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12th Grade Advanced Placement Summer Reading Assignment
Please email Ms. Dunmeyer at [email protected] if you have any questions about your assignment.
All 12th Grade Advanced Placement Literature & Composition students at Hapeville Charter Career Academy are
required to complete a summer reading assignment. Reading over the summer will help each student improve vocabulary,
comprehension, and writing skills that will make all studies more beneficial to academic achievement. The summer
reading/writing assignments for all students will be due on Friday, September 5, 2014. Students will be expected to turn
in the typed work as a hard copy AND upload the assignment(s) as an attachment to your email and email it to your
teacher by the due date.
Advanced Placement Literature & Composition is a rigorous course that requires students to be innovative,
conduct independent research and construct writing responding to multiple forms of texts. Any student enrolled in an
Advanced Placement course, is expected to be self-motivated, independent and willing to dive deeply into the content. As
this is a college level course, students will be treated as such. Therefore, students enrolled in this class are expected to be
capable of holding class discussions discussing a range of literary texts, research the historical significance of a literary
work, connect author backgrounds to a literary work, and discuss the significance of literary work to its time period.
All Advanced Placement courses are year-long courses, which mean that once a student is enrolled they are
not able to withdraw. If at any time, at the very beginning of the fall semester, you/parents realize that the
coursework is overwhelming, it is your responsibility to notify the counselor immediately so that you can be
withdrawn. Please do not wait until the middle/end of the semester to decide that this course is not for you because it
may be detrimental to your grade/graduation.
The counselor’s information is as follows:
Mrs. Knox email: [email protected] OR (404)766-0101
Part 1
For the mandatory summer reading assignments students will read (5) Texts from the list below and choose (2)
Dramas from the optional Drama list and complete the assignments associated with each reading.
Mandatory Texts to Read
Optional Drama List (Choose 2):
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(Read EACH NOVEL):
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How to Read Like a Professor
By Thomas C. Foster
The Kite Runner
By Khaled Hosseini
Pride and Prejudice
By Jane Austen
King Lear
By William Shakespeare
Wuthering Heights by Emily
Bronte
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―Antigone‖ by Sophocles
―Death of a Salesman‖ by
Arthur Miller
―Waiting for Godot‖ by
Samuel Beckett
―A Street Car Named Desire‖
by Tennessee Williams
*Each play can be
downloaded offline for free
as a PDF.
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*AP courses are college-level, elective courses, so some books may contain more mature content than a typical high
school text. By signing up for these elective courses, students, and their parents, have accepted this higher level, more
mature content. By taking an Advanced Placement Course, students are NOT automatically granted a college credit, but
are given the opportunity to take an exam in the Spring, where, if they score a three or higher, they will receive college
credit.
Part 2
Additionally, all students will take a SPELLING AND VOCABULARY TEST on the first day of class over the
terms provided in this packet. Please make sure that you study ALL terms included in this packet, as the terms for the
vocabulary test will be randomly selected for the first test AND these terms will be used throughout the school year for
consequent spelling and vocabulary Tests.
Keep in mind that some of these terms MUST be defined in order to study for your exam.
Assignment:
Reading Analysis Questions
(To be completed for all novels EXCEPT How to Read Literature Like a Professor)
First, list the title, author of the work, and its genre. Then answer the five following questions in paragraph form in an
MLA format paper typed in Times New Roman 12 pt. font, double spaced. The title for your paper should be ―Literary
Analysis of ________________‖, (insert the title of your book). Make sure to back up your answers with evidence – give
specific examples!
1. After reading the book what is the significance of the title? How do you know this is true?
2. A theme is the central idea or message of a work. What is the major theme of the text? How can you tell? Make sure to
give specific examples.
3. Who were the significant characters? Make sure to identify the protagonist and antagonist and to tell why each
character listed is important.
4. Describe the main setting(s) including at least one quote for support. What was the setting’s significance (how does it
affect the action/story)? Give an example.
5. From what point of view is the novel told? How can you tell? Give a specific example.
Dialectical Journal Assignment
(To be completed for BOTH works chosen from the Drama List)
Definition:
A dialectical journal is another name for a double-entry journal or a ―reader-response journal. A dialectical journal is a
journal that records a dialogue, or conversation, between the ideas in the text (the words that you are reading) and the
ideas of the reader (the person who is doing the reading). This is what you must do in your journal—keep a dialogue with
yourself. In your journal, have a conversation with the text and with yourself.
