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a classical allusion.
8. Analogy
• Definition: A similarity
between like features of two
things , on which a
comparison may be based.
• Literary term: Glove is to hand
as monitor is to computer.
9. Antagonist
• Definition: -the adversary of
the hero or protagonist of a
drama or other literary work
• Literary example: logo is the
antagonist of Othello
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10. Aside
• Definition: on or to one side;
to or at a short distance
apart; away from some
position or direction: to turn
aside; to move the chair
aside.
• Literary example: He pushed
aside the chair.
11. Blank Verse
Unrhymed verse, esp. the
15. couplet
• Term Definition-a verse joined
by rhythm
• A Literary Example-“Green
eggs and ham” I do not like
them in a box.I do not like
them with a fox.I do not like
them in a house.I do not like
them with a mouse.I do not
like them here or there.I do
not like them anywhere.I do
not like green eggs and ham.
I do not like them, Sam I am.
15. Diction
• Term Definition- the style of
enunciation in speaking or
singing
• A Literary Example-I hate hate
you !
17. Dramatic Irony
• Term Definition-to expree the
way you feel in a dramatic
way
• A Literary Example-to play in a
band or sing music
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18. Dramatic
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structure
Term Definition- the structure
of a dramatic moment
• A Literary Example-the conflict
builds up to the structure of
the dramatic moment.
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19. epithet
• Term Definition- the charistics
of a person
• A Literary Example-the way
the person acts in the writing
or movie
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20. figurative
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language
Term Definition- a way of
putting something to mean
something else
• A Literary Example-I like
searching for mines.
21. foreshadowing
• Term Definition- a warning or
indication
• A Literary Example-like in you
car if your not warning your
seat belt there will be
22. Foil
• Term Definition- to give away
or spoil
• A Literary Example-like when
your in a movie and your
friend tells you whats going
to happen
23. Imagery
• Term Definition- a visual
dissipation
• A Literary Example-something
that’s not the way it looks
24. Irony
• Term Definition-the expression
of ones meaning
• A Literary Example-the way
some thing looks
25. meter
• Term Definition-a way of
determent
• A Literary Example-the way
you measure in florin areas
26. metaphor
• Term Definition- a figure of
speech that applies to an
object or thing
• A Literary Example-the way
you can speak in stories
27. Monologue
• -a long speech by one actor in
a play or movie, or as part of
a theatrical or broadcast
program.
• -the play oscillates between
third-person narration and
monologue.
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28. Oxymoron
• -a figure of speech in which
apparently contradictory
terms appear in conjunction
• - faith unfaithful kept him
falsely true
29. Personification
• -the attribution of a personal
nature or human
characteristics to something
nonhuman, or the
representation of an abstract
quality in human form.
• -the design on the franc shows
Marianne, the personification
of the French republic.
30. Protagonist
• -the leading character or one
of the major characters in a
drama, movie, novel, or
other fictional text.
• -the main protagonists were
Great Britain and France.
31. Pun
• -a joke exploiting the different
possible meanings of a word
or the fact that there are
words that sound alike but
have different meanings
• -the pigs were a squeal
32. . Rhyme Scheme
• -the ordered pattern of rhymes
at the ends of the lines of a
poem or verse.
• -Whose woods these are I
think I know - a
• His house is in the village
though - a
• He will not see me stopping
here - b
• To watch his woods fill up with
snow -a
33. Simile
• -a figure of speech involving
the comparison of one thing
with another thing of a
different kind, used to make
a description more emphatic
or vivid
• -as brave as a lion, crazy like a
fox
34. Situational Irony
• -An event occurs that directly contradicts
the expectations of the characters, the
reader, or the audience.
• - When
John Hinckley attempted to assassinate
, all of his shots initially missed the
President; however, a bullet ricocheted
off the bullet-proof Presidential
limousine and struck Reagan in the
chest. Thus, a vehicle made to protect
the President from gunfire was
partially responsible for his being shot
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35. Soliloquy
• -an act of speaking one's
thoughts aloud when by
oneself or regardless of any
hearers
• -she speaks!
• oh, speak again, bright
angel
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36. Sonnet
• -a poem of fourteen lines using any of a number of
formal rhyme schemes, in English typically having
ten syllables per line.
• -When I consider how my light is spent (a)
Ere half my days, in this dark world and wide, (b)
And that one talent which is death to hide, (b)
Lodged with me useless, though my soul more
bent (a)
To serve therewith my Maker, and present (a)
My true account, lest he returning chide; (b)
"Doth God exact day-labor, light denied?" (b)
I fondly ask; but Patience to prevent (a)
That murmur, soon replies, "God doth not need (c)
Either man's work or his own gifts; who best (d)
Bear his mild yoke, they serve him best. His state
(e)
Is Kingly. Thousands at his bidding speed (c)
And post o'er land and ocean without rest; (d)
They also serve who only stand and wait." (e)
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37. Symbol
• -a thing that represents or
stands for something else,
esp. a material object
representing something
abstract
• -the limousine was another
symbol of his wealth and
authority
38. Tragedy
• -an event causing great
suffering, destruction, and
distress, such as a serious
accident, crime, or natural
catastrophe
• -a tragedy that killed 95
people
39. Verbal Irony
• -a figure of speech in which
what is said is the opposite
of what is meant
• -as clear as mud
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