MOD Unit 3 Literary Terms Flashcards

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apostrophe

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Writing that addresses a person or thing that is not present

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content

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The words or subject of a piece of writing

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form

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The shape, structure, or appearance of a piece of writing

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line break

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The place where a line ends

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stanza

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A section of a poem; consists of a line or group of lines

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stanza break

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The blank space that divides two stanzas from each other

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excerpt

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A small part of a larger work; for example, one chapter of a novel or one paragraph of a newspaper article

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tone

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The attitude of a piece of writing, expressed through the style of writing and the words the author uses

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figurative language

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Words or phrases that mean more than their dictionary definition; similes and metaphors are two examples of figurative language

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metaphor

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A figure of speech in which the words typically used to describe one thing are used to describe something else in order to suggest a likeness