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English
11th Grade
12/18/2007

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Term
Literary Terms
Definition
Term
History
Definition
A factual account of events in life or development of people, Nation, institution or culture.
Term
Narrator
Definition
Tells what happens in a story, accounts of people, places, and events
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Inferences
Definition
drawing conclusions by examing the comments
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Diction
Definition
Choice of words used by a writer
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Lyric Poem
Definition
Brief poem that expresses the writer's personal feelings and thoughts
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Metaphor
Definition
Figure of speech that compares things by saying that one thing is another
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Analogy
Definition
comparison made between two things to show the similarities between them
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Autobiographical
Definition
A person's account of his or her life; generally written in 1st person and its influenced by a person's attitude, thoughts, and feelings.
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Oratory
Definition
Art of skill of public speaking
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Crisis
Definition
Decisive or important turning point, a moment when a crucial change is about to occur.
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Hyperbole
Definition
figure of speech when exaggeration is used to express strong emotion to make a point and humor.
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Forshadowing
Definition
method of increasing suspense by presenting events and characters in such a way as to hint as to what's going to happen.
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Folk Tales
Definition
stories handed down orally among the common people of a particular culture.
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Tall Tales
Definition
a type of folktale
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Satire
Definition
Story that uses wit and irony to ridicule human vice or folly.
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Parable
Definition
a short narrative that draws a moral lesson or illustrates a religous truth.
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Allegory
Definition
a work of literature in which events, characters and details of setting have a symbolic meaning used to explain to teach a moral lesson.
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Gothic Tale
Definition
using gloomy settings and supernatural events to create an errie feeling.
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Purtians(1607-1750)
Definition
  • Human beings exist for the glory of God
  • the Bible is the sole expression of God's will
  • predestination
  • believe in original sin
  • purtian ethic
  • idealism
  • purpose in life 
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Age of Reason(1750-1800)
Definition
  • reason over faith
  • little thought of afterlife
  • science-human progression
  • people-good by nature, not evil
  • perfect society-not ideal dream
  • politics-basis of writing 
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Romantics
Definition
  • not necessarily love
  • artistic movement
  • favored imagination over reason
  • intution over facts
  • intrest in expersions of individuals
  • accent on history
  • strange aspect of human nature
  • belief in demcracy-common people
  • Spontaneity 
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SAT VOCAB
Definition
this sucks
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factious
Definition
causing disagreement
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Ignoble
Definition
dishonorable
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Boor
Definition
a rude or impolite person
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Aegis
Definition
shield; protection
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Fervent
Definition
eager;earnest
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Rectify
Definition
to correct; make right
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Besiege
Definition
to overwhelm; to surround and attack
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Altruism
Definition
a concern for othersl generosity
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Erotic
Definition
pertaining to sexual love
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Opulent
Definition
rich luxurious; wealthy
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Impotent
Definition
powerless; lacking strength
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Antithesis
Definition
an exact opposite
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Maelstrom
Definition
whirlpool; turbulence; agitated state of mind
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Chagrin
Definition
embarrassment, a complete loss of courage
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Gloat
Definition
to look at or think about with great satisfaction
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Bestial
Definition
savage; brutal
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Effete
Definition
worn out; barren
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Shard
Definition
a fragment
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Bland
Definition
mild; tasteless; dull
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Nihilism
Definition
a total rejection of established laws
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Pedestrian
Definition
ordinary or dull
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Bona fide
Definition
in good faith
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Adventitous
Definition
accidental; nonessential
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Deviate
Definition
to turn aside from a course; stray
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Impale
Definition
to pierce with a sharp stake through the body
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Extenuate
Definition
to lesson the seriousness by providing excuses
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Parochial
Definition
local; narrow; limited
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Glower
Definition
to stare angrily
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Ambiguous
Definition
open to more then one interpretation
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Importune
Definition
to ask persistenly; to beg
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