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11th Grade
03/03/2007

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allegory
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the devise of using character and/or story elements symbolically to represent an abstraction in addition to the literal meaning
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picaresque
Definition
are described in a series of usually humorous or satiric episodes that often depict, in realistic detail, the everyday life of the common people:
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romance
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a novel or other prose narrative depicting heroic or marvelous deeds, pageantry, romantic exploits, etc., usually in a historical or imaginary setting
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gothic
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dark, closed off,
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connotation
Definition
the non-literal, associative meaning of a word; the applied, suggested meaning. may resolve in ideas, emotions, or attitudes
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epiphany
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a literary work or section of a work presenting, usually symbolically, such a moment of revelation and insight
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allusion
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a direct or indirect reference to something that is commonly known, such as event, book, myth, place, or work of art, or historical, religous
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aphorism
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terse statment of known authorship which expresses a general truth or a moral principal, memorable summation of author;s point
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diction
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word choice, correctness, clearness, effectiveness, weird words
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syntax
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the way author chooses to join words, phrases, clauses, and sentences. almost as same as diction but diction is w/ one word while syntax is with many
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theme
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central idea or message of work, insight, hold text together structurally
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tone
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mood, author's attitude twd material, the audience, or both, considering how the work shud b read is a way 2 figure out tone
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oxymoron
Definition
author gives contradictory terms to suggest paradox.

jumbo shrimp, thunderous silence, cruel kindness
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paradox
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contradictory, or opposed 2 common sense yet if u think bout it its tru

he workd hard at being lazy
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metaphor
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comparison not using lik or as btw 2 completely unlik things
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irony
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diff btw wut appears 2 b n wut acutally is tru, diff btw wut is stated n wut is meant
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satire
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usually humorous, bout reality and human condition, style of writing
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conflict
Definition
major problem in story
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dialect
Definition
a provincial, rural, or socially distinct variety of a language that differs from the standard language, esp. when considered as substandard

a special variety of a language
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onomatopoeia
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sounds of words, buzz, hiss, hum
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assonance
Definition
repition of vowel sounds within words
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vernacular
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lang used by ppl
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ratiocination
Definition
logical reasoning
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