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Figurative Language and Literary Terminology
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Term      
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Allegory寓言;讽喻      
4 a2 h# s8 ]! vA story in which people (or things or actions) represents an idea or a generalization about life. Allegories usually have a strong lesson or moral.% f, q0 t2 @; {' b8 A0 F
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Alliteration头韵        9 J1 g8 l- F4 |% _' R# m8 y8 N$ U8 R7 q
The repetition of initial consonant sounds in words, such as "Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers."0 V. S0 n5 n* T+ A* P
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Allusion典故        
7 V9 \7 U; Z; V4 h  oA reference to a familiar person, place, thing, or event- for example, Don Juan, brave new world, Everyman, Machiavellian, utopia.
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: ^1 P1 M1 E/ E* @1 g: RAnalogy类比        
8 Z* ]. o, z( L( @+ o3 lA comparison of objects or ideas that appear to be different but are alike in some important way.5 u( ~7 M4 W7 F8 k- y9 X) w

% @: t' N5 l( N" Y" y8 iAnapestic meter        2 j  b$ h4 k7 D4 s" u4 E% b: x
Meter that is composed of feet are short-short-long or unaccented-unaccented-accented, usually used in light whimsical poetry, such as a limerick.# x; u/ b( T$ I% v8 K

) p# U  {/ {, ^; F+ _8 _Anecdote        
& a6 a+ J& k: w: H' b1 Q$ yA brief story that illustrates or makes a point.4 N" A0 M/ r% o) u6 Q# x

# W+ ]7 ]' Z& Q, V- u" G- t3 c1 rAntagonist对比        - j! Y# q: v6 Z+ @% e
A person or thing working against the hero of a literary work (the protagonist).
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Aphorism名言        
/ l% p7 x, K+ g) ]A wise saying, usually short and written.& ~4 H' S( v& f7 A
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Apostrophe        2 n( n' K  h! X4 G$ j6 }% o/ U
A turn from the general audience to address a specific group of persons (or a personified abstraction) who is present or absent. For example, in a recent performance of Shakespeare's Hamlet, Hamlet turned to the audience and spoke directly to one woman about his father's death.
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Assonance        
% o3 Z. G2 |& Z! CA repetition of the same sound in words close to one another- for example, white stripes.
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2 e; ~2 W6 S. I4 _- cBlank verse        ! N' p* w2 H' w. D
Unrhymed verse, often occurring in iambic pentameter.
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9 R) P6 ?1 N4 G: j, B+ }6 [Caesura        3 D0 e- }& w$ D6 H7 a  e! t
A break in the rhythm of language, particularly a natural pause in a line of verse, marked in prosody by a double vertical line ( ́́ ́ ).- ^. [2 k# }) Q, C0 w
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Characterization对人或物的特性描述        
6 B3 S% r6 }: oA method an author uses to let readers know more about the characters and their personal traits.; G! r% J  E( ?, Q+ ]

