 | Term | Definition |
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tone |
the means by which a poet reveals attitudes and feelings; satire and irony included. |
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metaphor |
comparison using "is." |
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simile |
comparison using "like" or "as." |
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imagery |
literary references to sensory impressions. |
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repetition |
constantly repeating for effect. |
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paradox |
a device in which a seeming contradiction may reveal an unexpected truth |
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meta-theatrical/meta-fiction |
things within a text that draw you into the convention, like a play within a play (example: Bottom's play in Midsummer Night's Dream) |
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stream of consciousness |
literature without formal structure. echoes true thought. nonlinear. |
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metaphysical poetry |
example: John Donne. 17th Century poets focused on theory, not mysticism. |
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william shakespeare wrote: |
a midsummer night's dream |
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jane austen wrote: |
pride & prejudice |
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charlotte perkins gilman wrote: |
the yellow wallpaper |
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jamaica kinkaid wrote: |
girl |
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william faulkner wrote: |
a rose for emily |
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tim o'brien wrote: |
the things they carried |
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emily dickinson wrote: |
i could not stop for death |
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langston hughes wrote: |
a mother to her son, poet to bigot |
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james joyce wrote: |
araby |
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gabriel garcia marquez wrote: |
a very old man with enormous wings |
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alice walker wrote: |
everyday use |
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john updike wrote: |
a&p |
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david sedaris wrote: |
naked |
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margaret edson wrote: |
wit |
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margaret atwood wrote: |
happy endings |
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amy tan wrote: |
two kinds |
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magical realism |
in which magical elements appear in realistic settings |
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epiphany |
a sudden realization; the "ah-ha!" moment |
