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Literature Terms
Week 13
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Literature
8th Grade
05/17/2009

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Dramatic Irony
Definition
A situation in which the reader understands an inconsistency in the plot which the characters in the story are unaware of.
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Haiku
Definition
A 3-line Japanese poem that focuses on nature. The first and third lines have 5 syllables, while the second line has 7 syllables.
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Free Verse
Definition
Poetry without rules.
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Image
Definition
A picture formed in the reader's mind through written words
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Transition
Definition
Words, sentences, or paragraphs that connect other words, sentences or paragraphs (ie: first, finally, beneath, around, however)
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Stereotype
Definition
A generalized statement that projects a specific characteristic onto a group of people who happen to share some type of commonality (ie: Atheletes are all brawn and no brain)
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Flashback
Definition
A device in the narrative of a novel, by which an event or scene taking place before the present time in the narrative is inserted into the chronological structure of the work.
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Diary
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A daily record, usually private, of the writer's own experiences, observations, feelings, attitudes, etc.
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Editorial
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An article found in newspapers and magazines which expresses the opinion of the paper's editors/owners.
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Paraphrase
Definition
A restatement of a text or passage
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