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Directions:
(THIS ASSIGNMENT MUST BE TYPED AND WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED IF PRESENTED IN ANY OTHER
FORMAT)
1. Begin by setting your paper up in MLA format (heading, margins, etc.)
2. Underneath the title (which should be Dialectical Journal for _______) create two columns.
3. Label the left-hand column "Quotations" and the right-hand column "Notations". 4
4. On the left-hand side, copy interesting or important passages from the novel. Make sure to include a page number!
5. On the right-hand side, comment on the passage. Your comments should be longer than the original passage and should
focus on literary criticism as well as personal response. Each entry should be well-written and formal, although a short
paragraph will be sufficient for length.
6. Once you have finished writing your response label it using one of the following codes:
(Q) Question – ask about something in the play that is unclear
(C) Connect – make a connection to your life, the world, or another text
(P) Predict – anticipate what will occur based on what’s in the passage
(CL) Clarify – answer earlier questions or confirm/disaffirm a prediction
(R) Reflect – think deeply about what the passage means in a broad sense – not just to the characters in the story. What
conclusions can you draw about the world, about human nature, or just the way things work?
(E) Evaluate - make a judgment about the character(s), their actions, or what the author is trying to say
Assignment: How to Read Literature Like a Professor Reading Activity Assignment
Directions: Respond to the following prompts in standard MLA format (Typed, Times New Roman, 12 point font,
double spaced, 1-inch margins all around)
1. Introduction: How'd He Do That? How do memory, symbol, and pattern affect the reading of literature? How does the
recognition of patterns make it easier to read complicated literature? Discuss a time when your appreciation of a literary
work was enhanced by understanding symbol or pattern.
2. Chapter 8 -- Hanseldee and Greteldum
Think of a work of literature that reflects a fairy tale. Discuss the parallels. Does it create irony or deepen appreciation?
3. Chapter 10 -- It's More Than Just Rain or Snow
Discuss the importance of weather in a specific literary work, not in terms of plot
If, for any assignment, you realize that you are not familiar with MLA format, please visit the following website:
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/13
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AP English Literature & Composition
Mastery Vocabulary List
The following terms MUST be defined. Be sure to identify the part of speech as you are defining these terms. It
may be beneficial for you to make flashcards for you to study.
1. allocation
27.impetus
53.dissemble
2. ascetic
28.moribund
54.dissimulation
3. beguile
29.reticent
55.droll
4. crass
30.vacillate
56.expectorate
5. defray
31.akin
57.palpate
6. dint
32.corroborate
58.peremptory
7. enjoin
33.inexorable
59.pusillanimous
8. envoy
34.insipid
60.surfeit
9. interloper
35.nefarious
61.allay
10.vicarious
36.physiognomy
62.capacious
11.admonish
37.retinue
63.diurnal
12.akimbo
38.suppliant
64.extricate
13.lassitude
39.tedium
65.ignominious
14.licentious
40.torrid
66.mitigate
15.muse (noun and verb)
41.affront
67.palpitate
16.pecuniary
42.blasé
68.phlegmatic
17.plight
43.cajole
69.propitious
18.presumptuous
44.choleric
70.prostrate
19.subversive
45.encumber
71.acquiesce
20.vacuous
46.feckless
72.amity
21.avocation
47.impasse
73.arduous
22.capricious
48.indolent
74.gestalt
23.disparity
49.lugubrious
75.inundate
24.efficacy
50.ribald
76.perjury
25.epistle
51.adulation
77.perspicuity
26.hospice
52.censure
78.preposterous
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79.trepidation
108.sanguine
137.laconic
80.voluble
109.strident
138.mien
81.admonish
110.vehement
139.veracity
82.aplomb
111.elegiac
140.wry
83.barrage
112.fecund
141.confound
84.cognizant
113.fortuitous
142.curate (noun and verb)
85.collusion
114.infirmity
143.ethereal
86.hegemony
115.malady
144.gambol
87.nebulous
116.nuance
145.mutability
88.paradigm
117.profligate
146.nascent
89.unctuous
118.remonstrance
147.nonplused
90.urbane
119.scintillate
148.pedantic
91.ambulatory
120.vitiate
149.quail (verb)
92.brazen
121.analogous
150.rhetorical
93.din
122.brigand
151.fatuous
94.ennui
123.emissary
152.febrile
95.exonerate
124.felicity
153.furtive
96.inscrutable
125.incendiary
154.incredulous
97.prognosticate
126.magnanimous
155.interminable