8 ]' M$ j% g/ _% ?Cliché        
# k9 d7 R9 k8 d8 wAn expression that has been used so often that it loses its expressive power- for example, "dead as a doornail" or "I'm so hungry I could eat a horse."7 O2 q5 W9 h+ U) t( Z! N
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Consonance        ) `, t4 p2 \/ F, q  E
Repetition of the final consonant sound in words containing different vowels- for example, "stroke of luck."5 |) l) c" \4 [# ^/ I6 [5 O+ H
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Couplet        
; _8 ]/ h) q( u0 Y' l* {+ J. v0 U- gA stanza made up of two rhyming lines.
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9 O' i( L. b% m9 H4 pDiction        . {1 K4 A: ?6 _) N" X- h: c
An author's choice of words based on their clearness. conciseness, effectiveness, and authenticity.
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Choices of words (Diction) includes Archaic, Colloquialisms, Dialect, Jargon, Profanity, Slang, and Vulgarity
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+ p% p5 ?( ]( H/ j+ Z% i6 ]; `Archaic        
" S9 o9 I" L$ b: J3 E0 rOld-fashioned words that are no longer used in common speech, such as thee, thy and thou.1 T, K# x0 |. Y" k- q( W9 N
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Colloquialism口语体        
; N0 u# Y0 h& W: k5 y0 lExpressions that are usually accepted in informal situations or regions, such as "wicked awesome."
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Dialect        9 G4 z' J( ^4 X( }* v0 t5 e
A variety of language used by people from a particular geographic area.
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Specialized language used in a particular field or content area- for example, educational jargon includes differentiated instruction, cooperative learning, and authentic assessment.
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Profanity        
+ A# J( f: Z6 A. O! Y6 ZLanguage that shows disrespect for others or something sacred.0 u0 {" n/ M# n; o5 Z
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Informal language used by a particular group of people among themselves.$ B; }2 }, I; F& }" E
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Vulgarity        
2 M" O' {( d$ @( h& jLanguage widely considered crude, disgusting, and oftentimes offensive.5 B! e/ U& \2 v# L8 A$ X0 C
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End rhyme        
) b9 Y# S' F8 S. X5 JRhyming of the ends of lines of verse.: U  E! L- {' H$ n6 ~6 ?9 ]1 Q: {
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Enjambment        
$ U$ B! U/ X) H0 l& `3 }Also known as a run-on line in poetry, enjambment occurs when one line ends and continues onto the next line to complete meaning. For example, in Thoreau's poem "My life has been the poem I would have writ," the first line is "My life has been the peom I would have writ," and the second line completes the meaning- "but I could not both live and utter it.": l0 G+ T# t5 J( ]- ^+ F) x' S3 @8 ~  F
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Existentialism        
# m% `& |( }4 |+ v. P2 sA philosophy that values human freedom and personal responsibility. Jean-Paul Sartre is the foremost existentialist. Other famous existentialist writers include Soren Kierkegaard ("the father of existentialism"), Albert Camus, Freidrich Nietzsche, Franz Kafka, and Simone de Beauvoir.
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6 K/ s* E1 d* D0 y( u+ u) KFlashback        5 P) C/ d) T- m/ L2 W
A literary device in which the author jumps back in time in the chronology of a narrative.
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  v9 {9 I& k5 @3 O) }7 d. nFoot        - B1 `0 f7 N; y8 s  s" q) E
A metrical foot is defined as one stressed syllable and a number of unstressed syllables (from zero to as many as four). Stressed syllables are indicated by the ́ symbol. Unstressed syllables are indicated by the ˘ symbol. There are four possible metrical feet.( h1 z+ H1 {$ d5 i' ~& K( k* E1 [

3 C. g: h; z, p% ZForeshadowing铺垫        . x0 q; u) e& f8 y
A literary technique in which the author gives hints or clues about what is to come at some point later in the story.6 X% I& ~, {- S: C& v! c

& O8 z  n; Y1 t$ V- r0 x9 rFree verse        
0 K9 U1 `/ u- E4 \; NVerse that contains an irregular metrical pattern and line length; also known as verse Libra.
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Genre        
2 t, z5 k* g& k) n3 j- `A category of literature defined by its style, form, and content.+ P$ B& |% d4 T( x! x
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Heroic couplet        5 ?. w3 R# j7 g5 b
A pair of lines of poetic verse written in iambic pentameter.! x6 c8 j& v: v  m& l, q

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The flaw that leads to the downfall of a tragic hero; this term comes from the Greek word hybrids; which means "excessive pride."
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/ X# ?% }- }, a+ s; rHyperbole        1 h: k+ C, t& D! G
An exaggeration for emphasis or rhetorical effect.
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Imagery        
2 r2 W3 {; j$ p- Z" S5 OThe use of a word or phrase to mean the exact opposite of its literal or expected meaning.( ~3 t' X  P( @+ X" `

+ b% y$ @, q3 L' _) {4 X4 X' iThree kinds of Irony        
/ t  D; [: s7 k1 T  f7 |Dramatic, when words and actions possess a significance that the listener or audience understands, but the speaker or character does not.
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  @& s: l' w. e6 B3 u( IVerbal, when a speaker says one thing but means another, or when a literal meaning is contrary to its intended effect. An example of this is sarcasm. Verbal irony is distinguished from situational irony and dramatic irony in that it is produced intentionally by speakers。speakers communicate implied propositions that are intentionally contradictory to the propositions contained in the words themselves
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Situation This is a relatively modern use of the term, and describes a discrepancy between the expected result and actual results when enlivened by 'perverse appropriateness'8 k( k/ E0 r0 E& N+ K* l

