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Dr. Griffith english 4 ap
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12th Grade
02/10/2008

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allegory
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a figurative work in which a narrative carries a secondary or symbolic meaning
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blank verse
Definition
unrhymed iambic pentameter
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canon
Definition
the biggest part of excitement in the novel
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bildungsroman
Definition
type of novel in which the protagonist enters adulthood, while learning through experiences and knowledge
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conceit
Definition
elaborate comparison, analogy, or metephor
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caesura
Definition
pause in a line of poetry
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dystopian novel
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anti-utopian, nonperfect world
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end-stopped

 

Definition
line with a natural pause at the end
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enjambed
Definition
the running over of sentences or thoughts into the next line without a pause; a run on line
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epic
Definition
extended narrative poem
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euphemism
Definition
substitution of mild, less negative words for harsh, blunt ones
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existentialist novel
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novel pointing out the absurdity and meaninglessness of life
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flashback
Definition
device allowing the writer to present events that happened before the time of current narration
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foot
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basic unit of meter; 2 to 3 syllables
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frame
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narrative structure providing the setting and exposition for the main narrative in a novel
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free verse
Definition
verse with irregular rhyme and irregular meter
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gothic novel
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novel with supernatural horrors and atmosphere of unknown terror
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heroic couplet
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two line of rhyming iambic pentameter
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humanism
Definition
emphasis on human culture, education, amd reason
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irony
Definition
when reality is different from expectations
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meter
Definition
pattern of stressed, unstressed syllables in a sequence
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mock epic
Definition
treating a minor subjet very seriously
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novella
Definition
prose fiction longer than a short story but shorter than a novel
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novel of manners
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novel focusing on and describing in detail the social customs and habits of a social group
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parody
Definition
satiric imitation of a work by ridiculing the author, his ideas, or work
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persona

Definition
person created by the author to tell the story
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picaresque novel
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episodic novel about a rogue or picaro wandering around and living off his wits
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rhyme
Definition
the similarity between syllable sounds at the end of two or more lines
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roman a clef
Definition
novel with historical events and actual people written about under the pretense of being fiction
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romance
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fictional narrative of impobable events and often a love story
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satire
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a literary mode based on critcism of people and society through ridicule
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setting
Definition
time period, place, historical era, and social and political realities in which a novel takes place
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sonnet
Definition
a 14 line poem often in iambic pentameter with a varied rhyme scheme
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symbol
Definition
something standing for one thing on the surface, but has another meaning
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utopian novel
Definition
novel about a perfect place and society
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verisimilitude
Definition
how fully the characters and actions in a work conform to our sense of reality
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alliteration
Definition
the repetition of consonance sounds at the beginning of words
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allusion
Definition
reference to another work of literature, history or the bible in a novel
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protagonist
Definition
main character
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antagonist
Definition
goes against the main character
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apostrophe
Definition
direct address to an inadiment object
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asonance
Definition
repetition of vowel sounds in words
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consonance

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repetition on consonant sounds in words
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ballad
Definition
long, narrative poem
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cacophony
Definition
harsh, violent sounds in poetry
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euphony
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fluid, flowing sounds in poetry
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climax
Definition
moment of most drama; between rising and falling action
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conotation
Definition
underlying, scondary meaning of a word
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denotation
Definition
dictionary definition of a word
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diction
Definition
word choice
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