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Literature
12th Grade
10/31/2013

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Irony
Definition
an unexpected twist/contrast between what was suppose to happen.
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Hyperbole
Definition
extreme exaggeration
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Fable
Definition
a simple symbolic story employing animals and characters
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Image
Definition
verbal approximation of a sensory image in a work of literature
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Impressionism
Definition
writing that reflects a personal image of a character, event, or concept.
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Metaphysical Poetry
Definition
refers to the work of a poet who explores philosophical ideas through metaphors and paradox.
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Plot
Definition
a sequence of events in a literary work
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Octave
Definition
eight line stnaza ususally combined with a seset in a Pentrarchan sonnet
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Parable
Definition
a story that operates on more than one level and it teaches a moral lesson
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Paradox
Definition
a set of unseemingly contradictory elements which never the less reflects truth
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Parellel Plot
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a secondary story line that mimics and reinforces the main plot
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Lyric Poetry
Definition
characterized by emotions, feelings, and is precise. Exhibits rhyme, meter, and reflective thoughts.
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Figurative Language
Definition
enables the writer to operate on levels other than literary
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Meter
Definition
a pattern of beats in poetry
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Foot
Definition
metrical in poetry; syllabic measure of a line
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Idyll
Definition
type of lyric poem which extols the vitures of a idea, place, or time.
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Iamb
Definition
a metrical foot consisting of an unaccented syllable followed by an accented one
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Metonymy
Definition
a figure of speech in which the representative term is use for a larger idea.
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Parody
Definition
a comic imitation of a work that ridicules the original
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Onomatopoeia
Definition
words that look the way they are represented
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Flashback
Definition
device that enables a writer to refer to past thoughts, events, or episodes.
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Personification
Definition
assigning human-like qualities to inanimate objects
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Form
Definition
shape and structure of a literary work
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Foreshadowing
Definition
hints of future events in literary work
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Ode
Definition
a formal, lengthy poem that celebrates a subject or object
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Oxymoron
Definition
an image of a contradictory term
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Monologue
Definition
a speech given by one character
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Metaphor
Definition
direct comparision between dissimiliar objects. NO LIKE OR AS
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Pathos
Definition
aspects of a literary work that elicit pity and emotions from audience
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Exposition
Definition
background information presented in a literary work
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Motif
Definition
repitions or variations of an image or idea in a work which is used to develop theme/characters
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Free Verse
Definition
poetry without define work form, meter, or rhyme scheme
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Magical Realism
Definition
type of literature that explores narratives by and about characters who inhabit and experience their realities different
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