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English
10th Grade
10/16/2015

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Alliteration

 

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  1. the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.

 

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Allusion
 
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2. an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference:

 
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Antagonist

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3. A person who actively opposes or is hostile to someone or something; an adversary:

 

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Aside

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4. A remark or passage by a character in a play that is intended to be heard by the audience but unheard by the other characters in the play.

 

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Atmosphere

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5. The pervading tone or mood of a place, situation, or work of art:

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Audience

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6. The assembled spectators or listeners at a public event, such as a play, movie, concert, or meeting:

 

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Ballad

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7. A poem or song narrating a story in short stanzas. Traditional ballads are typically of unknown authorship, having been passed on orally from one generation to the next as part of the folk culture.

 

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Bias

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8. prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair:

 

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Blank Verse

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9. verse without rhyme, especially that which uses iambic pentameter.
 
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Blank Verse

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9. verse without rhyme, especially that which uses iambic pentameter.
 
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Blank Verse

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9. verse without rhyme, especially that which uses iambic pentameter.
 
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Character

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10. A person in a novel, play, or movie.
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Chronological Order

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Chronological is arranged in the order of time.
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Cliche

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12. A phrase or opinion that is overused and betrays a lack of original thought.
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Cliche

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12. A phrase or opinion that is overused and betrays a lack of original thought.
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Climax

 

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13. The most intense, exciting, or important point of a story; a culmination or apex.
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Colloquial

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14. (of language) used in ordinary or familiar conversation; not formal or literary.
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Comedy

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15. A play, movie, etc., of light and humorous character with a happy or cheerful ending; a dramatic work in which the central motif is the triumph over adverse circumstance, resulting in a successful or happy conclusion. 2.
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Compare

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estimate, measure, or note the similarity.
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Compare

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estimate, measure, or note the similarity.
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Conflict( internal, external)

 

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struggle between a literary or dramatic character and an outside force such as nature or another character, which drives the dramatic action of the plot: external conflict between Macbeth and Macduff. 2. struggle between a person and an outside force: external conflict between parents and children.
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Connotation

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the associated or secondary meaning of a word or expTession in addition to its explicit or primary meaning: A possible connotation of “home” is “a place of warmth, comfort, and affection.”. the act of connoting; the suggesting of an additional meaning for a word or expression, apart from its explicit meaning.
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Contrast

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In literature, an author uses contrast when he or she describes the difference(s) between two or more entities.
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Contrast

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In literature, an author uses contrast when he or she describes the difference(s) between two or more entities.
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