98.schism
127.plight
156.obliquely
99.sedition
128.repartee
157.pernicious
100.wizened
129.ubiquitous
158.sardonic
101.austere
130.venerable
159.ultimatum
102.corpulent
131.countenance
132.deposition
160.writhe
103.derisive
104.effeminate
161.astute
133.discursive
162.beseech
134.disdain
105.jocund
163.capitulate
135.epigram
106.manifest
107.ostentatious
164.deprecating
136.feign
165.glean
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166.obfuscate
192.copious
218.languor
167.pathos
193.gout
219.resplendent
168.primeval
194.habiliments
220.ruminate
169.salubrious
195.irksome
221.assail
170.solicitous
196.ponderous
222.beget
171.albeit
197.scrupulous
223.bellicose
172.bereft
198.sundry
224.delusion
173.gratis
199.timorous
225.discourse
174.intercession
200.transcendent
201.amorous
226.garrison
175.lineaments
227.recourse
202.benign
176.presage
228.tumultuous
203.dissolute
177.prodigal
178.prolixity
229.vexation
204.ebullient
230.vigilant
205.entourage
179.sinecure
180.visage
231.auspicious
206.extol
232. cavil
207.languid
181.accordant
233.conducive
182.accouterments
208.meet (not in the
rendezvous sense)
234.emulate
183.deportment
209.resolute
235. fungible
184.exposition
210.turgid
236.garrulous
185.impugn
211.chastening
237.imperious
186.impute
212.corporeal
238.morose
187.parapet
213.derive
239.proprietary
188.pertinacity
214.dubious
240.zeal
189.temperance
215.equivocal
190.viands
216.errant
191.brevity
217.goad
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Abstract-An abbreviated synopsis of a longer work of scholarship or research.
Adage- A saying or proverb containing a truth based on experience and often couched in metaphorical language.
Allegory-A story in which the narrative or characters carry an underlying symbolic, metaphorical, or possibly an ethical
meaning. The story and characters represent values beyond themselves.
Alliteration-The repetition of one or more initial consonants in a group of words or lines of poetry or prose. Used for
ornament or for emphasis. Also used in epithets, phrases, and slogans. Enhances the aesthetic quality of a prose passage or
poem.
Allusion-A reference to a person, place, or event meant to create an effect or enhance the meaning of an idea.
Ambiguity-A vagueness of meaning; a conscious lack of clarity meant to evoke multiple meanings and interpretation.
Anachronism-A person, scene, event, or other element in literature that fails to correspond with the time or era in which
the work is set.
Analogy-A comparison that points out similarities between two dissimilar things.
Annotation-A brief explanation, summary, or evaluation of a text or work of literature.
Antagonist-A character or force in a work of literature that, by opposing the protagonist, produces tension or conflict.
Antithesis-A rhetorical opposition or contrast of ideas by means of a grammatical arrangement of words, clauses, or
sentences.
Aphorism-A short, pithy statement of a generally accepted truth or sentiment.
Apollonian-In contrast to Dionysian, it refers to the most noble, godlike qualities of human nature and behavior.
Apostrophe-A rhetorical device in which a speaker addresses a person or personified thing not present.
Archetype-An abstract or ideal conception of a type; a perfectly typical example; an original model or form.
Assonance-The repetition of two or more vowel sounds in a group of words or lines in poetry and prose.
Ballad-A simple narrative verse that tells a story that is sung or recited.
Bard-A poet; in olden times, a performer who told heroic stories to a musical accompaniment.
Bathos-The use of insincere or overdone sentimentality.
belle-lettres-French term for the world of books, criticism, and literature in general.
Bibliography-A list of works cited or otherwise relevant to a subject or other work.
Bildungsroman-A German word referring to a novel structured as a series of events that take place as the hero travels in
quest of a goal.
blank verse- Poetry written in iambic pentameter, the primary meter used in English poetry and the words of Shakespeare
and Milton. The lines generally do not rhyme.
Bombast-Inflated, pretentious language used for trivial subjects.
Burlesque-A work of literature meant to ridicule a subject; a grotesque imitation.
Cacophony-Grating, inharmonious sounds.
Caesura-A pause somewhere in the middle of a verse, often (but not always) marked by punctuation.
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Canon-The works considered most important in a national literature or period; works widely read and studied.
