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for Mr. rineers class
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what is soliliquy??
a reference to something else well known
ending a line in the middle and continuing it on the next line
a play
like a monologue but given to an audience/ ex: "to be or not to be"
2
what is sensory detail??
ex: i heard the loud music
the act of creating and developing a charecter
language that appels to 1 or more of the 5 senses
a story wit 2 or more levels of meaning
3
what is authors craft??
tools of disposal
central message/insight into life/ex: alliteration
denotation
connation
4
what is an allusion??
words spoken to an audience not heaaard by other charecterrs
a reference to sum else well known
like a monologue but given to an audience
ex: i will turn into a pumpkin if i am not home in time
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what is fiction/non-fiction??
fiction: fake/ex: a talking unicorn
non-fiction: real/ ex: a documentry aabout mars
a statement
history
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what is autobiography??
a story of someones life written by someone else
a phrase
folklore
a story of someones life written by that person
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what is irony??
the opposite of what your saying, usually meant to be humourus
ex: putting stop defacing stop signs on a stop sign
an article published in the newspaper
anything that stands for or represents something else
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what is charecterization??
a message/ ex: "the message is, face your fears"
the act of creating and developing a charecter/ex: jane is rude
talking/ ex: a charecter talking in a book
a charecter in a game/ ex: jason in the friday the 13th game
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what is connotation v.s. denotation??
a mood
connotation: emotional charge/value.
denotation: disctionary/ ex: hollywood=glitz, glamour and fame
ex: my favorite color is blue/she was feeling blue
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what is biography??
story of someones life written by that person
ex: i read a biography about jeffery dahmer
story of someones life written by someone else
a bio on facebook
11
what is theme??
history of a town
the theme of a birthday
main message/insight into life|| ex: the theme in a story might be love
fiction
12
what are the genres??
poetry, prose and drama
a speech
a group of words
formal phrases
13
what is ambiguity??
words that suggest or support 2 or more interpitations/ ex: your a cab
poetry, prose and drama
fiction
non-fiction
14
what is mood v.s. tone??
words that suggest or support 2 or more interpertitaions
tone: the writers attitude toward the subject/ charecter/audience
ex: cheerful
mood- created in the reader by the work/ ex: melancholy
15
what is allegory??
a metaphoric moral/ ex: the lion and the mouse
a phrase
drama
a poem
16
what is anaphora??
a writer and/or charecter wit a distinct way of speaking.
word or phrase repeated in the beging of multiple causes or sentences.
a situational event
ex: vini, vidi, vichi
17
what is a juxtaposition??
a position in chess
ex: whenever it rains it pours
2 or more things placed insidee to highlight their differences
a type of poetry
18
what is voice??
the voice of a singer
ex: to kill a mockingbird
talking
A Writer and/or chraceter wit a distinct way of speaking.
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what is an idiom??
ex: feeling under tthe weather
word choice
a persons life expierence
a group of words that have a meaning diff from the individual word
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what is vignette??
a piece of clothing
a car
a short scene that captures a single moment
ex: warm, sticky blood
