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English Vocab 5-8
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homophone
a contrast between expectation and reality
a word pronounced the same as another but differs in meaning or spelling
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enjambment
continuing a sentence without a pause beyond the end of a line
a phrase that uses negative wording to express a positive statement
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magical realism
literature that depicts the real world w/ undercurrent of magic or fantasy
a major category or type of literature
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idiom
saying whose figurative meaning is different from its literal meaning
exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally
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diction
the omission of a word or words
a writer or speaker's choice of words
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melodrama
an exaggerated subgenre of the drama genre
interpretation or analysis of a text
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litotes
a phrase that uses negative wording to express a positive statement
a period of inner conflict
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dystopia
a story within a story
a future society where living conditions are dreadful
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hubris
a philosophical concept used to describe things beyond physical existence
a character with excessive pride that leads to violation of moral law
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existential crisis
a period of inner conflict; trying to figure out nature of their existence
the continuation of a sentence without a pause
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fable
concise and brief story that teaches a lesson
a pair of rhyming iambic pentameters
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euphony
credibility or an ethical appeal
the use of words that have loveliness in the sounds they create
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metaphor
when the audience knows something the characters do not
a comparison between two non-similar things
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dramatic irony
concise and brief story that teaches a lesson
when the audience knows something the characters don't
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heroic couplet
a pair of rhyming iambic pentameters
a saying whose figurative meaning is different from its literal meaning
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metrical foot
a poem with 14 lines with 3 quatrains and a concluding couplet
a group of 2 or 3 syllables forming the basic unit of poetic rhythm
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ellipsis
less offensive way of saying something
the omission of a word or words
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hyperbole
an interrupting scene to depict something that happened prior
exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally
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foil
word that sounds like another but differs in meaning and spelling
a character who contrasts another character to reveal information or values
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farce
a comedy that uses highly exaggerated situations to entertain the audience
a future society where living conditions are dreadful
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epic
a contrast between expectation and reality
long narrative poem
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homonym
a comparison between two non-similar things
word that sounds like another but differs in meaning and spelling
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gothic novel
a story of terror and suspense
a sad or mournful poem
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epithet
descriptive name
a major category or type of literature
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euphemism
a less offensive way of saying something that is considered unpleasant
a comedy that uses highly exaggerated situations to entertain the audience
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flashback
a character who contrasts another character to reveal information or values
an interrupting scene to depict something that happened prior
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figurative language
using figures of speech to be more effective, persuasive, and impactful
a reference that the reader is presumably familiar with
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epistolary novel
a story start from the middle assuming the audience is aware of past events
a novel written as a series of documents
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ethos
credibility or an ethical appeal
a comparison between two non-similar things
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free verse
poetry that is free from the limitations of a regular meter or rhythm
concise and brief story that teaches a lesson
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in medias res
a story start from the middle assuming the audience is aware of past events
a character who contrasts another character to reveal information or values
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frame story
a story within a story
long narrative poem
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genre
a major category or type of literature
an exaggerated subgenre of the drama genre
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iamb
an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable
concise and brief story that teaches a lesson
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shakespearean sonnet
a poem with 14 lines with 3 quatrains and a concluding couplet
the use of words that have loveliness in the sounds they create
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elegy
descriptive name
a sad or mournful poem
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explication
interpretation or analysis of a text
exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally
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metaphysical poetry
a philosophical concept used to describe things beyond physical existence
comparison between two, unlike things throughout a series of sentences
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extended metaphor
a story of terror and suspense
comparison between two, unlike things throughout a series of sentences
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irony
a contrast between expectation and reality
the omission of a word or words
