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English
11th Grade
03/12/2014

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iambic pentameter

 

Definition

A common meter in poetry consisting of an unrhymed line with five feet or accents, each foot containing an unaccented syllable and an accented syllable.

 

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idiom
Definition

An expression whose meaning is not predictable from the usual meanings of its constituent elements or from the grammatical rules of a language.

 

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image

 

Definition

Concrete details and figures of speech that help the reader to form vivid sense impressions of what is being described

 

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imagery
Definition

Representation through language of sense experience. Most often suggests a mental picture, but may also represent a sound, smell, taste, or tactical experience

 

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indeterminate ending
Definition

Literature with an uncertain ending or where some problem or conflict may remain undecided.

 

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indirect presentation
Definition

The writer presents the character in action, allowing the reader to draw his or her own conclusions about the personality of that character.

 

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informal essay
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An essay that does not follow the restrictions of a formal paper. Personal pronouns and casual, spoken language are acceptable.

 

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informal language
Definition

The casual language we use every day.

 

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interior monologue
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A type of stream of consciousness that depicts the inner thoughts of a character.

 

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internal conflict
Definition

The problem or struggle that takes place in the main character's minds (person vs. self).

 

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internal rhyme
Definition

Rhyme which comes within lines.

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irony
Definition

A literary device which reveals concealed or contradictory meanings.

 

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jargon
Definition

Language especially the vocabulary peculiar to a particular trade, profession, or group

 

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juxtaposition
Definition

An act or instance of placing close together or side by side, especially for comparison or contrast.

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legend
Definition

A story handed down from the past about a specific person, usually someone of heroic accomplishments.

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limited omniscient point of view
Definition

Author tells the story in third person, but from the viewpoint of a single character. The thoughts and feelings of other characters are not shown.

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literal language
Definition

What is said is based exactly in reality without the comparisons used in figurative language

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lyric
Definition

Any short poem intended mainly to express a state of mind or feeling.

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