Terms 81-100 Flashcards

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Motif

A

a standard theme, element, or dramatic situation the recurs in various works

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2
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Motivation

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a character’s incentive or reason for behaving in a certain manner; that which impels a character to act

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3
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Myth

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a traditional story presenting supernatural characters and episodes that help explain natural events

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4
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Narrative

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a story or narrated account

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Narrator

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the one who tells the story; may be first or third person, limited or omniscient

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6
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Non-sequiter

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an inference that does not follow logically from the premises

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7
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Omniscient Narrator

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a narrator who is able to know, see, and tell all, including the inner thoughts and feelings of the characters

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8
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Onomatopoeia

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a word formed from the imitation of natural sounds

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9
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Oxymoron

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an expression in which two words that contradict each other are joined

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10
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Parable

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a simple story that illustrates a moral or religious lesson

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11
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Paradox

A

an apparently contradictory statement that actually contains some truth

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12
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Parallelism

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the use of corresponding grammatical or syntactical forms

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13
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Paraphrase

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a restatement of a text in a different form or in different words, often for the purpose of clarity

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14
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Parody

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a humorous imitation of a serious work

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15
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Parenthetical

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a comment that interrupts the immediate subject, often to qualify or explain

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16
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Pathos

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the quality in a work that prompts the reader to feel pity

17
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Pedantic

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characterized by an excessive display of learning or scholarship

18
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Personification

A

endowing non-human objects or creatures with human qualities or characteristics

19
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Philippic

A

bitter attack

20
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Plot

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the action of a narrative or drama