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| 3985270786 | Epitaph | A short poem or verse written in memory of someone | 0 | |
| 3985270787 | Extended Metaphor | A figure of speech that compares two essentially unlike things in great length | 1 | |
| 3985270788 | Point of View | First person: one character from the "I" perspective Second person: refers to the use of "you" in explanations or arguments Third person limited/objective: the person telling the story is not one of the characters in the story Third person omniscient: the narrator is not a characyer in the story, but the events are seen through the eyes of more than one of the characters. This narrator is "all knowing." | 2 | |
| 3985270789 | Flashback | An interruption of the chronological sequence of an event if earlier occurrence. | 3 | |
| 3985270790 | Mood | The feeling that a literary work conveys to the reader | 4 | |
| 3985270791 | Narrator | One who tells a story; the speaker or the "voice" | 5 | |
| 3985270792 | Novel | A work of fiction that is longer and more complex than a short story. | 6 | |
| 3985270793 | Oxymoron | A form of figurative language combining contradictory words or ideas (ex. Jumbo shrimp, bittersweet) | 7 | |
| 3985270794 | Parallelism | The use of similar grammatical constructions to express ideas that are related or equal in importance. | 8 | |
| 3985270795 | Protagonist | The main character who is central to the plot. | 9 | |
| 3985270796 | Antagonist | A character who deceives, frustrates, or works against the main character. | 10 | |
| 4065754554 | Author | The writer of a book, article, or other text. | 11 | |
| 4065754555 | Autobiography | A form of nonfiction in which a person tells the story of his or her life. | 12 | |
| 4065754556 | Biography | The story of a person's life that is written by someone else. | 13 | |
| 4065754557 | Drama | A form of literature meant to be performed by actors before an audience. The dialogue tells the story and the written form of the play is a script. | 14 | |
| 4065754558 | Epic | A long narrative poem about the adventures of a hero whose actions reflect the ideals and values of a nation or group. | 15 | |
| 4065754559 | Essay | 1) descriptive (describes a topic) 2) expository (gives information) 3) formal (highly organized and researched) 4) humorous (to amuse or entertain the reader) 5) informal (lighter tone with a focus on feelings and personality) 6) narrative (tells a story) 7) persuasive (attempts to convince the reader to adopt a particular opinion or course of action) | 16 | |
| 4065754560 | Fiction | Prose writing that tells an imaginary story | 17 | |
| 4065754561 | Folklore | Traditions, customs, and stories passed down within a culture (legends, folktales, myths, and fables) | 18 | |
| 4065754562 | Folktale | A simple story that has been passed from generation to generation by word of mouth. They usually are for entertainment purposes. | 19 | |
| 4065754563 | Genre | A type or category of literature | 20 | |
| 4065754564 | Historical Fiction | Fiction that explores a past time period and may contain references to actual people and events of the past | 21 | |
| 4065754565 | Horror Fiction | Fiction that contains mysterious and often supernatural events to create a sense of terror | 22 | |
| 4065754566 | Legend | A story handed down from the past about a specific person, usually someone of heroic accomplishments. | 23 | |
| 4065754567 | Myth | A traditional story that attempts to explain how the world was created or why the world is the way that it is. They are passed on through generations. | 24 | |
| 4065754568 | Nonfiction | Prose writing that presents and explains ideas or that tells about real people, places, objects, or events. (Autobiographies, newspaper articles, biographies) | 25 | |
| 4065754569 | Oral History | Stories of people's lives related by word of mouth. These histories usually include both factual material and personal reactions. | 26 | |
| 4065754570 | Parody | A literary or artistic work that imitates the characteristic style of an author's work for comic effect or ridicule. | 27 | |
| 4065754571 | Play | A story written by means of a script. | 28 | |
| 4065754572 | Primary Source | A firsthand account of an event (diaries, journals, letters, speeches, news stories, photographs) | 29 | |
| 4065754573 | Prose | The ordinary form of spoken and written language which lacks special features of poetry. | 30 | |
