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Literature terms for final
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English
9th Grade
05/30/2007

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ALLUSION
Definition
a reference to something famous
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PERSONIFICATION
Definition
giving living characteristics to non-living things
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FLASHBACK
Definition
tells what has happened in the past
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IMAGERY
Definition
using words to make a picture in your head
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OMNISCIENT POINT OF VIEW
Definition
when the narrator of the book is all knowing
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HYPERBOLE
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an extreme exaggeration
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METAPHOR
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saying something IS something else
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INITIATION
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when the main character learn a lesson and becomes a better person
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PLOT
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series of events in a story
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FORESHADOWING
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hints about what is going to happen in a story
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STANZA
Definition
divisions in a poem
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PROTAGONIST
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the main character in a story
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ALLITERATION
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repeating sounds in a poem
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SYMBOL
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something that represents something else
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COMPLICATION
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the problem that occurs in a story
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IRONY
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when something happens that is the opposite of what you expect
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STYLE
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the style of the poem, ex. lyric, free verse etc.
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STYLE
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the style of the poem, ex. lyric, free verse etc.
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STYLE
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the style of the poem, ex. lyric, free verse etc.
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TONE
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the author's attitude towards the subject
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DYNAMIC CHARACTER
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a character that changes during the course of the story
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SETTING
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the time and place a story takes place
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CONNOTATION
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