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Lit Midterm PCS
all definitions needed for midterms
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Literature
10th Grade
01/15/2013

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metonymy
Definition
expression in which related thing stands for the thing itself
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synecdoche
Definition
expression in which a part of something represents the entire entity
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syntax
Definition
the ordering of and relationship between the words and other structural elements in phrases and sentences
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meter
Definition
reoccurring pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables
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metrical feet
Definition
measurement of beats in poetry
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assonance
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repetition of vowels sounds at the beginning of word
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consonance
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repetition of consonant sounds in the middle of words
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parallelism
Definition
Similarity of structure in a pair or series of related words, phrases, or clauses
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symmetry
Definition
A relationship of characteristic correspondence, equivalence, or identity among constituents of an entity or between different entities
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allegory
Definition
extended metaphor in which every detail stands for something
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fable
Definition
story in which the details support the collective meaning and usually includes a stated moral
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parable
Definition
story where the details support the meaning individually
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analogy
Definition
an extended simile in which the details are compared to the whole
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symbolic narrative
Definition
extended metaphor that is not an allegory
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epigram
Definition
a highly compressed poem that makes observations and ends with a twist
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