Vocabulary

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 Allegory
 a work that functions on a symbolic level 

 Alliteration
 use of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable in a line of verse 

 Allusion
 a reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art 

 Analogy
 drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity in some respect 

 Anecdote
 short story of an amusing or interesting event 

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: georgia,'times new roman',times,serif; font-size: 16px;"> Connotation
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: georgia,'times new roman',times,serif;"> a meaning or association suggested by a word beyond its definition <span style="color: #222222; display: block; font-family: 'lucida grande','lucida sans unicode',arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: georgia,'times new roman',times,serif; font-size: 16px;"> Diction
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: georgia,'times new roman',times,serif;"> the author's choice of words <span style="color: #222222; display: block; font-family: 'lucida grande','lucida sans unicode',arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: georgia,'times new roman',times,serif; font-size: 16px;"> Dramatic Irony
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: georgia,'times new roman',times,serif;"> occurs when another character(s) and/or the audience know more than one or more characters on stage about what is happening <span style="color: #222222; display: block; font-family: 'lucida grande','lucida sans unicode',arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: georgia,'times new roman',times,serif; font-size: 16px;"> Ethos
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: georgia,'times new roman',times,serif;"> the appeal of a text to the credibility and character of the speaker, writer, or narrator <span style="color: #222222; display: block; font-family: 'lucida grande','lucida sans unicode',arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: georgia,'times new roman',times,serif; font-size: 16px;"> Hyperbole
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: georgia,'times new roman',times,serif;"> a figure of speech that uses exaggeration to express strong emotion, make a point, or evoke humor <span style="color: #222222; display: block; font-family: 'lucida grande','lucida sans unicode',arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: georgia,'times new roman',times,serif; font-size: 16px;"> Logos
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: georgia,'times new roman',times,serif;"> an appeal based on logic or reason <span style="color: #222222; display: block; font-family: 'lucida grande','lucida sans unicode',arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: georgia,'times new roman',times,serif; font-size: 16px;"> Metaphor
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: georgia,'times new roman',times,serif;"> a figure of speech in which an expression is used to refer to something that it does not literally denote in order to suggest a similarity <span style="color: #222222; display: block; font-family: 'lucida grande','lucida sans unicode',arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: georgia,'times new roman',times,serif; font-size: 16px;"> Mood
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: georgia,'times new roman',times,serif;"> a prevailing emotional tone or general attitude <span style="color: #222222; display: block; font-family: 'lucida grande','lucida sans unicode',arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: georgia,'times new roman',times,serif; font-size: 16px;"> Narration
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: georgia,'times new roman',times,serif;"> the act of recounting the particulars of an event in the order of time or occurrence <span style="color: #222222; display: block; font-family: 'lucida grande','lucida sans unicode',arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: georgia,'times new roman',times,serif; font-size: 16px;"> Onomatopoeia
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: georgia,'times new roman',times,serif;"> the use of words that mimic sounds. they appeal to our sense of hearing and they help bring a description to life. a string of syllables the author has made up to represent the way a sound really sounds. example: caarackle! <span style="color: #222222; display: block; font-family: 'lucida grande','lucida sans unicode',arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: georgia,'times new roman',times,serif; font-size: 16px;"> Oxymoron
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: georgia,'times new roman',times,serif;"> a figure of speech consisting of two apparently contradictory terms <span style="color: #222222; display: block; font-family: 'lucida grande','lucida sans unicode',arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: georgia,'times new roman',times,serif; font-size: 16px;"> Paradox
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: georgia,'times new roman',times,serif;"> a statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth. <span style="color: #222222; display: block; font-family: 'lucida grande','lucida sans unicode',arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: georgia,'times new roman',times,serif; font-size: 16px;"> Pathos
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: georgia,'times new roman',times,serif;"> quality in drama, speech, literature, music, or events that arouses a feeling of pity or sadness <span style="color: #222222; display: block; font-family: 'lucida grande','lucida sans unicode',arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: georgia,'times new roman',times,serif; font-size: 16px;"> Personification
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: georgia,'times new roman',times,serif;"> a figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes <span style="color: #222222; display: block; font-family: 'lucida grande','lucida sans unicode',arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: georgia,'times new roman',times,serif; font-size: 16px;"> Point of View
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: georgia,'times new roman',times,serif;"> the perspective from which the writer tells the story (1st, 2nd, 3rd person; omniscient, limited omniscient) <span style="color: #222222; display: block; font-family: 'lucida grande','lucida sans unicode',arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: georgia,'times new roman',times,serif; font-size: 16px;"> Repetition
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: georgia,'times new roman',times,serif;"> sounds, words, phrases, lines or stanzaz are repeated for emphasis <span style="color: #222222; display: block; font-family: 'lucida grande','lucida sans unicode',arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: georgia,'times new roman',times,serif; font-size: 16px;"> Rhetoric
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: georgia,'times new roman',times,serif;"> the art or study of effective use of language for communication and persuasion <span style="color: #222222; display: block; font-family: 'lucida grande','lucida sans unicode',arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: georgia,'times new roman',times,serif; font-size: 16px;"> Satire
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: georgia,'times new roman',times,serif;"> language or writing that exposes follies or abuses by holding them up to ridicule <span style="color: #222222; display: block; font-family: 'lucida grande','lucida sans unicode',arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: georgia,'times new roman',times,serif; font-size: 16px;"> Symbol
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: georgia,'times new roman',times,serif;"> anything that stands for or represents something else <span style="color: #222222; display: block; font-family: 'lucida grande','lucida sans unicode',arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: georgia,'times new roman',times,serif; font-size: 16px;"> Theme
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: georgia,'times new roman',times,serif;"> central idea of a work of literature <span style="color: #222222; display: block; font-family: 'lucida grande','lucida sans unicode',arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: georgia,'times new roman',times,serif; font-size: 16px;"> Tone
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: georgia,'times new roman',times,serif;"> the author's attitude toward the subject or audience, either stated or implied

Set One media type="custom" key="27363304" media type="custom" key="27426168" impotent powerless; lacking strength

extenuate
to lessen seriousness by providing partial excuses

maelstrom
a whirlpool; turbulence; an agitated state of mind

emendation
a correction

impale
to pierce with a sharp stake through the body

bauble
a showy but useless thing

diaphanous
very sheer and light

labyrinth
a complicated network of winding passages; a maze

gloat
to look at or think about with great satisfaction

impediment
a barrier; an obstruction

bestial
savage; brutal

effete
worn out; barren

shard
a fragment

bland
mild; tasteless; dull

nihilism
a total rejection of established laws

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media type="custom" key="27524318" an intense dislike
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elucidate
to make clear

imminent
likely to happen; threatening

banal
common, ordinary

obdurate
stubborn; hardhearted

peruse
to read carefully; scrutinize

bedlam
a noisy uproar; a scene of wild confusion

affluence
wealth; richness

scurrilous
coarsely abusive; vulgar

parody
a work which imitates another in a ridiculous manner

sedulous
hard working; diligent

onerous
burdensome; heavy; hard to endure

amoral
lacking a sense of right and wrong

eschew
to keep away from; to avoid; to shun

denouement
an outcome; result