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Literature
8th Grade
08/30/2014

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ALLITERATION
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REPETITION OF SIMILAR INITIAL CONSONANT SOUNDS IN ORDER TO CREATE A MUSICAL OR RHYTHMIC EFFECT, TO EMPHASIZE KEY WORDS OR TO IMITATE SOUNDS.
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ALLUSION
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A REFERENCE TO A WELL-KNOWN PERSON, PLACE, EVENT, LITERARY WORK, OR WORK OF ART, OFTEN USED TO HELP MAKE A COMPARISON
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CHARACTER TRAIT
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THE QUALITY OF A CHARACTER; WHAT A CHARACTER IS LIKE
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CLIMAX
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DIRECT CHARACTERIZATION
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THE WRITER DIRECTLY STAES THE CHARACTER'S TRAITS OR CHARACTERISTICS
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DYNAMIC CHARACTER
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A CHARACTER WHO CHANGES OVER THE COURSE OF THE STORY
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EXTERNAL CONFLICT
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A PROBLEM OR STRUGGLE BETWEEN A CHARACTER AND AN OUTSIDE FORCE: CHARACTER VS. CHARACTER, CHARACTER VS. GROUP, CHARACTER VS. NATURE, CHARACTER VS. SOCIETY, CHARACTER VS. FATE, CHARACTER VS. TECHNOLOGY
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FLASHBACK
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FORESHADOWING
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FREE-VERSE
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POETRY THAT HAS IRREGULAR LINES AND MANY OR MAY NOT RHYME. POETS WHO WRITE IN FREE VERSE TRY TO REPRODUCE THE NATURAL RHYTHMS OF SPOKEN LANGUAGE
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HYPERBOLE
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USE OF EXTREME EXAGGERATION
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IMAGERY
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WORDS OR PHRASES THAT APPEAL TO ONE OR MORE OF THE FIVE SENSES AND HELP TO CREATE A VIVID DESCRIPTION FOR THE READER
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INTERNAL CONFLICT
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A PROBLEM WITHIN A CHARACTER (CHARACTER VS. SELF)
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IRONY
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A SITUATION WHERE THE OPPOSITE OF WHAT IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR OR EXIST OR DOES OCCUR OR EXIST
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METAPHOR
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MOOD
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THE ATMOSPHERE OR FEELING AN AUTHOR CREATES WITHIN THE PIECE OF WRITING
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OXYMORON
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THE CLOSE PLACEMENT OF WORDS HAVING OPPOSITE OR NEAR OPPOSITE MEANINGS IN ORDER TO CREATE A UNIQUE DESCRIPTION
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PERSONIFICATION
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PUN
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A HUMOROUS PLAY ON WORDS
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REPETITION
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THE REPEATED USE OF WORDS OR PHRASES IN ORDER TO EMPHASIZE A POINT
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SIMILE
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SPEAKER
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THE IMAGINARY VOICE ASSUMED BY THE WRITER OF A POEM, THEO NE DESCRIBING THE EVENTS IN A POEM
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STATIC CHARACTER
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A CHARACTER WHO DOES NOT UNDERGO A CHANGE OVER THE COURSE OF THE STORY
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SYMBOL
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THEME
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TONE
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THE ATTITUDE OF AN AUTHOR TOWARD THE SUBJECT THAT HE/SHE IS WRITING ABOUT
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CHARACTER
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REFERS TO WHAT SOMEONE IS LIKE-WHAT THEIR QUALITIES ARE (SOMEONE'S CHARACTER REFERS TO THEIR CHARACTER TRAITS)
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