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English Final Exam
English Final Definitions
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Undergraduate 2
12/12/2010

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style
Definition
writers tone, diction, and syntax
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syntax
Definition
the way the words are linked together
"and"- linked with a child
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diction
Definition
the authors word choice
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protagonist
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central character who usually intitates main action, often in conflict with antagonist
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antagonist
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most significant character or force that opposes them
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setting
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who, what where, when why, how.
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verbal irony
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sarcasm, contrast between what is said and what is meant
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situational irony
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surprise endings
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dramatic irony
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contrast between what character thinks and what reader knows is true- tension
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masculine rhyme
Definition
rhyme of 1 syllable words
fox socks
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slant rhyme
Definition
end of word looks alike
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feminine rhyme
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rhyme of 2 syllables
turtle kertle
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analogy
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a comparison between 2 things
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simile
Definition
comparison using like or as
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metaphor
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a statement that one thing is like something else
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assonance
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repetition of 2 or more vowel sounds in successive words, can occur initially or internally
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consonance
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linked words share similar consonant sounds but different vowel sounds
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euphony
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harmonious effect when the sound of the words connect with the meaning "good sounds"
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caesura
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a pause within to create rhythm
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allusion
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reference to an outside event
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aristotles unities
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time, action, place- all must be believable
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soliloquy
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one person talking to only the audience (alone on stage)
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aside
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shortened version of soliloquy (not heard by other characters on stage)
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comedy
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does not end in death
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tragedy
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a play which things spiral out of control ends in death, greek term for "goat song" badddd Ex: Romeo & Juliet
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hubris
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excessive pride
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catharsis
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pity or terror at end of tragedy
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dialogue
Definition
succession of spoken exchanges
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blank verse
Definition
unrhymed iambic pentameter
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