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CARMALT - Literature Terms D-E

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strict definition of a word regardless of historical or emotional connection; opposite of connotation   DENOTATION  
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mystery novel focusing on a brilliant investigator solving a crime   DETECTIVE NOVEL  
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geographic or social language of a particular group of persons; includes sounds, spellings, grammar, and diction - ie: "We's safe, Huck!" from Mark Twain's Huckleberry Finn   DIALECT  
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conversation between two characters; provides characterization and advances the plot   DIALOGUE  
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concrete poetry consisting of a 7 single unrhymed stanza with a structure shaped like a diamond   DIAMANTE  
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informal record of a person's life and day-to-day thoughts and concerns   DIARY  
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any use of 2 alphabetical letters to indicate a single phonetic sound; ie: <ph> spells /f/ sound in "photo"   DIGRAPH  
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theory that language began as instinct   DING-DONG THEORY  
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prose or verse presenting a narrative involving conflict between characters and opposing force or forces   DRAMA  
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character whose personality changes over the course of a narrative; also called a round character   DYNAMIC CHARACTER  
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historical period when writers moved toward the belief that humanity could improve itself by using logic and reasoning and rejected superstition   ENLIGHTENMENT PERIOD  
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classical poetry that is long narrative about a serious subject that has a hero, cultural values, and gods or supernatural beings   EPIC POEM  
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(1) inscription on a building, tomb, or coin or (2) short verse or motto appearing at the beginning of a longer poem or the title page or the heading of a new section of a literary work   EPIGRAM  
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short discussion or conclusion added to the end of a literary work; often refers to the moral of a fable   EPILOGUE  
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inscription carved on a gravestone or the final statement spoken by a character before his death   EPITAPH  
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word that is derived from the proper name of a person or place; ie: "sandwich" comes from is inventor, the 4th Earl of Sandwich   EPONYM  
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study of word origins and the history of words   ETYMOLOGY  
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mild or gentle phrase or word instead of a blunt, embarrassing, or painful one; ie: "Grandpa has gone to a better place." instead of "Grandpa died."   EUPHEMISM  
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first part of a short story plot line that introduces the characters and setting   EXPOSITION  
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logic that determines the truth about something using a larger general rule   DEDUCTIVE REASONING or DEDUCTION  
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