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literary terms
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English
12th Grade
12/09/2007

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setting
Definition
the surroundings or environment, also can be the year or era.
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atmosphere

Definition
a surrounding or pervading mood, environment, or influence.
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Verisimilitude
Definition
the appearance or semblance of truth; likelihood; probability
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emotional effect
Definition
the way the subject or plot of a story or writing makes the reader feel.
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verbal irony
Definition
a figure of speech in which what is said is the opposite of what is meant
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sarcasm
Definition
a sharply ironical taunt; sneering or cutting remark
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situational irony
Definition

an outcome that turns out to be very different from what was expected, the difference

between what is expected to happen and what actually does

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analogy
Definition
 the comparison of two pairs which have the same relationship
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plot
Definition
the plan, scheme, or main story of a literary or dramatic work.
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vernacular
Definition
The everyday language spoken by a people as distinguished from the literary language
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dramatic irony
Definition

irony that is inherent in speeches or a situation of a drama and is understood by the audience

but not grasped by the characters in the play.

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satire
Definition
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
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plagiarism
Definition

the unauthorized use or close imitation of the language and thoughts of another author and the

representation of them as one's own original work.
 

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paragraph development
Definition

making a topic sentence of a paragraph into the whole paragraph is the idea of

paragraph development.

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procrastination
Definition
 to defer action; delay.
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informal essay
Definition
a written essay that is in conversational matter, usually personal and subjective.
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formal essay
Definition

a written essay that is very non-person and objective. No personality shows through in this type

of essay.

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comparison and contrast
Definition

a writing where two ideas, subjects or objects are compared, the similarities are

stated, and contrasted, where the differences are stated.

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persuasion
Definition
the act of persuading or seeking to persuade.
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description
Definition
 Concerned with classification or description
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narrative
Definition
Consisting of or characterized by the telling of a story
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autobiographical
Definition

marked by or dealing with one's own experiences or life history; of or in the manner of an

autobiography.

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biographical
Definition
of or pertaining to a person's life.
Term

essay

Definition

a short literary composition on a particular theme or subject, usually in prose and generally analytic,

speculative, or interpretative

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fiction
Definition
something feigned, invented, or imagined; a made-up story
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non-fiction

Definition
a literary work that gives facts and is not made up.
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folk tale
Definition

a tale or legend originating and traditional among a people or folk, esp. one forming part of the oral

tradition of the common people.

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parody
Definition
a humorous or satirical imitation of a serious piece of literature or writing
Term
free wring
Definition

to write what is on your

mind; write as you go. A writing of

class exercises.

Term
romance
Definition

a novel or other prose

narrative depicting heroic or

marvelous deeds, pageantry,

romantic exploits, etc., usually in a

historical or imaginary setting

Term
tragedy
Definition

a dramatic composition,

often in verse, dealing with a serious

or somber theme, typically that of a

great person destined through a flaw

of character or conflict with some

overpowering force, as fate or

society, to downfall or destruction

Term
histories
Definition

a continuous, systematic

narrative of past events as relating to

a particular people, country, period,

person, etc., usually written as a

chronological account; chronicle

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comedy
Definition

generally, a story that

ends happily

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