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| 158168770 | Allusion | A reference to some striking incident in history or reference to a mythological character. | |
| 158221340 | Advocate | To speak in favor of | |
| 158168771 | Ambiguity | Unclear, open to multiple interpretations | |
| 158221318 | Anachronism | something located at a time when it could not have existed or occurred | |
| 158168772 | Anecdote | A brief account of an interesting incident or event that is usually intended to entertain or make a point. | |
| 158221347 | Antithesis | the juxtaposition of contrasting words or ideas to give a feeling of balance | |
| 158221349 | Apostrophe | a technique by which a writer addresses an inanimate object, an idea, or a person who is either dead or absent. | |
| 158221328 | Archaic | Old fashioned dialect | |
| 158221317 | Assiduous | hard-working | |
| 158168806 | Austere | severe or stern in manner; without adornment or luxury, simple, plain; harsh or sour in flavor | |
| 158221341 | Blank Verse | unrhymed verse (usually in iambic pentameter) | |
| 158168773 | Character | A person or animal in a story, play, poem, or other work of literature. | |
| 158168774 | Characterization | Direct vs. Indirect: 1. Actual speech 2.Character's thoughts 3. Character's actions 4. Other character's response to said character | |
| 158221325 | Chronic | Time after time | |
| 158221327 | Chronograph | a timepiece capable of measuring extremely brief intervals of time accurately, as a stopwatch able to record fractions of a second as well as elapsed time | |
| 158168775 | Chronological Order | The order in which events happen in time | |
| 158221326 | Chronometer | Device to measure time | |
| 158168776 | Classic | An enduring work of literature that continues to be read long after it was written | |
| 158168777 | Climax | The high point of the story. It's the point that brings about the solution (or decides if there will not be a solution). The conflict bulds up and becomes worse up to this point. After the climax, the problem will usually, though not always, be solved. The climax comes near the end of the story. | |
| 158221329 | Colloquialism | informal words or expressions not usually acceptable in formal writing | |
| 158168778 | Comparison | The process of identifying similarities. Comparisons are used to make ideas and details clearer to the reader. | |
| 158221342 | Con- | Together/ With | |
| 158168779 | Conflict | Character vs Character. Character vs Society. Character vs Self. Character vs Nature Character vs Fate(God) | |
| 158168780 | Connotation | All the emotions or feelings a word can arouse, such as the positive or good feeling associated with the word love. | |
| 158168781 | Contemporary | With present time; modern; current | |
| 158221350 | Contrast | the act of distinguishing by comparing differences | |
| 158221351 | Conventions | accepted rules of written and spoken language | |
| 158168782 | Decorum | Propriety; properness | |
| 158168783 | Denotation | The dictionary meaning of a word | |
| 158168784 | Denouement | The final outcome or resolution of a play or story | |
| 158168785 | Description | Writing that helps the reader to picture scenes, events, and characters. | |
| 158168786 | Dialect | A form of language that is spoken in a particular place or by a particular group of people. | |
| 158221313 | Diction | word choice | |
| 158168787 | Drama | The form of literature known as plays; but drama also refers to the type of serious play that is often concerned with the leading character's relationship to society rather than some tragic flaw within his personality. | |
| 158221346 | Ellipses | Indicated by a series of three periods; shows that words have been omitted | |
| 158168788 | Essay | A piece of prose which expresses an individual's point of view; usually, it's a series of closely related paragraphs which combine to make a complete piece of writing. | |
| 158221352 | Exaggeration | To make an overstatement or to stretch the truth. | |
| 158168789 | Fable | A short fictional narrative that teaches a lesson. It usually includes animals that talk and act like people | |
| 158168790 | Figurative language | Metaphors, similes, personification, alliteration, assonance, hyperbole, onomatopoeia, symbolism, irony | |
