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a pair of consecutive rhyming lines
What is couplet
100
the strict dictionary meaning of a word
What is denotation
100
to act on, influence, or move the feelings of (VERB)
What is affect
100
the pattern of end rhyme in a poem (ABAB CDCD EFEF GG)
What is rhyme scheme
100
central message or insight of life revealed (NOT ONE WORD)
What is theme
200
a result or consequence; the power to produce results (NOUN)
What is effect
200
meaning given to a word through implied associations (positive or negative)
What is connotation
200
character in conflict with self (man vs. pride; man vs. soul)
What is internal conflict
200
a narrator who sees the world through only one person’s eyes and tells only that one character’s thoughts
What is Point of view, 3rd person limited omniscient
200
main character struggles against outside force (man vs. man; man vs. nature)
What is external conflict
300
the tendency to see, anticipate, or emphasize only bad or undesirable outcomes, results, conditions, or problems
What is pessimism
300
a tendency to look on the more favorable side of events or conditions and to expect the most favorable outcome
What is optimism
300
words that give human qualities to non-human things (The rain danced on the roof)
What is personification
300
conversation between characters
What is dialogue
300
an all-knowing observer tells the story, describing all the characters and actions as well as what these characters think and feel
What is Point of view, 3rd person omniscient
400
a question that is posed for emphasis-- not requiring an answer
What is rhetorical question
400
prediction, a drawn conclusion supported by details
What is infer/inferred/inference
400
shows a comparison between two unlike things by using the words like, as, as if, than (He eats like a bird)
What is simile
400
the author’s attitude toward the subject written about
What is tone
400
a poetic paragraph
What is stanza
500
uses the pronoun “I” and is told by a character who actually experiences the events of the story but is limited by his/her understanding
What is Point of view, 1st person
500
a figure of speech that combines two opposite ideas (sweet sorrow, jumbo shrimp, feather of lead)
What is oxymoron
500
using a word whose sound imitates or suggest its meaning (swoosh, buzz, yelp, sizzle)
What is onomatopoeia
500
an implied comparison of two different things, accomplished by saying one thing IS the other thing (Your life is a long, winding road)
What is metaphor
500
biased writing
What is subjective