Unit 9: Analyze Literature

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  1. thesis
    an unproved statement advanced as a premise in an argument
    A thesis is a main idea that is supported in a work of nonfiction.
  2. irony
    incongruity between what is expected and what occurs
    Irony is a difference between appearance and reality.
  3. villanelle
    a 19-line poem with a fixed form and two refrains
    A villanelle is a complex nineteen-line French verse form.
  4. sensory
    relating to or concerned in sensation
    Sensory details are words and phrases that describe how things look, sound, smell, taste, or feel.
  5. tone
    a quality that reveals the attitudes of the author
    Tone is the emotional attitude toward the reader or toward the subject implied by a literary work.
  6. figurative
    not literal
    Figurative language is writing or speech meant to be understood imaginatively instead of literally.
  7. style
    a mode of expression typical of a person, group, or period
    Style is the manner in which something is said or written.
  8. dialogue
    the lines spoken by characters in drama or fiction
    Dialogue is conversation between two or more people or characters.
  9. imagery
    the use of vivid sensory language in literature
    Imagery is the figurative or descriptive language used in creating word pictures, or images.
  10. alliteration
    use of the same consonant at the beginning of each word
    Alliteration is the repetition of initial consonant sounds, as in plows and plods.
  11. flashback
    a transition in a story to an earlier event or scene
    A flashback interrupts the chronological sequence of a literary work and presents an event that occurred earlier.
  12. speaker
    the narrative voice of a poem (as distinct from the poet)
    The speaker is the character who speaks in, or narrates, a poem.
  13. rising action
    a series of plot events that build up toward the climax
    Rising action is the part of the plot, or series of events in a story, in which the central conflict of the story is developed and intensified.
  14. resolution
    something settled
    The resolution, or denouement, is the point in the plot at which the central conflict is ended or resolved.
  15. point of view
    the perspective from which a story is told
    Point of view is the vantage point, or perspective, from which a narrator tells a story.
  16. dialect
    the usage or vocabulary characteristic of a group of people
    A dialect is a version of language spoken by the people of a particular place, time, or social group.
  17. purpose
    an anticipated outcome that guides your planned actions
    A writer’s purpose is his or her aim, or goal.
  18. archetype
    something that serves as a model
    An archetype is a type of character, image, theme, symbol, plot, or other element that has appeared in the literature of the world from ancient times until today.
  19. motivation
    psychological feature arousing action toward a desired goal
    A motivation is a force that moves a character to think, feel, or behave in a certain way.
Created on Tue Mar 09 10:31:52 EST 2021 (updated Mon Jun 21 12:32:20 EDT 2021)

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