english midterm 5
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Latin | English |
|---|---|
| stereotype |  a fixed, conventional expression used to describe, usually judgementally, a group of people |
| style | a writer's typical way of expressing himself/herself; includes any of the other literary devices |
| subplot | pattern of events which ties into a work's main plot line and is smaller than it in scope |
| symbol | person, place, object, or activity that represents something beyond itself |
| synecdoche | figure of a speech in which a part is used to make a whole or vice versa |
| syntax | arrangement of words to form meaning in a sentence; the grammar of the sentence, including punctuation. |
| tale | early form of story that narrates strange or fabulous happenings without detailed descriptions of characters; is not intended to instruct |
| theme | universal idea; insight about life; message, moral, or issue dealt with in a literary work |
| tone | the attitude of the author toward his/her subject |
| verisimilitude | likeness to the truth or reality in a work of literature |
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