or dramatic work.
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theme
Definition
what the work is about an underlying idea of a work
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magical realism
Definition
Example- A very old man with enormous wings
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frame of reference
Definition
the set of values or ideas that affect the way somebody interacts with others
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catharsis
Definition
emotional payoff
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irony
Definition
contrast between what is said and what is meant
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oxymoron
Definition
compact paradox as in a mute cry and pleasing pain: proud humility.
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juxtapostition
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the arrangement of 2 or more ideas, characters, actions, settings or words side by side for the purpose of comparsion, contrast, suspense, or character development
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gaps/blanks
Definition
missing info in a text
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blooms taxonomy
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??
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denouement
Definition
unknotting of a plot
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plot goes to rising action hits climax then falling action to denouement.
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Freytag's Pyramid
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What is the canon of literature and why is this a controversial concept?
Definition
some of the great works of literature like the Oddesy and Moby Dick. B/c people have different opinions of what should and should not be classified into the category.
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The author of Parable of the Prodigal Son? What is this story about?
Definition
Luke, One son was bad and one was good. The father gave the bad son the fatted calf because he came home safe and repented. Other son was jealous blc he didn't understand how come the bad son got threw a party.
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Who is the author of Samuel and what is the story about?
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Grace Paley, 3 black kids playing on train, old lady hollers at them to get off, man walks citiznely like to the front and stops the train. Samuel falls of and dies. His mother is very upset.
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author of girl? what is it about?
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Jamaica Kincaid, a mother is telling her daughter how to things.. goes on and on. the girls name in the story is not revieled.
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The Lesson of the Master?
Definition
Emily Wu, tung ming was a painter. A merchant wanted a picture of a fish, It took the painter a while to get it done. Merchant went to painters house and painter handed him the painting. Practice makes perfect is the theme
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Say Yes?
Definition
Tobias Wolff, Ann askes husband would you love me if i was black. he says no but really should have said yes.
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Miss Brill?
Definition
Katherine Mansfield, about a lady in a fur coat that sat on a bench in the park that saw everything as if it played a role in a movie.
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The Story of an Hour?
Definition
Kate Chopun, Mrs. Mallard was messed up with heart problems, her sister Jospehine announces that her husband was dead. Mrs, Mallard goes to her room and feels free but then finds out he isnt when she sees him at the door. She has a heart attack.
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El Tonto del Barrio?
Definition
Jose Armas, Romero would sweep the sidewalks and sit in Barelas Barber Shop. Seferino wanted to pay him but his dad Barelas told him not to.Romero turned crazy
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Cat in the Rain?
Definition
Ernest Hemingway,woman wanted attention from her husband George but he was flat out mean. The hotel keeper cared about what she did and she liked it because her husband didnt notice her at all and thats all she really wanted. It wasnt about the cat.
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Misery?
Definition
Anton Chekhov,Coachmens son died no one will listen to him. he is said so at the end of the day he goes home and talks to his horse.
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Everyday use?
Definition
Alice Walker, Dee is smart and pretty and selfish doesnt know what the word no means, maggie has scars from a fire all over her. Maggie gets quilts and for the first time she smiles. Dee gets mad she wanted them to hang up
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Happy Ending?
Definition
Margaret Atwood, John and Mary, just a story with alot of different endings. You can chooce whatever one you like.
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An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge
Definition
Ambrose Bierce, a man gets hung, you think he escapes but the whole time its in slow motion and he is really dying.
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Old Man with Enormous Wings
Definition
Gabriel Garcia Marquez, beatin up human bird thing that is kept in a chicken coop for show..at the end of the story it flies off and the woman in the story smiles up at it.
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Good Man is Hard to Find
Definition
Flannery OConnor, GRANDMA AND HER SON BAILEY AND HIS 2 CHILDREN AND BABY AND WIFE GET SHOT. THE BAD GUY IN THE STORY IS CALLED THE MISFIT!
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cATHERDRAL?
Definition
Raymond Carver, about a blind man that teaches his best friends husband to use imagination.
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