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20 Literary Terms
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English
10th Grade
03/04/2013

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Thesis
Definition
Main Idea
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Simile
Definition
Comarison using like/as
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Metahor
Definition
comarison not using like/as
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Ode
Definition
Celebration of something, long lyrical oem
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Apostrophe
Definition
rhetorical figure in which the speaker addresses a thing as if it were a person
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Ballad
Definition
shorter narrative poem that can be sung
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Romantic
Definition
oets, writers, artists who focused on nature, the individual, and human heart
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Gothic
Definition
gloomy, foreboding setting and elements of mystery, horror, and suernatural
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Epic
Definition
long narrative poem written in formal, serious style about a noble superhuman hero
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Enjambment
Definition
continuation of a sentence in a poem from one line to the next
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Onomatopoeia
Definition
the use of words that seem to imitate the words they refer to
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Irony
Definition
contrast/inconsistency between appearence and reality
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vindication
Definition
justification/defense
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indignation
Definition
anger at something unjust/mean
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faculty
Definition
capacity of the mind;ability;aptitude
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condescend
Definition
to lower oneself
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Incite
Definition
urge or provoke
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Relinquish
Definition
to give up;abandon;put aside
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Vital
Definition
necessary for; or characteristic of life
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Illustrious
Definition
famous;distinguished
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Acute
Definition
sharp;intense
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Transient
Definition
temporary
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