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lots of stupid words i don't care about
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Literature
11th Grade
01/15/2015

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anecdote
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short/amusing story about real life
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diction
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an authors choice of words :B
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emotive language
Definition
deliberate choice of words to elicit emotions
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euphamism
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indirect word/expression in place of harsh ones (or inappropriate)
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figurative language
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words/expressions different from their literal meaning
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ode
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lyrical stanza, expresses feelings
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satire
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use of humor, irony, or exaggeration to criticize something stupid that nobody cares about
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syntax
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arrangement of words/phrases to make well-structured sentences :B
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anaphora
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replacing words so you don't sound like a repetitive dumbass
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blank verse
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no rhyme, iambic pentameter
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convention
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use of something accepted in a genre
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denouement
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final part where everything's wrapped up or explained
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epic hero
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brave/noble, everybody likes them because they've done good things, no flaws i guess? pretty much a mary sue
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epilogue
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at end of book, comments on the piece or concludes it
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epistolary
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a novel that's constructed via letters or other documents, like perks of being a wallflower
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euphony
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pleasing to the ear, sound good, is good, 10/10 would read again
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fable
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a fictional story involving animals or personified forces of nature to teach a moral lesson
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folklore
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beliefs, stories, customs of a community, passed down vie their disgusting lips
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gothic novel
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it's not a phase mom
a genre originating in the 1700's where elements of romance and horror are combined
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illocution
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warning! ur a dumb slut ;B
things that effect the actions
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inversion
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switching word order around, to make it sound fancy i guess, but really its just more confusing
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memoir
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nonfiction genre, a collection of memories
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meter
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rhythm of accented/unaccented syllables organized into patterns
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metonymy
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substitution of one thing for the things it's supposed to represent. something stupid like that. suit for business was the example i found
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neutral language
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opposite of emotive, very objective and emotionless pretty much
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poetic justice
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justice is served bro. taste my justice. it's when virtue is rewarded, the wrong as punished, and all is right with the world
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pun
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humorous use of word, reveals the different meanings
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rhyme scheme
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pattern of rhymes. like, ending vowels or sounds of lines in poetry
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solilquy
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please stop talking to yourself you look so melodramatic
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tragedy
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drama based on suffering, to get a catharsis. but idk i wasn't exactly in years when i read oedipus
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