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elements that help create coherence in a written piece
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connective tissue
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reg. repetition of same words beginning of
successive phrases
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Anaphora
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mistake in reasoning
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Logical Fallacy
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repetition of a phrase at the end of successive sentences
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Epistrophe
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situation in which all parts of the presentation
are equal
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Balance
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specific instructions a playwright includes
concerning sets, etc
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Stage Directions
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to reduce to the absurd
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Reductio ad Absurdum
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movement of a literary piece from one point or one selection to another
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Pacing
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way in which information is presented in written
or spoken form
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Mode of Discourse
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earlier event inserted into the normal
chronology of the narration
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Flashback
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concept not associated with any specific
instance
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Abstract
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appeals to feelings, not reason
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Ad hominem
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story with a second meaning
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Allegory/
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Reference to person, place, etc to enhance the
meaning of an idea
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Allusion
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vagueness of meaning, conscious lack of meaning
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Ambiguity
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brief narrative used to make a point
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Anecdote
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brief explanation, summary of a text or work of literature
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Annotation
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word to which a pronoun refers
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Antecedent
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short, pithy statement or generally accepted statement
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Aphorism
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godlike qualities of human nature
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Apollonian
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location that addressed a person or personified
thing not present
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Apostrophe
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characterized by clever or sly humor, sometimes playful, saucy
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Arch
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Repetition of two or more vowel sounds in a
group of words in prose
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Assonance
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poet in olden times
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Bard
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insincere or overdone sentimentality
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Bathos
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French term for world of books
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Belle-letters
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inflated pretentious language
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Bombast
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Work of literature meant to ridicule a subject
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Burlesque
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grating, inharmonious sounds
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Cacophony
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Works considered most important in a national literature or period
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Canon
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grotesque likeness of striking qualities in persons or things
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Caricature
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deriving from qualities of Greek and Roman qualities
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Classical
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structural structure of a sentence, consisting of a grammatical subject and
a predicate
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Clause
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Turning point in a story
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Climax
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mode of discourse where things are compared
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Comparison & Contrast
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witty or ingenious thought
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Conceit
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highly specific or real detail, not abstract
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Concrete Detail
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repetition of two or more consonant sounds
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Consonance
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the ending of the story
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Denouement
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use of artificial devises to solve a problem in
literature
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Deus ex Machina
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Pleasure seeking impulses
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Dionysian
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poem or prose to lament the passing of someone
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Elegy
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Narrative poem that tells the adventures of a
hero
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Epic
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Pleasing, harmonious sounds
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Euphony
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term for a title character of a work
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Eponymous
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Detailed analysis of prose or poetry
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Exegesis
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background events that lead to the presentation of the main idea
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Exposition
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Interpretation of a text
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Explication
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series of comparisons between two unlike objects
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Extended Metaphor
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incorrect belief based on faulty evidence
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Fallacy
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Comedy that has absolutely no seriousness
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Farce
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structure that provides a premise or setting for the story
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Frame
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lyric poem that describes a kind of ideal life
of place
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Idyll
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word or phrase representing that which is real
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Image
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device employed in Anglo-Saxon poetry where a name is replaced by one of its
qualities
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Keening
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sentence that follows the customary word order of English sentences
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Loose Sentence
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Term to describe poetry that is highly intellectual
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Metaphysical
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English spoken between 1150 and 1500 A.D
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Middle English
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Parody of traditional epic form
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Mock Epic
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fake seriousness
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Mock Solemnity
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general form, pattern etc. of a piece of
discourse
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Mode
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general form, pattern etc. of a piece of discourse
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Mode
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Form of verse or prose that tells the story
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Narrative
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usually bleak and pessimistic
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Naturalism
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statement that does not follow logically the one
before it
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Non sequitur
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Serious, lyrical poem, with respect towards it’s subject
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Ode
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Anglo-Saxon language spoken from 450- 1150 A.D
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Old English
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narrator with unlimited awareness,
understanding, insight, etc
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Omniscient narrator
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Structure required for expressing two or more grammatical elements of equal
rank....
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Parallel Structure
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imitation of a work meant to ridicule it’s style and subject
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Parody
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world of literature dealing with rural life
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Pastoral
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faulty reasoning that incorrectly ascribes human feelings to nature
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Pathetic Fallacy
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narrowly academic instead of broad and humane
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Pedantic
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sentence that departs from the usual word order
of English sentences
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Periodic sentence
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role or façade that a character assumes or depicts
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Persona
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interrelationship among the events in a story
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Plot
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relation in which a narrator stands in regard to the subject
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Point of View
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part of the sentence that is not the grammatical subject
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Predicate
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Any discourse that is not poetry
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Prose
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False name for an author
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Pseudonym
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Written for mass consumption
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Pulp Fiction
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Depiction of things, people and places as they
really are
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Realism
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Opposing arguments are expected and answered
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Rebuttal
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Repetition of an idea using different words for
effect
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Reiteration
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withdrawal of a previously stated idea or
opinion
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Retraction
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