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Cliche - Definition
sympathy
overused expression
composition
participant
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Definition of couplet
two stanzas
a stanza
a couple
Two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme
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Motif definition
recurrent image, idea or symbol (explains theme)
it is the moral of the story
it is another word for theme
it is the setting
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Allusion definition
A reference to the popular mobile game clash of clans, heheheha
The trees used to make 1/2 ply school toilet paper
cuh,Used to refer to a person as your friend/homie. Commonly used among sou
a reference to another piece of literature without mentioning it directly
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Connotation Definition
Words
emotional words
the dictionary meaning of a word
The emotional meaning of a word
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Definition of assonance
a poetry term
personification
repeated consonant sounds at the beginning of words
repeated vowel sounds within words
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Definition of diction
grammar
alliteration
characterization
word choice
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definition of Euphony
a succession of harmonious sounds used in poetry or prose
a succession of harmonious sounds used in poetry
succession of harmonious sounds used in poetry or prose
a succession of harmonious sounds used poetry or prose
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definition of
refrain
the repetition of one or more lines in each stanza of a poem
allow oneself from doing something
the repetition of one line in each stanza of a poem
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Definition: Epiphany
when writer says one thing but means another
Sudden moment of realization often triggered by an event
central problem of a plot
character who is a stereotype
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What is the definition of alliteration?
the repetition of initial sounds on the same line or stanza
starting each line with the same letter
repetition of entire lines to emphasize key thematic ideas.
sound words like POW!
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What is the definition of author's voice?
Word's written without emotion
The unique way in which each individual writes
The message behind the story or piece of writing
The moral of the story
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parallelism definition
repeating the same general structure for parts of a sentence
a prisims color reflection
side by side having the same distance apart
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The definition of METER in poetry is:
none of the above
similar to a yardstick
a falling star
a stressed and unstressed syllabic pattern in poem.
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Sarcasm definition
You are SOOOO funny! (not!)
ironic comment that seems positive but is really a put-down
commonly known phrase
phrase or words whose figurative & literal meanings are not the same
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Definition of climax
introduction
most exciting part
turning point
resolution
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Which definition of apostrophe best fits?
irrational fear of something that poses little danger.
is a punctuation mark
repetitive word or phrase at the beginning of clauses
a speaker addresses someone or something that isn't present
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What is the definition of
a stereotype
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widely-held belief that turns out to be true
People and what they are like
a fixed and over-simplified image/idea of a type of person
widely-held belief that turns out to be false
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Colloquialism (Definition)
A fanciful expression between dissimilar objects.
The use of slang in speech or writing.
The word, phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun.
The strict, literal, dictionary definition of a word.
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Jargon
definition:
special words or expressions that are used by a particular profession
wise
small
to wander
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Definition of foreshadowing
hints about what might happen later
interruption of main action to show what happened previously
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Anecdote definition
Injurious to health
A short account of a particular incident or event
Any large, overpowering, destructive force
Relieving of emotional tensions
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Definition of: third person omniscient
When the narrator is outside the story and knows some
When the narrator is talking like it is your story
When the narrator is outside the story and knows all
When the narrator is a character in te story
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Definition of ODE
A poem focusing on intense feelings and emotions
A poem in praise of someone or something
A poem that tells a story
A poem without a fixed rhyme scheme or meter
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What is the definition of personification?
a phrase that says on thing but means something different
describing a noun
making a comparison from one thing to another
giving non-living things human qualities
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Figurative Language Definition
Language that cannot be taken literally or only literally
Language employing figures of speech
Language not employing figures of speech
Language that can be taken literally or only literally
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Definition of Sestet
six-lined stanza
A musical composition of six refrains
A poetical composition of six refrains
seven-lined stanza
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Characterization Definition.
How the author introduces and describes a character.
How the character introduces and describes the author.
how another author describes an author's character.
How another character describes a character
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Definition of Oxymoron
A sound spelled out
A comparison
Two words of opposite meaning put together
An extreme exaggeration
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Definition of sonnet
rhythm
rhyme
a 14 line poem in iambic pentameter
a poem
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Euphemism definition...
To be at one or more places at a time.
A youthful outlook or perspective on life.
A mild or word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh
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Definition: Third-person Limited
Giving human qualities to something not alive or not human.
Narrator only knows the thoughts and feelings of one character.
Looking through the eyes of the character who tells the story.
Narrator follows multiple characters’ thoughts and feelings)
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Definition of QUATRAIN
Grouping of lines within a poem
A six line stanza
a two-line stanza
a four-line stanza
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Definition: Elegy
A short phrase written on a tombstone
poem/song written to mourn someone.
poem/song written to express joy
A main character that lacks heroic qualities.
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Definition of consonance
repeated sounds
poetry
repeated vowel sounds at the beginning of words
repeated consonant sounds within words
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Juxtaposition definition
comparison of 2 things using 'like' or 'as'
2 successive lines that rhyme
comparison of 2 things without using 'like' or 'as'
to put side by side to compare & contrast
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Allegory (definition)
comparison between two things for the purpose of explanation
a seemingly absurd or self-contradictory statement
story, poem, etc that can be have a hidden meaning.
disagreement or argument, typically a protracted one
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Ballad
definition?
A verse or phrase repeated in a poem or song.
The continuation of a sentence.
Saying two words that sound alike
A poem or song narrating in short stanzas.
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Falling Action definition
Background Information: establishes the setting, characters, situation
The central problem is solved. Final outcome; end of the story
Tension in the story begins to ease. Consequences of the climax.
The turning point in the story. Emotional high poin
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Understatement Definition
Speech that minimizes a situation, often for comic effect
An extreme exaggeration
Sneering disapproval often expressed as praise
A reversal of order
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Definition of pun
a struggle
a comparison
a joke
a play on words
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Flashback definition
Interruption to present an earlier event
Author’s attitude toward the topic
Reference in a literary work to a person/place in history
Foreshadowing what is to come in the story
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Paradox definition
When words/phrases don’t mean exactly what they say
Contradictory statement that has some truth to it
Author’s attitude toward the topic
Reference in a literary work to a person/place in history
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Definition of blank verse
rhyming
a blank paper
unrhymed iambic pentameter
a poem
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Cacophony (Definition)
an analysis in the faults of a work of literature or art
serving to expound
Something likely to change
a harsh mixture of sounds