Caricature-A grotesque likeness of striking qualities in persons and things.
carpe diem-Literally, "seize the day"; enjoy life while you can, a common theme in literature.
Catharsis-A cleansing of the spirit brought about by the pity and terror or a dramatic tragedy.
Classic-A highly regarded work of literature or other art form that has withstood the test of time.
classical, classicism-Deriving from the orderly qualities of ancient Greek and Roman culture; implies formality,
objectivity, simplicity, and restraint.
Climax-The high point, or turning point, or a story or play.
coming-of-age-story/novel- A tale in which a young protagonist experiences an introduction to adulthood. The character
may develop understanding via disillusionment, education, doses of reality, or any other experiences that alter his or her
emotional or intellectual maturity.
Conceit-A witty or ingenious thought a diverting or highly fanciful idea, often stated in figurative language.
Connotation-The suggested or implied meaning of a word or phrase. Contrast with denotation.
Consonance-The repetition of two or more consonant sounds in a group of words or a line of poetry.
Couplet-A pair of rhyming lines in a poem. Two rhyming lines in iambic pentameter is sometimes called a heroic
________.
Denotation-The dictionary definition of a word. Contrast with connotation.
Dénouement-The resolution that occurs at the end of a play or work of fiction.
deus ex machine- In literature, the use of an artificial device or gimmick to solve a problem.
Diction-The choice of words in oral and written discourse.
Dionysian-As distinguished from Apollonian, the word refers to sensual, pleasure-seeking impulses.
dramatic irony- A circumstance in which the audience or reader knows more about a situation than a character.
Elegy-A poem or prose selection that laments or meditates on the passing or death of something or someone of value.
Ellipsis-Three periods (...) indicating the omission of words in a thought or quotation.
elliptical construction- A sentence containing a deliberate omission of words.
Empathy-A feeling of association or identification with an object or person.
end-stopped-A term that describes a line of poetry that ends with a natural pause often indicated by a mark of
punctuation.
Enjambment-In poetry, the use of the successive lines with no punctuation or pause between them.
Epic-An extended narrative poem that tells of the adventures and exploits of a hero that in generally larger than life and is
often considered a legendary figure.
Epigram-A concise but ingenious, witty, and thoughtful statement.
Euphony-Pleasing, harmonious sounds.
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Epithet-An adjective or phrase that expresses a striking quality of a person or thing.
Eponymous-A term for the title character of a work of literature.
Euphemism-A mild or less negative usage for a harsh or blunt term.
Exegesis-A detailed analysis or interpretation of a work of literature.
Exposé-A piece or writing that reveals weakness, faults, frailties, or other shortcomings.
Exposition-The background and events that lead to the presentation of the main idea or purpose of a work of literature.
Explication-The interpretation or analysis of a text.
extended metaphor-A series of comparisons between two unlike objects.
Fable-A short tale often featuring nonhuman characters that act as people whose actions enable the author to make
observations or draw useful lessons about human behavior.
falling action- The action in a play or story that occurs after the climax and that leads to the conclusion and often to the
resolution of the conflict.
Fantasy-A story containing unreal, imaginary features.
Farce-A comedy that contains an extravagant and nonsensical disregard of seriousness, although it may have a serious,
scornful purpose.
figure of speech, figurative language-In contrast to literal language, _____________ implies meanings. It includes
metaphors, similes, and personification, among many others.
first-person narrative- A narrative told by a character involved in the story, using pronouns such as I and we.
Flashback-A return to an earlier time in a story or play in order to clarify present action or circumstances. It might also be
a character's account of the past, a dream, or a sudden association with past events.
Foil-A minor character whose personality or attitude contrasts with that of the main character. Juxtaposing one character
against another intensifies the qualities of both, to advantage or sometimes to disadvantage.
Foot-A unit of stressed and unstressed syllables used to determine the meter of a poetic line.
Foreshadowing-Providing hints of things to come in a story or play.
Frame-A structure that provides premise or setting for a narrative.
free verse-A kind of poetry without rhymed lines, rhythm, or fixed metrical feet.
Genre-A term used to describe literary forms, such as a novel, play, and essay.
Gothic novel-A novel in which supernatural horrors and an atmosphere of unknown terrors pervades the action.
Harangue-A forceful sermon, lecture, or tirade.
Hegemony-a dominant cultural trend
heroic couplet-Two rhymed lines written in iambic pentameter and used widely in eighteenth-century verse.
