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An eight-line poem or the first eight lines of a Petrarchan or Italian sonnet
Octopus
Octane
Octave
Octagon
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Denotation
The emotional meaning of a word
A word whose meaning is obvious and well known
The dictionary meaning of a word
Connotation
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The rise and fall of the voice produced by stressed/unstressed syllables
Tone
Theme
Rhythm
Singing
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The time and location in which a story takes place
Setting
Theme
Tone
Mood
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An account of the writer's own life
A dream
Autobiography
Diary entry
Biography
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Allusion
A comparison using "like" or "as"
The author's comment about life for us today
The repetition of the same consonant sounds
A reference to someone or something that is well known
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Onomatopoeia
The repetition of similar consonant sounds
Using a word whose sound imitates or suggest its meaning
The repetition of similar vowel sounds
A delicious breakfast dish
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The attitude a writer takes toward the subject of a work
Opinion
Tone
Mood
Rhythm
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Metaphor
A worn out expression
A comparison using "like" or "as"
A comparison not using "like" or "as"
The author's comment about life for us today
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Foreshadowing
When a character's shadow is seen on the ground
When characters in a story experience time travel
Hints at something that will happen later
Tells about something that happened earlier
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The vantage point from which a writer tells a story
Allusion
Point of View
The writer's favorite place
Tone
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Simile
A comparison not using "like" or "as"
A reference to something that is well known
A comparison using "like" or "as"
The attitude a writer takes toward a subject of work
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The language spoken by the people who live in a particular locality
Native language
Jargon
Slang
Vernacular
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Protagonist
Character who changes in some important way
A question that is asked but does not require an answer
The opponent who struggles against the hero (villain)
The central character in the story (hero)
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Sonnet
A woman's or child's hat that ties under the chin
Four lines of poetry that are considered as a unit
Two consecutive rhyming lines of poetry
A fourteen-line poem usually written in iambic pentameter
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Atmosphere
Tells about something that happened earlier in the story
The envelope of gases surrounding a planet
An American hip hop duo from Minneapolis
The mood or feeling created in a text
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A fixed idea or conception, which does not allow for individuality
Stereotype
Irony
Satire
Cliché
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Paradox
A discrepancy between appearances and reality
A statement that contradicts itself but reveals truth
An infectious disease derived from smallpox
The mood or feeling created in a text
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Blank Verse
Poetry written in unrhymed iambic pentameter
A blank piece of paper
Poetry that ignores all conventional rules
Poetry written in traditional form
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Free Verse
Poetry that is published for everyone to view
A worn out expression
A verse that was liberated from slavery
Poetry that does follow any pattern or rhyme scheme
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A comparison between two things to show how they are alike
Simile
Apostrophe
Analogy
Flashback
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Alliteration
The repetition of vowel sounds
A reference to someone or something that is well known
A reference to something literal happening in a story
The repetition of consonant sounds
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Theme
The mood or feeling created in a text
A fixed idea/concept that doesn't allow for individuality
The decor of a birthday party
The author's comment about life for us today
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Something that stands or represents something more than itself
Human individuality
Irony
Symbol
Rhetorical question
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Couplet
Two lines of poetry that have the same subject
Two consecutive rhyming lines of poetry
Two words that rhyme
A young couple that falls in love at the end of a story
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Appeals to the emotions and uses reason to convince a reader to think or act a certain way
Persuasion
Conflict
Assonance
Climax
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Apostrophe
A small black hat that is often worn to the side
A punctuation mark used to indicate possession
Text that addresses a person or object that is not present
The repetition of similar consonant sounds
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Conflict
The opponent who struggles against the hero (villain)
The point in a plot that creates the greatest intensity
The struggle between opposing forces/characters
Emotional meaning of a word
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A word or phrase that describes one thing in terms of something else and is not meant literally
Irony
Figures of speech
Foreshadowing
Persuasion
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Irony
Hints about something that will happen later in a story
A discrepancy between appearances and reality
An adjective used to describe an iron
A prediction that comes true at the end of the story
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Emotional meaning of a word
Irony
How a word "feels" on the inside
Connotation
Denotation
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Dynamic Character
A character who stays the same throughout a story
A character who changes in some important way
The central character in the story (hero)
A character who experiences intense suffering
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Protagonist
The central character in the story (hero)
A character who stays the same
A character who wins at tug-of-war
The most attractive character in a story
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The repetition of similar vowel sounds
Alliteration
Having the hiccups
Assonance
Personification
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Climax
The most disappointing part of a movie sequel
The point in a plot that creates the greatest intensity
Something that represents something more than itself
The highest point on a mountain
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A pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in poetry
Rhyme
Meter
Tone
Metaphor
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Giving human characteristics to nonhuman things
Point of View
Personification
Allusion
Satire
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Six lines of poetry, especially the last six line of a Petrarchan or Italian sonnet
Sixlet
Sestet
Quatrain
Couplet
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Cliché
A worn out expression
A reference to someone or something that is well known
The repetition of similar vowel sounds
A character that stays the same throughout the story
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Writing that ridicules shortcomings in hopes of creating change
Writing with a purpose
Point of View
Satire
Parody
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A work that makes fun of another work by imitating some aspect of it
Satire
Bullying
Parody
Setting
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Biography
A fictional narrative about a main character
An account of someone's life written by another person
A personal account of the writer's own life
A list of references referred to in a scholarly work
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Flashback
Tells about something that happened earlier
The time and location in which a story takes place
Giving human characteristics to nonhuman things
That point in a plot that creates the greatest intensity
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Static Character
Character who changes in some important way
Character who stays the same
A discrepancy between appearances and reality
The opponent who struggles against the hero (villain)
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Rhetorical question
A question that is asked but does not need an answer
A question that is asked and must be answered
A question that dates back to the year 2000
A question about philosophy
