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GP3 Q1
grammar, "MIrror", and "NIght"
28
English
7th Grade
12/06/2011

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Term
Analepsis
Definition

Flashing back to an earlier point in the story

 

ex: LOST

Term
Prolepsis
Definition
flashing forward to a later point in the story
Term
Dramatic monologue
Definition

a monologue directed to another person when it is obvious that person is not there

 

Ex: "poor father, of what then did you die?"

Term
Sililoquy
Definition
the speaker is reflecting upon his or her own thoughts and feelings, not responding to another in a dialogue or dramatic event; talking to oneself
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Dramatic Monologue vs. Soliloquy
Definition

dramatic monologue: directed to another person

 

soliloquy: reflecting on oneself, directed at oneself

Term
refrain
Definition

repeating of a line in Villanelle form or other poetry

 

EX: Do not go gentle into that good night

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anaphora
Definition

the repeating of the first word or phrase in a sentence. 

 

EX: "i love you because you make me laugh. I love you because you accept who I am." 

Term
metaphor
Definition
comparison of 2 unlike things not using the wrds like or as
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simile
Definition

comparison of 2 unlike things using the words like or as

 

EX: Rudolph's nose shines like a light bulb

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personification
Definition

giving human qualities to inanimate objects

 

EX: "death wrapped itself around me"

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visual imagery
Definition
seeing the scene in your mind
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sound imagery
Definition

hearing and feeling the music or sounds described in a story in your head. 

 

EX: Juliek's violin playing 

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Human v Human conflicts
Definition
external struggle between two people
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Human vs. Environment/Society
Definition
moral struggle or struggle against fate
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Human vs. Themselves
Definition

internal struggle between a person and themselves. 

can be physical, mental, emotional, or moral

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Objective Point of View
Definition

completely unbiased

no previous opinion or tastes involved

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Subjective Point of View
Definition
statement colored with speaker's opinions and expirences
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Verbal irony
Definition

when someone says something contradicting to what they mean, similar to sarcasim

 

EX: good job, Einstein. 

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Situational Irony
Definition

when something is different from how it ought to be (not the best definition)

 

 

EX: an overweight person promoting a weightloss plan

Term
dramatic irony
Definition
when the reader knows something the characters do not
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gerund phrase
Definition

verb and other parts of speech that are used as a noun.

 

EX: Jumping on the bed is one of my favorite past times.

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participial phrase
Definition

a verb and other parts of speech used as an adjective 

 

EX: The baby, crying, witnessed a horror movie. 

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"Mirror"

what do the "terrible fish" represent?

Definition
a mature version of herself
Term

"Mirror"

what do the "terrible fish" represent?

Definition
a mature version of herself
Term

"mirror"

who is the narrator?

Definition
the mirror
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"mirror"

point of view?

Definition
first person objective
Term

"mirror"

what does it mean by "the eye of a little god"?

Definition
man created in the image of God, and mirrors show your reflection, and therefore the mirror is the eye of little god
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