Hubris-The excessive pride that often leads tragic heroes to their death.
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Humanism-A belief that emphasizes faith and optimism in human potential and creativity.
Hyperbole-Overstatement; gross exaggeration for rhetorical effect.
Idyll-A lyric poem or passage that describes a kind of ideal life or place.
Image-A word or phrase representing that which can be seen, touched, tasted, smelled, or felt.
in medias res-A narrative that starts not at the beginning of events but at some other critical point.
indirect quotation-Actual words are not stated but only approximated or paraphrased.
Invective-A direct verbal assault; a denunciation.
Irony-A mode of expression in which the intended meaning is the opposite of what is stated, often implying ridicule or
light sarcasm; a state of affairs or events that is the reverse of what might have been expected.
Kenning-A device employed in Anglo-Saxon poetry in which the name of a thing is replaced by one of its functions or
qualities, as in "ring giver" for a king and "whale-road" for ocean.
Lampoon-A mocking, satirical assault on a person or situation.
light verse-A variety of poetry meant to entertain or amuse, but sometimes with a satirical thrust.
Litotes-A form of understatement in which the negative of the contrary is used to achieve emphasis or intensity.
loose sentence-A sentence that follows the customary word order of English sentences, i.e., subject-verb-object. The main
idea of the sentence is presented first and is then followed by one or more subordinate clauses.
lyric poetry-Personal, reflective poetry that reveals the speaker's thoughts and feelings about the subject.
Maxim-A saying or proverb expressing common wisdom or truth.
Melodrama-A literary form in which events are exaggerated in order to create an extreme emotional response.
Metaphor-A figure of speech that compares unlike objects.
metaphysical poetry-The work of poets, particularly those of the seventeenth century, that uses elaborate conceits, is
highly intellectual, and expresses the complexities of love and life.
Meter-The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables found in poetry.
Metonymy-A figure of speech that uses the name of one thing to represent something else with which it is associated.
Middle English-The language spoken in England roughly between 1150 and 1500 A.D.
mock epic-A parody of traditional epic form. It usually treats a frivolous topic with extreme seriousness, using
conventions such as invocations to the Muse, action-packed battle scenes, and accounts of heroic exploits.
Mode-The general form, pattern, and manner of expression of a work of literature.
Montage-A quick succession of images or impressions used to express an idea.
Mood-The emotional tone in a work of literature.
Moral-A brief and often simplistic lesson that a reader may infer from a work of literature.
Motif-A phrase, idea, or event that through repetition serves to unify or convey a theme in a work of literature.
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Muse-One of the ancient Greek goddesses presiding over the arts. The imaginary source of inspiration for an artist or
writer.
Myth-An imaginary story that has become an accepted part of the cultural or religious tradition of a group or society.
They are often used to explain natural phenomena. Almost every culture has one of these to account for the creation of the
world and its inhabitants.
Narrative-A form of verse of prose that tells a story.
Naturalism-A term often used as a synonym for realism; also a view of experience that is generally characterized as bleak
and pessimistic.
non sequitur-A statement or idea that fails to follow logically from the one before.
Novella-A work of fiction of roughly 20,000 to 50,000 words-longer than a short story, but shorter than a novel.
novel of manners-A novel focusing on and describing the social customs and habits of a particular social group.
Ode-A lyric poem usually marked by serious, respectful, and exalted feelings toward the subject.
Old English-The Anglo-Saxon language spoken in what is now England from approximately 450 to 1150 A.D.
omniscient narrator-A narrator with unlimited awareness, understanding, and insight of characters, setting, background,
and all other elements of the story.
Onomatopoeia-The use of words whose sounds suggest their meaning.
ottava rima-An eight-line rhyming stanza of a poem.
Oxymoron-A term consisting of contradictory elements juxtaposed to create a
Parable-A story consisting of events from which a moral or spiritual truth may be derived
Paradox-A statement that seems self-contradictory but is nevertheless true
Paraphrase-A version of a text put into simpler, everyday words
Pastoral-A work of literature dealing with rural life
pathetic fallacy-Faulty reasoning that inappropriately ascribes human feelings to nature or nonhuman objects
pathos-That element in literature that stimulates pity or sorrow
pentameter-A verse with five poetic feet per line
periodic sentence-A sentence that departs from the usual word order of English sentences by expressing its main though
only at the end. In other words, the particulars in the sentence are presented before the idea they support.
