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What is a motif?
A item, image, topic, or symbol that supports the theme of a narrative
A figure of speech
A item or image that is repeated
A single item that appears in text or a flim
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I am never ever going to quit and never, never ever give in to you and your selfish demands.
repetition example
parallelism example
restatement example
analogy example
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Anaphora is...
Inverted order of words in a sentence
Paradoxical juxtaposition of words that seem to contradict
Figure of speech in the form of a question posed for effect
Repetition of the same phrase
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Free Verse
Poetry with rhymed or unrhymed lines & no set meter.
Poetry composed no set meter.
I can speak my mind freely.
a poem of 14 lines
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A question used to make a point rather than to elicit a direct answer.
Rhetorical Question
Repetition
Analogy
Understatement
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What is rhyme scheme?
the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a verse of poetry
the pattern of end rhymes throughout a poem
the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a poem
the pattern of syllables in a verse of poetry
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What is prose?
a long lyric poem
poetry
written language that is not poetry
movie theme
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The simple repeating of a word in order to secure emphasis dwelling on a point of contention.
Analogy
Restatement
Parallelism
Repetition
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I would die if you asked me to sing in front of my peers.
Understatement
Hyperbole example
Analogy example
Allusion example
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A technique of using language effectively and persuasively.
Figure of Speech
Arguement
Rhetoric
Advertising
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What is verbal irony?
main idea or message
audiences know things the characters do not
saying other than what is meant (sarcasm)
something other than what is expected happens
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Hubris
downfall from excessive pride and arrogance
downfall from angering a god
downfall for being ugly
downfall from being too good looking
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Here comes the Helen of our school.
none of these
hyperbole example
allusion example
analogy example
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Extended Metaphor
Figure of speech that compares things w/o using like or as.
Compares two things at length and in many ways.
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A COUPLET has...
3 lines
4 lines
1 line
2 lines
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What is Tone?
author's word choice
author's vibe
overall setting the author creates
attitude of the author
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What is a Tragedy?
A tragedy is a play that has great destruction, distress, and suffering
A tragedy is a play that has lots of special effects guns bombs explosions.
A tragedy is a play that makes people laugh super hard and feel a warm joy.
A tragedy is a play that has a-lot of singing and everyone lives happily.
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archetype
when the audience knows something that the characters do not
a model that his used as a template for future stories
a cultural reference that we just get
a larger than life hero
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What is a meter in poetry?
<p>the thin line between life and death</p>
<p>metric measurement for length</p>
a measurement to the weight of the argument
measurement of stressed and unstressed syllables
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What is a Simile?
Describes the Setting
Describes not you like or as
Describes using Like or As
Describes the Person
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"Four score and seven years ago..." is an example of what?
Personification
Allusion
Metaphor
Imagery
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What is an allegory?
Hints to something that will happen later in the story
A poem in which all the first letters are the same
A story that is symbolic of something else
A word where you can rearrange the letters into another word
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A caesura is
a poetic line with three distinct parts
a mid-line break or pause in the middle of a poetic line.
a poetic line that repeats the first line.
two rhyming words next to each other in a poetic line.
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What is a stanza?
Each line of a poem.
Repeated grouping of two or more lines in a poem
a group of 4 lines in a poem
The number of rhyming words in a poem.
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What is the definition of an omen?
forewarning
trickery
received
disallow
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What is situational irony?
readers know more about a situation than the characters do.
process of creating or using words that imitate sounds.
someone states one thing and means another.
contrast between what you think happens and what does happen
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What is the definition of syntax?
The arrangement of words to make a sentence.
A quality that evokes pity or sadness
grammatical elements are used in sequence.
Where there is persuasion by someone involved
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Define mood
under-developed character
main character
a poem that has rhyme
the atmosphere or feeling the author creates
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A reference to something, someone, or some event in the Bible, history, literature or culture.
Allusion
Parallelism
Analogy
Restatement
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blank verse
iambic pentameter without rhyme
two lines of poetry which rhyme
iambic pentameter with rhyme
iambic pentameter
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Alliteration
exaggerated statements or claims not mean to be taken literally
Arranging ideas and details of belief based on evidence and experience
The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words.
Keep away from or stop yourself from doing
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What is a sonnet
A 14 line 10 syllable poem
12 syllable poem
A poem
a poem that tells a story
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Consonance
repetition of vowel sounds at the beginning of words
repetition of consonant sounds anywhere in a line
repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words
repetition of vowel sounds anywhere in the word
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Define: diction
the choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing.
clarified; clear
hints that an author gives to help define a difficult or unusual word.
art of persuasive speaking or writing; command of language
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What is Assonance?
A reference to another text
repetition of consonant sound in words
Repetition of vowel sound in words
the symbolic meaning of an item
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dramatic irony
a speaker speaks something contradictory to what is intended
the opposite of what you expect
audience knows more than the characters
a brief and in direct reference to a person, place, or thing
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iambic pentameter
a line with five stressed/unstressed syllable pairs
a line with five unstressed/stressed syllable pairs
when a line does not rhyme
when a stanza has five lines
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Repetition of similar words, forms, structures, and thoughts to emphasize a cohesive argument.
Restatement
Analogy
Parallelism
Repetition
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Monologue
a way a character reveals his/her inmost thoughts.
a long speech spoken from one character to another
a long speech unheard by other characters on the stage
a brief remark
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But one hundred years later, the Negro still is not free. One hundred years later...
imagery
allusion
metaphor
anaphora
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Foil
A short piece of nonfiction
A short story that uses talking animals as main characters
Writing that attempts to show life as it really is
character in a story who contrasts with the main character
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Internal Rhyme
all the words rhyme
there are no words that rhyme
words that rhyme in the middle of a line
words that rhyme are at the end of the line
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Enjambment
the environment/what its like
continuing with a a sentence after a line break
exaggerating something to an extreme
sudden story turn around
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What is repetition?
repeating a single word or phrase for emphasis
repeating metaphors for emphasis
repeated grammatical structure for emphasis
repeating similes for emphasis
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What is a soliloquy?
When one character talks to another character while the other listens.
a brief remark addressed only to the audience
a lengthy speech spoken by a character alone on stage
when two characters speak back and forth
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What is a quatrain?
4 rhymes in a row
4 lines of poetry
6 lines of poetry
6 words per line
