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03/12/2014

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Iambic Pentameter

 

A common meter in poetry consisting of an unrhymed line with five feet or accents, each foot containing an unaccented syllable and an accented syllable.

 

 

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Idiom

 

An expression whose meaning is not predictable from the usual meanings of its constituent elements or from the grammatical rules of a language.

 

 

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Image

 

Concrete details and figures of speech that help the reader to form vivid sense impressions of what is being described.

 

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Imagery

 

Representation through language of sense experience. Most often suggests a mental picture, but may also represent a sound, smell, taste, or tactical experience.

 

 

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Indeterminate Ending

 

Literature with an uncertain ending or where some problem or conflict may remain undecided.

 

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Indirect Presentation

 

The writer presents the character in action, allowing the reader to draw his or her own conclusions about the personality of that character.

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Informal Essay

 

An essay that does not follow the restrictions of a formal paper. Personal pronouns and casual, spoken language are acceptable.

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Informal Language

 

The casual language we use every day.

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Interior Monologue

 

A type of stream of consciousness that depicts the inner thoughts of a character.

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Internal Conflict

 

The problem or struggle that takes place in the main character's minds (person vs. self).

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Internal Rhyme

 

Rhyme which comes within lines.

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Irony

 

A literary device which reveals concealed or contradictory meanings.

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Jargon

 

Language especially the vocabulary peculiar to a particular trade, profession, or group.

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Juxtaposition

 

An act or instance of placing close together or side by side, especially for comparison or contrast.

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Legend

 

A story handed down from the past about a specific person, usually someone of heroic accomplishments.

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Limited Omniscient POV

 

Author tells the story in third person, but from the viewpoint of a single character. The thoughts and feelings of other characters are not shown.

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Literal Language

 

What is said is based exactly in reality without the comparisons used in figurative language.

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Lyric

 

Any short poem intended mainly to express a state of mind or feeling.

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