| 4065754574 | Realistic Fiction | Imaginative writing set in the real, modern world. The characters act like real people who use ordinary abilities to cope with problems and conflicts typical of modern life. | 31 | |
| 4065754575 | Satire | A literary technique in which ideas or customs are ridiculed for the purpose of improving society. | 32 | |
| 4065754576 | Science Fiction | Prose writing in which a writer explores unexpected possibilities of the past or future by using scientific data and theories as well as his or her imagination. | 33 | |
| 4065754577 | Short Story | A brief work of fiction that generally focuses on one or two main characters who face a single problem or conflict. | 34 | |
| 4065754578 | Speech | A prolonged statement given in public. | 35 | |
| 4065754579 | Tall Tale | A humorously exaggerated story about impossible events. | 36 | |
| 4065754580 | Tragedy | A dramatic work that presents the downfall of a dignified character or characters who are involved in historically or socially significant events. The events in a tragic plot are set in motion by a decision that is often an error in judgement. Succeeding events inevitably lead to a disastrous conclusion, usually death. | 37 | |
| 4065754581 | Urban Legend | A contemporary story that is told in many rumored versions that have little basis in fact. | 38 | |
| 4339724826 | Act | A major unit of action in a drama or play | 39 | |
| 4354140686 | Allegory | A story in which people, things, and actions represent an idea about life; There is a strong moral or lesson | 40 | |
| 4354144849 | Alliteration | The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words | 41 | |
| 4354163129 | Allusion | A reference in a literary work to a person, place, or thing in history or another work of literature | 42 | |
| 4354164389 | Analogy | A comparison of two or more like objects that suggests if they are alike in certain respects, they will probably be alike in other ways as well | 43 | |
| 4354166934 | Anecdote | A brief account of an interesting incident or event that usually is intended to entertain or make a point | 44 | |
| 4354167979 | Aside | An actor's speech, directed to the audience, that is not supposed to be heard by other actors on stage. | 45 | |
| 4354169332 | Assonance | Repetition of vowel sounds within a line of poetry | 46 | |
| 4354170017 | Audience | The particular group of readers or viewers that the writer is addressing. A writer considers his/her audience when deciding on a subject, a purpose for writing, and the tone and style in which to write | 47 | |
| 4354172005 | Author's Purpose | An author's purpose is his/her reason for creating a particular work. | 48 | |
| 4354173695 | Ballad | A poem that tells a story and is meant to be sung or recited | 49 | |
| 4354174606 | Blank Verse | Unrhymed iambic pentameter | 50 | |
| 4354175408 | Caesura | A pause or sudden break in a line of poetry | 51 | |
| 4354177240 | Cause and Effect | Two events are related as cause and effect when one event brings about or causes another | 52 | |
| 4354178740 | Character | A person who is responsible for the thoughts and actions within a story, poem, or other literature. Characters are extremely important because they are the medium through which a reader interacts with a piece of literature. | 53 | |
| 4354183444 | Characterization -- Antagonist | A character in a story or poem who deceives, frustrates, or works against the main character, or protagonist, in some way. It does not necessarily have to be a person; It just has to challenge the protagonist | 54 | |
| 4354187099 | Characterization -- Caricature | A picture or imitation of a person's habits, physical appearance, or mannerisms exaggerated in a comic or absurd way | 55 | |
| 4354188762 | Characterization -- Foil | A character who serves as a contrast or a conflict to another character | 56 | |
| 4354189748 | Characterization -- Hero/Heroine | A character whose actions are inspiring or noble: often the main character | 57 | |
| 4354191320 | Characterization -- Main characters | The characters who are central to the plot of a story; main characters are usually dynamic and round | 58 | |
| 4354193189 | Characterization -- Minor characters | Less important characters who interact with the main characters, helping to move the plot along and providing background for the story. Minor characters are usually static and flat. | 59 | |
