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English 1 literary terms
Ms. Ford's Vocab 1st 6 weeks- Vandegrift High School
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9th Grade
09/03/2012

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Simile
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Comparing 2 things using like or as
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Personification
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A non-human object is given human qualities
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Allusion
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To make a reference to something outside the story
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Satire
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Attacks human vice or folly through irony or wit
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Alliteration
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The repetition of consonant sounds in two or more words
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Foreshadowing
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Clues that hint as to what will occur later in the story
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Hyperbole
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Figure of speech where exaggeration is used for effect
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Climax
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Highest point of energy where conflict is usually solved
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Metaphor
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A comparison where one thing becomes another
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Internal Conflict
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When a character struggles with an important decision
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Onomatopoeia
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Words that suggest the sound they represent
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1st person POV
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Looking at events from only one character’s perspective
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Symbol
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Stands for itself as well as meaning beyond itself as well
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External Conflict
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Man vs. Man, Man vs. Nature, Man vs. Animal
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Tone
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The author’s attitude toward his or her material
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Figure of Speech
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A word or phrase that is not meant to be taken literally
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Oxymoron
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When contradictory terms are combined

 

 

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Parable
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Simple story representing a moral or religious lesson
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Diction
Definition
Author’s word choice
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Characterization
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Describing physical traits, actions, thoughts, or words
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Flashback
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When plot is interrupted and a past event is explained
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Dramatic Irony
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When readers know info that characters do not
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Antagonist
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Contends with or is an adversary to the main character
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Anecdote
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A short or interesting story
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Denotation
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The dictionary definition of a word
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Soliloquy
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Speaking to oneself / audience revealing inner thoughts
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Nonfiction
Definition
Written about real people and real events
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Situational Irony
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When an event occurs a reader would not expect
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Verbal Irony
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Saying one thing and meaning the opposite
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Plot
Definition
A series of connected events that make up a story
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Protagonist
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Main character in a literary
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Hubris
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A characteristic, such as pride, that brings ruin to the main character
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setting
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Time, date, place, weather, or social context
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Moral
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The lesson or principle in a fable or short story
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Motif
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A recurrent message or lesser theme in a literary work
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Theme
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The central idea of a piece of literature
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Connotation
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Feelings or associations with a particular word or phrase
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Exposition
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Setting, characters, and conflict are revealed here
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paradox
Definition
A contradictory statement that is actually true
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Allegory
Definition
Characters or events used to symbolize ideas or people
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