| 158221336 | First Person | The narrator is a character in the story who can reveal only personal thoughts and feelings and what he or she sees and is told by other characters. He can't tell us thoughts of other characters. | |
| 158221335 | Frame of Reference | A set of criteria or stated values in relation to which measurements or judgments can be made | |
| 158221308 | Graph | To write or draw | |
| 158221307 | Insipid | bland; lacking taste | |
| 158221353 | Irony | incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs | |
| 158221330 | Jargon | vocabulary distinctive to a particular group of people | |
| 158168791 | Juxtapose | to place side by side for comparison | |
| 158168792 | Latent | Potential; there, but not yet visible | |
| 158221333 | Layman's Terms | words the average customer can understand | |
| 158221338 | Limited Omniscient | when the narrator can see into the mind and heart of only one of the characters in the story | |
| 158168793 | Literal language | You mean exactly what you say | |
| 158221309 | Mal- | Bad | |
| 158221319 | Malaise | vague bodily or emotional discomfort or uneasiness | |
| 158221323 | Maladjustment | Something in your body isn't aligned | |
| 158221320 | Malicious | wishing or appearing to wish evil to others | |
| 158221322 | Malignant | dangerous to health | |
| 158221321 | Malign | speak unfavorably about | |
| 158221324 | Malnourished | not being provided with adequate nourishment | |
| 158168794 | Metaphor | A comparison of two things that have some quality in common. A metaphor does not contain the words of comparison - like or as | |
| 158221339 | Objective View | the narrator does not enter the mind of any character but describes events from the outside | |
| 158168795 | Obstreperous | noisy; loud | |
| 158221354 | Onomatopoeia | using words that imitate the sound they denote | |
| 158221306 | Outsource | Obtaining service or goods from an outside supplier | |
| 158221355 | Oxymoron | an expression in which two words that contradict each other are joined | |
| 158221314 | Para- | Along side, with | |
| 158221316 | Paradox | a statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth. | |
| 158168796 | Penchant | Strong inclination; a liking | |
| 158221311 | Persona | the person that the writer pretends to be when writing | |
| 158168797 | Personification | A literary device used in which the author gives an object human characteristics | |
| 158168798 | Pith | Heart of the matter, basic trait. Also force, strength, or vigor | |
| 158168799 | Point of View | Vantage point from which the story is being told. First/third person | |
| 158168800 | Precepts | Rules establishing standards of conduct | |
| 158221344 | Precocious | talented or knowledge beyond one's age | |
| 158221331 | Profanity | Language that shows disrespect for others or something sacred. | |
| 158221356 | Pun | A play on words involving the use of words with similar sounds but different meanings (collar, color), words with 2+ meanings (plain), or words with the same sound but different meanings (sun/son) | |
| 158168801 | Remonstrate | To protest; object | |
| 158168802 | Satire | A literary technique in which ideas or customs are ridiculed for the purpose of improving society. | |
| 158221357 | Sarcasm | Use of praise to mock someone or something | |
| 158221343 | Seditious | in opposition to a civil authority or government (Treasonous) | |
| 158168803 | Setting | The place and time that a literary or dramatic work takes place. | |
| 158221312 | Shift | Change in poetry | |
| 158168804 | Simile | A comparison of two unlike things in which a word of comparison (like or as) is used. | |
| 158221332 | Slang | Informal vocabulary used by particular groups in society | |
| 158221315 | Temporis | time (Chronos also equals time) | |
| 158168805 | Theme | The statement about life a particular story is trying to get across to the reader. A theme is a message about life or human nature that is communicated by literary work | |
| 158221337 | Third Person Omniscient | writer is not in the story but knows and decribes all the character's thoughts and ideas | |
| 158221310 | Ubiquitous | being present everywhere at once | |
| 158221358 | Understatement | lack of emphasis in a statement or point; restraint in language often used for ironic effect | |
| 158221345 | Unrequited | not returned in kind | |
| 158221334 | Vulgarity | Language widely considered crude, disgusting, and oftentimes offensive. |
