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SOL TERMS Flashcards

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Euphemism

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a nice word substituted for a word that’d be considered to mean or blunt. example: let go:Fired

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protagonist

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the main character

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antagonist

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a character who goes against and complicates things for the main character

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motif

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a detail that keeps being repeated for a more symbolic meaning

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foil

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a character that is very different from the main character to show the differences between them

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foreshadowing

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when something early on in the story is hinted that something will later happen

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flashback

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when author goes back in time (usually a memory)

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Myth

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a classic or legendary story that usually focuses on a specific hero or event, and explains mysteries of nature and the universe with no facts

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biography

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a detailed description of a persons life that was written by someone else

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Autobiography

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A story of which a person writes of themselves

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Tell Tale

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a story with unbelievable elements, told as if it were true and factual (but isn’t)

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Folk tale

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an old story that’s been told over generations, told out loud rather than in written form

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nonfiction

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story that is about real life events, reality, and facts.

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science fiction

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imaginary stories based on science

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suspense

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an anxious feeling that the events of a story produce

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paraphrase

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(summary) main ideas restated in your own words

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understatement

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a phrase that downplays the situation

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connotation

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the feelings you get about a word due to context, personal association, or historical usage

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denotation

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dictionary definition of a word

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analogies

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two words with the same relationship:

examples: tree:leaf flower:petal

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rhyme

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recurring identical or similar end of word sounds at the end of lines/verses

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rhythm

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the musical beat or flow created by patterns of stressed and unstressed syllables, giving poems a natural cadence, like a heartbeat, and making them memorable and enjoyable to read aloud

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Meter

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the regular pattern of stressed (strong) and unstressed (weak) syllables in a line, creating a rhythmic structure, like the beat in music

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Stanza

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(stanza 1)
I love to dance, I love to prance.
What my heart would do, But be sad and blue, If I could not dance.

(stanza 2)
Dancing feels nice,
But it come at a price.
Dancing tu-tu’s and shoes
My gosh you can’t lose!

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poetic form: haiku
17 syllable, delicate, doesn’t rhyme, japanese verse, usually about nature
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poetic form: limerick
5 lines, does rhyme, rhythmic verse, usually funny/humorous
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poetic form: Ballad
song like, narrative, usually rhymes
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Poetic form: Free Verse
no regular meter or rhyme pattern
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Poetic form: Couplet
a pair of rhyming lines
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Poetic form: Quatrain
A stanza that contains 4 lines
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primary source
provides direct, firsthand evidence or original data about a topic, event, or time period, created by someone with direct involvement or who witnessed it, serving as the raw material for research.
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secondary source
a "second-hand" account that analyzes, interprets, or discusses information from original, firsthand sources (primary sources).
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static character
shows little to no change in their personality, perspective, or outlook throughout the story
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Flat character
uncomplicated; does not change throughout the story
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Dynamic charcter
character that undergoes inner change within the story ; personality or attitude change
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round character
already a complex character; undergoes development usually to surprise reader
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1st person POV
everything is seen through 1 characters eyes I, me, my, mine
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2nd person POV
author is speaking directly to audience you, your, you’re
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3rd person LIMITED
story is told by outside narrator BUT only knows the thoughts and feelings of 1 character He, she, they, them
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3rd person Omniscient
also told by an outside narrator but knows the thoughts and feelings of EVERY character + things that the characters don’t know he, she, they, them
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Theme
what the story teaches readers; theme isn’t a word, it’s a sentence
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diaLOGUE
conversation between characters
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diaLECT
the way people speak in particular regions or groups that may involve changes in pronunciation
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implicit message
something that is suggested or implied but not ever clearly stated
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explicit message
something that is clearly, directly, and simply stated
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Ethos
trying to convince an audience through the characters reputation or authority; celebrities
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pathos
trying to persuade audience by invoking sympathy, pity, or anger; feelings
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logos
trying to persuade the audience with reason, facts, data, and evidence; logic
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allusion
a quick, indirect mention of a famous person, place, event, or work (like a book or myth) that the writer expects the reader to recognize, adding deeper meaning without a lengthy explanation example: Chocolate was her achilles’ heel
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verbal irony
saying the opposite of what you mean; sarcasm
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situational irony
when the outcome is the opposite of what’s expected; example: a fire station burning down
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dramatic irony
when the audience knows something the character doesn’t; creates tension
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romanticism
prioritized emotion, imagination, and individualism over reason, logic, and societal norms, celebrating intense feelings and the beauty of nature.
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realism
the practice or philosophy of representing things as they actually are, focusing on everyday life, truth, and reality without idealizing them
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modernism
modifying traditional beliefs in accordance with modern ideas, especially in the Roman Catholic Church in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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