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Literary Terms III
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11th Grade
01/27/2011

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Fantasy
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a story which concerns an unreal world or which contains unreal characters; it may be merely whimsical, or it may present a serious point
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Figurative language
Definition
language employing one or more figures of speech (simile, metaphor, imagery, etc...)
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Flashback
Definition
the insertion of an earlier event into the normal chronological order of a narrative
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Flat character
Definition
a character who embodies a single quality and who does not develop in the course of a story
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Foreshadowing
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the presentationof material in such a way that the reader is prepared for what is to come later in the work
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Frame Device
Definition
a story within a story, such as Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, in which the primary stories are told within the framework of the pilgrimage to Canterbury
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Genre
Definition
a major category or type of literature
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Homily
Definition
a sermon, or a moralistic lecture
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Hubris
Definition
excessive pride or arrogance that results in the downfall of the protagonist of a tragedy
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Hyperbole
Definition
intentional exaggeration to create an effect
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Hypothetical Question
Definition
a question that raises a hypothesis or conjecture
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Idiom
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an expression in a given language that cannot be understood from the meaning of its individual elements; or, a regional speech or dialect
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Imagery
Definition
the use of figures of speech to create vivid images
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Inductive Reasoning
Definition
deriving general principles from particular facts or instances
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Inference
Definition
a conclusion one draws (infers) based on premises or evidence
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Invective
Definition
an intensely vehement, highly emotional verbal attack
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Irony
Definition
the use of words to convey the opposite of their literal meaning; or, incongruity between what is expected and what actually occurs
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Jargon
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the specialized language or vocabulary of a particular group or profession
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Juxtaposition
Definition
placing two elements side by side to present a comparison or contrast
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Legend
Definition
a narrative handed down from the past which contains historical elements and usually supernatural elements
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Limerick
Definition
light verse consisting of five lines of regular rhythm and in which the first, second, and fifth lines (each consisting of 3 feet) rhyme, and the second and third lines (each consisting of 2 feet) rhyme
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Limited Narrator
Definition
a narrator who presents the story as it is seen and understood by a single character and restricts information to what is seen, heard, thought, or felt by that one character
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Literary License
Definition
deviating from normal rules or methods in order to achieve a certain effect
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