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English
11th Grade
01/08/2014

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Editorial
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[image] opinion piece about any topic.
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Elegy
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A mournful poem; a lament for the dead[image]
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Emotional Appeal
Definition
Persuading an audience through the use of emotion[image]
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Epic
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A poem that is a long narrative, has a hero or anti-hero, uses elevated language, and in which the outcome of a group of people is based on the success or failure of the protagonist[image]
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Epilogue
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A short addition of concluding section at the end of a literary work, often dealing with the future of its characters[image]
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Epiphany
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A revelation of such power and insight that it alters the world-view of the person who experiences it[image]
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Epigram
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A short verse at the beginning of a poem or novel

 

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Epitaph
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An inscription on a tombstone or monument in memory of the person buried there; a summary statement of commemoration for a dead person[image]
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Euphemism
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A "nicer" word or phrase used to replace an offensive word or phrase[image]
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Euphony
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Agreeable sounds produced by a succession of mellifluous words[image]
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Expert Testimony
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An opinion given by a person highly educated in a topic[image]
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Exposition
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The "exposing" of the story behind the story; an act of writing a speech for the purpose of conveying information[image]
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Expository Essay
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A simple essay usually factual and written without emotion[image]
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Extended Metaphor
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A metaphor that is extended through a stanza or entire poem, often by multiple comparisons of unlike objects or ideas.

 

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External Conflict
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A struggle between two opposing characters or forces.

 

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Fable
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A short tale with animal characters that teaches a moral lesson[image]
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Falling Action
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The action that occurs after the climax of a work of literature[image]
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Fantasy
Definition
Literature that contains characters and a plot involving magic and invented characters[image]
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Farce
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A light humorous play[image]
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Figurative language
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Language that contains many poetic devices; a way of saying something other than the literal meaning of words[image]
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First Person Point of View
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A POV in which an "I" or "we" serves as a narrator of a piece of literature[image]
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Flashback
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The presentation of a scene that takes place before the present in a work of literature[image]
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Flat Character
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A minor character who has little depth of personality[image]
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Foil
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A character that contrasts with and reveals various aspects of the main character's personality[image]
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Foreshadowing
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A hint of things to come[image]
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Form
Definition
The structure of a piece of writing[image]
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Formal Essay
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An essay that uses academic language, logical organization, and serious purpose[image]
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Formal Language
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The use of "high" language or dialect in preference to "low" language or dialect; academic language

 

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Frame Story
Definition
Employs a narrative technique whereby an introductory main story is composed, at least in part, for the purpose of setting the stage for a fictive narrative or organizing a set of shorter stories, each of which is a story within a story[image]
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Free Verse
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A poem that has no limitations in its use of meter or rhyme[image]
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genre
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A category of literary work- horror, comedy, tragedy, chick lit., pastoral, etc

 

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graphic text
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A combination of pictures and words to tell a story[image]
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hero
Definition
The central character of a story, usually possesses positive qualities (as opposed to a protagonist who can be positive or negative)[image]
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historical reference
Definition
A reference to something historical[image]
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hyperbole
Definition
Obvious and intentional exaggeration[image]
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