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literary terms
english literary terms for semester exam
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English
8th Grade
12/08/2010

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hyperbole
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an exaggeration of facts
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dialect
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a regional variety of language that uses special expressions and pronunciations. it is used by a whole region of a country (ex. "ya'll") IT IS NOT SLANG
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Omniscient point of view
Definition
"all knowing" narrator who knows everything there is to know about the characters and their problems
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3rd person limited point of view
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the story is told through the eyes of ONE character, the reader sees the story through his eyes.
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1st person point of view
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one of the main characters, usually the main character, tells the story using "I" and "me"
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point of view
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the relationship of the narrator or storyteller to the events in the story
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symbol/symbolism
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something in a literary work which maintains its own meaning while at the same time standards for something else
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resolution
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tells the final events and ties all the loose ends together
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falling action
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relates events that result from the climax
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climax
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the point of greatest emotional involvement, indicates how the conflict will be resolved
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narrative hook
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catches our interest by revealing the conflict that the characters must resolve
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exposition/intro
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introduces us to the characters, setting, and situation
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plot
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the action or sequence of events in a narrative or a drama. the events are arranged to catch and hold our interest as we proceed through the work
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internal conflict
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takes place in the character's mind (man vs. himself)
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external conflict
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a struggle between a character and an outside force (man vs. man, man vs. nature, man vs. society)
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conflict
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a struggle between opposing forces
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characterization
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how the reader learns about a character through what he does, says, or what the narrator or another character says about them
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universality
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the ability to be universal or relative through all generations
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irony
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a contrast between reality and what seems to be real
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satire
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a form of writing that exposes social evils and abuses by making fun of them. a device that makes a subject seem absurd or worthy of contempt. the satirist uses comedy to make fun of a subject, attitude, or society in general
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foreshadowing
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the use of clues in a literary work that suggest events that are yet to happen
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suspense
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the quality of a literary work that makes the reader uncertain or tense about the outcome
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simile
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the comparison of two things using "like" or "as"
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metaphor
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comparison of two unlike things not using "like" or "as"
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motif
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incidents, images, or ideas which appear frequently within a work. (superstitions, storm, dreams)
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