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ENGLISH III, COMMON LITERARY TERMS

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THE CENTRAL IDEA IN A LITERARY WORK
A STATEMENT IN WHICH TWO OPPOSING IDEAS ARE BALANCED
THE REPETITION OF WORDS OR PHRASES AT THE BEGINNING OF CONSECUTIVE LIVES OR SENTENCES
THE CENTRAL CHARACTER IN A STORY
APPEAL TO LOGIC, RATIONALITY
INTENTIONAL EXAGGERATION TO CREATE AN EFFECT
THE CHARACTER OR FORCE THAT OPPOSES THE PROTAGONIST
ENDOWING NON-HUMAN OBJECTS OR CREATURES WITH HUMAN QUALITIES OR CHARACTERISTICS
AN INDIRECT, LESS OFFENSIVE WAY OF SAYING SOMETHING THAT IS CONSIDERED UNPLEASANT
PLAY ON WORDS
A REFERENCE TO SOMETHING LITERARY, MYTHOLOGICAL, OR HISTORICAL THAT THE AUTHOR ASSUMES THE READER WILL RECOGNIZE
WORD CHOICE
THE REPETITION OF INITIAL SOUNDS IN SUCCESSIVE OR NEIGHBORING WORDS
POETIC PARAGRAPH
A COMPARISON OF TWO THINGS USING "LIKE" OR "AS"
AN EXPRESSION IN WHICH TWO WORDS THAT CONTRADICT EACH OTHER ARE JOINED
A DIRECT COMPARISON OF TWO DIFFERENT THINGS
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THE USE OF CORRESPONDING GRAMMATICAL OR SYNTACTICAL FORMS
APPEAL TO ETHICS, AUTHORITY
A WORD FORMED FROM THE IMITATION OF NATURAL SOUNDS
THE WRITER'S ATTITUDE TOWARD THE SUBJECT
THE DELIBERATE REPRESENTATION OF SOMETHING AS LESSER IN MAGNITUDE THAN IT ACTUALLY IS
THE PRESENTATION OF MATERIAL IN SUCH A WAY THAT THE READER IS PREPARED FOR WHAT IS TO COME LATER IN THE WORK
THE PRECISE, LITERAL MEANING OF A WORD, WITHOUT EMOTIONAL ASSOCIATIONS OR OVERTONES
THE ASSOCIATIONS, IMAGES, OR IMPRESSIONS CARRIED BY A WORD
APPEAL TO EMOTION
THE USE OF HUMOR TO EMPHASIZE HUMAN WEAKNESSES OR IMPERFECTIONS IN SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS
WORDS AND PHRASES THAT CREATE VIVID EXPERIENCES OR A PICTURE FOR THE READER
AN EXPRESSION IN A GIVEN LANGUAGE THAT CANOT BE UNDERSTOOD FROM THE LITERAL MEANING OF THE WORDS IN THE EXPRESSION
THE FEELING, OR ATMOSPHERE, THAT A WRITER CREATES FOR THE READER