| 4354200364 | Characterization -- Character trait | A character's personality | 60 | |
| 4354201173 | Characterization -- Direct Characterization | The author directly states a character's traits or makes direct comments about a character's nature | 61 | |
| 4354202263 | Characterization -- Dynamic Character | A character who changes throughout the course of the story | 62 | |
| 4354203402 | Characterization -- Flat Character | A character about whom little information is provided | 63 | |
| 4354204627 | Characterization -- Indirect Characterization | The author does not directly state a character's traits; Instead, the reader draws conclusions and discovers a character's traits based upon clues provided by the author | 64 | |
| 4354208708 | Characterization -- Round Character | A character who is fully described by the author | 65 | |
| 4354210569 | Characterization -- Static Character | A character who does not change or changes very little in the course of a story | 66 | |
| 4354211643 | Chronological Order | The order in which events happen in time | 67 | |
| 4354212574 | Clarifying | The reader's process of pausing occasionally while rendering to quickly review what he or she understands | 68 | |
| 4354214765 | Cliché | A type of figurative language containing an overused expression or saying that is no longer considered original | 69 | |
| 4354216302 | Comedy | A dramatic work that is light and often humorous in tone and usually ends happily with a peaceful resolution of the main conflict | 70 | |
| 4354217897 | Comparison | The process of identifying similarities | 71 | |
| 4354218541 | Concrete Poetry | A type of poetry that uses its physical or visual form to present its message | 72 | |
| 4354220310 | Conflict | The tension or problem in the story; a struggle between opposing forces | 73 | |
| 4354222273 | Conflict -- Central Conflict | The dominant or most important conflict in the story | 74 | |
| 4354223469 | Conflict -- External Conflict | The problem or struggle that exists between the main character and an outside force (person vs. person, person vs. society, person vs. nature, person vs. the supernatural, person vs. technology, etc.) | 75 | |
| 4354227616 | Conflict -- Internal Conflict | The problem or struggle that takes place in the main character's mind | 76 | |
| 4354228864 | Connecting | A reader's process of relating the content of a literary work to his or her own knowledge or experiences | 77 | |
| 4354230190 | Connotation | The idea and feeling associated with a word as opposed to its dictionary definition or denotation | 78 | |
| 4354233024 | Consonance | The repetition of consonant sounds anywhere within a line of poetry (Alliteration is a specific type of consonance) | 79 | |
| 4354234489 | Context Clues | Hints or suggestions that may surround unfamiliar words or phrases and clarify their meaning | 80 | |
| 4354236249 | Contrast | The process of pointing out differences between things | 81 | |
| 4354237673 | Couplet | A rhymed pair of lines in a poem | 82 | |
| 4354238835 | Denotation | The exact or dictionary meaning of a word (The opposite of connotation) | 83 | |
| 4354241111 | Dialect | A form of language that is spoken in a particular place or by a particular group of people | 84 | |
| 4354242884 | Dialogue | The conversation between characters in a drama or narrative | 85 | |
| 4354244047 | Drawing Conclusions | Combining several pieces of information to make an inference | 86 | |
| 4354246536 | Dramatic Monologue | A literary device that is used when a character reveals his or her innermost thoughts and feelings, those that are hidden throughout the course of the story line, through a poem or speech. This speech, where only one character speaks, is recited while other characters are present onstage. | 87 | |
| 4354251449 | Elegy | A type of literature defined as a song or poem that expresses sorrow or lamentation, usually for one who has died | 88 | |
| 4354252904 | Enjambment | found in poetry, the running over of a line or thought into the next verse | 89 | |
| 4354254374 | Epigram | A short poem or verse that seeks to ridicule a thought or event, usually written with witticism or sarcasm | 90 | |
| 4354256258 | Epiphany | A sudden moment of understanding that causes a character to change or to act in a certain way | 91 | |