Persona-The role or facade that a character assumes or depicts to a reader, a viewer, or the world at large
Personification-A figure of speech in which objects and animals are given human characteristics
Plot-The interrelationship among the events in a story; the plot line is the pattern of events, including exposition, rising
action, climax, falling action, and resolution.
picaresque novel-An episodic novel about a roguelike wanderer who lives off his wits. Ex: Don Quixote, Moll Flanders
point of view-The relation in which a narrator or speaker stands to the story or subject matter of a poem.
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Prosody-The grammar of meter and rhythm in poetry
Protagonist-The main character in a work of literature
Pseudonym-Also called "pen name" or "nom de plume"; a false name or alias used by writers. Ex: Mark Twain (Samuel
Clemens)
pulp fiction-Novels written for mass consumption, often emphasizing exciting and titillating plots
pun-A humorous play on words, using similar-sounding or identical words to suggest different meanings
quatrain-A four-line poem or a four-line unit of a longer poem
realism-The depiction of people, things, and events as they really are without idealization or exaggeration for effect.
Rhetoric-The language of a work and its style; words, often highly emotional, used to convince or sway an audience
rhetorical stance-Language that conveys a speaker's attitude or opinion with regard to a particular subject
rhyme-The repetition of similar sounds at regular intervals, used mostly in poetry.
rhyme scheme-The pattern of rhymes within a given poem
rhythm-The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables that make up a line of poetry
roman a clef-French for a novel in which hisotrical events and actual people appear under the guise of fiction
romance-An extended narrative about improbable events and extraordinary people in exotic places
sarcasm-A sharp, caustic expression or remark; a bitter jibe or taunt; different from irony, which is more subtle
satire-A literary style used to poke fun at, attack, or ridicule an idea, vice, or foible, often for the purpose of inducing
change
scan-The act of determining the meter of a poetic line.
Sentiment-A synonym for view or feeling; also a refined and tender emotion in literature
Sentimental-A term that describes characters' excessive emotional response to experience; also nauseatingly nostalgic
and mawkish
Setting-The total environment for the action in a novel or play. It includes time, place, historical milieu, and social,
political, and even spiritual circumstances
Simile-A figurative comparison using the words like or as
Sonnet-A popular form of verse consisting of fourteen lines and a prescribed rhyme scheme.
Stanza-A group of two or more lines in poetry combined according to subject matter, rhyme, or some other plan
stream of consciousness-A style of writing in which the author tries to reproduce the random flow of thoughts in the
human mind
style-The manner in which an author uses and arranges words,
subplot-A subordinate or minor collection of events in a novel or play, usually connected to the main plot
subtext-The implied meaning that underlies the main meaning of a work of literature
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symbolism-The use of one object to evoke ideas and associations not literally part of the original object
synecdoche-A figure of speech in which a part signifies the whole ("fifty masts" for fifty ships) or the whole signifies the
part ("days" for life, as in "He lived his days in Canada"). Also when the name of the material stands for the thing itself
("pigskin" for football)
syntax-The organization of language into meaningful structure; every sentence has a particular pattern of words
theme-The main idea or meaning, often an abstract idea upon which a work of literature is built
title character-A character whose name appears in the title of the novel or play; also known as the eponymous character
tone-The author's attitude toward the subject being written about. The spirit or quality that is the work's emotional essence
tragedy-A form of literature in which the hero is destroyed by some character flaw and a set of forces that cause the hero
considerable anguish
trope-The generic name for a figure of speech such as image, symbol, simile, and metaphor
verbal irony-A discrepancy between the true meaning of a situation and the literal meaning of the written or spoken
words
verse-A synonym for poetry. Also a group of lines in a song or poem; also a single line of poetry
verisimilitude- Similar to the truth; the quality of realism in a work that persuades readers that they are getting a vision of
life as it is.
Versification-The structural form of a line of verse as revealed by the number of feet it contains. For example:
monometer = 1foot; tetrameter = 4 feet; pentameter = 5 feet, and so forth
Villanelle-A French verse form calculated to appear simple and spontaneous but consisting of nineteen lines and a
prescribed pattern of rhymes
Voice-The real or assumed personality used by a writer or speaker
Wit-The quickness of intellect and the power and talent for saying brilliant things that surprise and delight by their
unexpectedness; the power to comment subtly and pointedly on the foibles of the passing scene
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