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Literary Terms
English Final Exam
37
English
9th Grade
12/15/2009

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allusion
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representation of something in history
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characterization
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the process of revealing someones traits
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direct characterization
Definition
revealing the character by directly telling the reader what the character is
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indirect characterization
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revealing the character through clues
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dynamic character
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character that changes throughout the story
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static character
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character that stays the same
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flat character
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character with very few traits
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round character
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character with many traits
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conclusion
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where the action draws to and end
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conflict
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a struggle a character goes through
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connotation
Definition
the words associated with a word
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denotation
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the exact meaning of a word
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dialect
Definition
when a character talks
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diction
Definition
the writer's choice of words
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figurative language
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a literary device used by writers
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flashback
Definition
changed settting from the present to the past
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foreshadowing
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hinting that something will happen before it happens
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hyperbole
Definition
deliberate exageration
(My backpack weighs a ton)
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irony
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when the author says something but means the opposite
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dramatic irony
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when the reader knows something that a character does not
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situational irony
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when something intended to mean something is taken as the opposite
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verbal irony
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saying one thing but meaning the opposite
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metaphor
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comparing to things without the use of like or as
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mood
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the feeling the reader gets
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motif
Definition
reoccuring structures that suppport a theme
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plot
Definition
all the events in a story
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point of view
Definition
the narrator
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first person point of view
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the narrator uses me or I
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third person limited point of view
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narrator is in thoughts of one character in the story
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third person omniscient point of view
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narrator is in thoughts of all of the characters
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setting
Definition
where the story takes place
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simile
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comparing two unlike things using like or as
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suspense
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the feeling of uncertainty or anxiety
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symbol
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something that represents something else
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theme
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the subject or lesson of a story
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tone
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the mood of the writer
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villain
Definition
the bad guy
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