| 4354257770 | Evaluating | The process of judging the value of something or someone. Literature can be evaluated in terms of such criteria as entertainment, believability, originality, and emotional power | 92 | |
| 4354261025 | Fable | A brief tale that teaches a lesson about human nature. Fables often feature animals as characters. | 93 | |
| 4354264687 | Fact and Opinion | A fact is a statement that can be proved. An opinion, in contrast, is a statement that reflects the writer's or speaker's belief, but which cannot be supported by proof or evidence. | 94 | |
| 4354267682 | Fantasy | A work of literature that contains at least one fantastic or unreal element | 95 | |
| 4354269120 | Figurative Language or Figure of Speech | Expressions that are not literally true | 96 | |
| 4354272187 | Foot | A unit of meter within a line of poetry | 97 | |
| 4354272938 | Foreshadowing | When the writer provides clues or hints that suggest or predict future events in a story | 98 | |
| 4354274791 | Free Verse | Poetry without regular patterns of rhyme and/or rhythm. Often used to capture the sounds and rhythms of ordinary speech. | 99 | |
| 4354276501 | Generalization | A broad statement about an entire group | 100 | |
| 4354277330 | Haiku | A traditional form of Japanese poetry, usually dealing with nature. A haiku has three lines and describes a single moment, feeling, or thing. The first and third lines contain five syllables and the second line contains seven syllables. | 101 | |
| 4354282190 | Heroic Couplet or Closed Couplet | A couplet consisting of two successive rhyming lines that contain a complete thought | 102 | |
| 4354285808 | Humor | The quality that provokes laughter or amusement | 103 | |
| 4354286744 | Hyperbole | A figure of speech in which the truth is exaggerated for emphasis or humorous effect | 104 | |
| 4354288199 | Idiom | A phrase or expression that means something different from what the words actually say (Ex. Using "Over his head" instead of "he doesn't understand") | 105 | |
| 4354291208 | Imagery | The use of words and phrases that appeal to the five senses | 106 | |
| 4354292544 | Inference | A logical guess based on evidence in the text | 107 | |
| 4354293101 | Interview | A meeting in which one person asks another about person meters, professional matters, or both | 108 | |
| 4354295117 | Irony | A contrast between what is expected and what actually exists or happens. It adds unexpected twists and allows the reader to get more involved in the plot. | 109 | |
| 4354299493 | Irony -- Verbal Irony | When the speaker means something totally different than what he/she is saying | 110 | |
| 4354300995 | Irony -- Dramatic Irony | When facts are not known to the characters in a work of literature but are known by the audience | 111 | |
| 4354302995 | Irony -- Cosmic Irony | Suggests that some unknown force brings about dire and dreadful events | 112 | |
| 4354305624 | Irony -- Irony of Situation | The difference between what is expected to happen and the way events actually work out | 113 | |
| 4354308137 | Limerick | A short humorous poem composed of five lines that usually has the rhyme scheme AABBA, created by two rhyming couplets followed by a fifth line that rhymes with the first couplet. | 114 | |
| 4354310750 | Literal Meaning | The actual meaning of a word or phrase | 115 | |
| 4354311730 | Lyric | A song-like poem written mainly to express the feelings or emotions of a single speaker | 116 | |
| 4354313135 | Main Idea | The most important point that the writer wishes to express | 117 | |
| 4354314296 | Memoir | A specific type of autobiography about the author's person experiences | 118 | |
| 4354316115 | Metaphor | A type of figurative language in which a comparison is made between two things that are essentially unalike but may have one quality in common | 119 | |
| 4354318997 | Meter | The regular pattern of accented and unaccented syllables -- Iamb: U/ Trochee: /U Anapest: UU/ Dactyl: /UU Spondee: // Pyrrhic: UU | 120 | |
| 4354326628 | Moral | A lesson that a story teaches | 121 | |
| 4354327873 | Motif | A recurring object, concept, or structure in a work of literature | 122 | |
| 4354329003 | Motivation | The reason why a character acts, feels, or thinks in a certain way | 123 | |
| 4354330890 | Narrative | Any writing that tells a story | 124 | |
| 4354333197 | Ode | A lyric poem usually having an elevated style and formal structure | 125 | |
| 4354335951 | Onomatopoeia | The use of words whose sound suggest their meaning | 126 | |
| 4354337491 | Paradox | A statement that seems to contradict itself but is, nevertheless, true | 127 | |
| 4354339311 | Paraphrasing | The restatement of a text by readers in their own words or in another form | 128 | |
| 4354341049 | Personification | A figure of speech where animals, ideas, or inanimate objects are given human characteristics | 129 | |
| 4354342636 | Persuasion | Persuasive writing is meant to sway readers' feelings, beliefs, or actions | 130 | |
| 4354343938 | Plot | The sequence of related events that make up a story | 131 | |
| 4354344915 | Poetry | A type of literature in which ideas and feelings are expressed in compact, imaginative, and often musical language | 132 | |
| 4354347096 | Predicting | The process of gathering information and combining it with the reader's own knowledge to guess what might occur in the story's future | 133 | |
| 4354348734 | Propoganda | Text that uses false or misleading information to present a slanted point of view | 134 | |
| 4354350266 | Questioning | The process of raising questions while reading in an effort to understand the characters and events | 135 | |
| 4354353339 | Refrain | Repetition in literature of one or more lines at regular intervals; sometimes called the chorus | 136 | |
| 4354355213 | Repetition | A technique in which a sound, word, phrase, or line is repeated for effect of emphasis | 137 | |
| 4354357565 | Rhyme | Repetition of an identical or similarly accented sound or sounds in a work | 138 | |
| 4354358950 | Sarcasm | The use of praise to mock someone or something; the use of mockery or verbal irony | 139 | |
| 4354359904 | Scanning | The process of searching through writing for a particular fact or piece of information | 140 | |
| 4354361177 | Scene | A section in a play presenting events that occur in one place at one time | 141 | |
| 4354362843 | Secondary Source | Presents information complied from or based on other sources | 142 | |
| 4354363787 | Sensory Details | Words or phrases that help readers by means of imagery | 143 | |
| 4354365691 | Sequence | The order in which events occur or in which ideas are presented | 144 | |
| 4354366781 | Setting | The time, place, physical details, and circumstances in which a story occurs | 145 | |
| 4354367922 | Simile | A type of figurative language that makes a comparison between two otherwise unlike objects by connecting them with "like" or "as" | 146 | |
| 4354370222 | Soliloquy | A speech delivered by a character who is alone on the stage | 147 | |
| 4354371223 | Sonnet | A distinctive poetic style that uses a system or patter of metrical structure and verse composition usually consisting of 14 lines | 148 | |
| 4354373823 | Speaker | The voice that talks to the reader in a poem | 149 | |
| 4354375687 | Stage Directions | The instructions to the actors, directors, and stage crew in the script of a play | 150 | |
| 4354376739 | Stanza | A grouping of two or more lines within a poem | 151 | |
| 4354379891 | Stereotype | A broad generalization or an oversimplified view that disregards individual differences | 152 | |
| 4354381193 | Story Mapping | A visual organizer that helps a reader understand a work of literature by tracking setting, characters, events, and conflicts | 153 | |
| 4354383563 | Style | How a writer says something | 154 | |
| 4354384123 | Summarizing | The process of briefly recounting the main ideas of a piece of writing in a person's own words, while omitting unimportant details | 155 | |
| 4354386358 | Suspense | A feeling of growing tension and excitement | 156 | |
| 4354389158 | Symbolism | Using something specific to stand for something else | 157 | |
| 4354390703 | Synecdoche | A literary technique in which the whole is represented by naming one of its parts ("Come check out my new wheels" instead of "come check out my new car") | 158 | |
| 4354394404 | Theme | A common thread or repeated idea that is incorporated throughout a literary work | 159 | |
| 4354395425 | Tone | The writer's attitude or feeling about his/her subject | 160 | |
| 4354396240 | Understatement | A statement that is restrained in ironic contrast to what might have been said; the opposite of hyperbole | 161 | |
| 4354398411 | Voice | An author or narrator's distinctive style or manner of expression | 162 |