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The reader sees a character's errors, but the character does not.% S1 K, Z9 w/ Q( p) |8 c' W
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Situation Irony        
4 D0 \3 d1 K+ p* f5 gThe purpose of a particular action differs greatly from the result.
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( J6 }$ }, e" u) Q4 a2 \Malapropism        
# I: J( H  `. @: {) h2 P+ VA type of pun, or play on words, that results when two words become mixed up in the speaker's mine- for example, "Don't put the horse before the cart."
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Metaphor        
( l1 U& E8 \: tA figure of speech in which a comparison is implied but not stated, such as "This winter is a bear."+ q8 [4 p' g) @
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Meter        
6 N( B& l/ S( t5 S) M8 {1 R6 L0 ?: oA rhythmical pattern in verse that is made up of stressed and unstressed syllables.
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Mood        8 m1 n7 C- H2 S! u7 D
The feeling a text evokes in the reader, such as sadness, tranquility, or elation./ G# ]) E3 v3 m* Z, c
Moral        A lesson a work of literature is teaching.
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Narration        
; U# g$ v1 P" a2 ]The telling of a story.
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Onomatopoeia        
* S0 [; k2 n) n% EThe use of sound words to suggest meaning, as in buzz, click, or vroom.
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8 p% `: i9 o4 Z1 f+ @* dOxymoron          b0 A1 a3 ~8 o" g& ?% M
A phrase that consists of two contradictory terms- for example, "deafening silence."
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Paradox本来可以相信的东西不能相信，而有的东西看起来不可信但是反而是正确的        % O9 y: @3 @9 O( ]1 |" [" [
A contradictory statement that makes sense- for example, Hegel's paradox "Man learns from history that man learns nothing from history."8 N5 |" ~( x# I$ ~) ^% Z  O- A

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1 l+ l6 m( x4 W) }# xA literary device in which animals, ideas, and things are represented as having human traits.
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The perspective from which a story is told.
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) n" |/ a" [0 _4 ~! F# \First person        
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The story is told by someone outside the story.5 a( S( {2 J. {+ B1 X9 w  T
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Omniscient        
% s! e, ^0 Y2 Z: q) a6 f! bThe narrator of the story shares the thoughts and feelings of all the characters.
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Limited omniscient        9 P  ~3 w. x: @1 |! G- i
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" t1 j# y) k- E8 \: ICamera view        
0 V/ _: r, R' R) V( l8 JThe narrator records the action from his or her point of view, unaware of any of the other characters' thoughts or feelings. This perspective is also known as the objective view.9 h3 \0 q: c7 R3 v( p
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Refrain        & P: }: J  J5 G# i6 k5 H! D
The repetition of a line or phrase of a poem at regular intervals, particularly at the end of each stanza.
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- {; H0 v5 [3 d: Z7 l" e# LRepetition        
3 K, R% V, G  a. h9 aThe multiple use of a word, phrase, or idea for emphasis or rhythmic effect.2 X5 w  B, g/ Y' U3 g
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Rhetoric        
* }# M5 K+ q- VPersuasive writing.
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$ u& g. y" H5 t# ^Rhythm        
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/ [3 I' d1 I: M' n2 O( s6 k4 i3 T3 R# USetting        
2 e- v4 m: h+ S, O5 S& rThe time and place in which the action of a story takes place.6 ~- Z0 \9 ?& c0 i# z

1 t, J- A% b1 x( Z1 K! w$ ]: R- fSimile        
+ u- u& D* p" B' o0 HA comparison of two unlike things, usually including the word "like" or "as"! s" R' g" A, X

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8 K: S4 o# I  R7 D# @& U1 `How the author uses words, phrases, and sentences to form ideas.
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3 O, {4 J/ m! T7 S  u$ zSymbol        
3 p- P6 d3 ?! s1 V3 ]" f" }A person, place, thing, or event used to represent something else, such as the white flag that represents surrender.: R* S( ]5 s3 A& c3 {

9 P- Y3 U7 u2 f  C% E0 Z6 ITone        
9 ~% L9 ?8 @9 A" z2 g) uThe overall feeling created by an author's use of words.) O$ v! d" P6 |& |% d
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Transcendentalism        
# s! P, j; f) I3 LDuring the mid-19th century in New England, several writers and intellectuals worked together to write, translate works, and publish and become known as transcendentalists. Their philosophy focused on protesting the Puritan ethic and materialism. They valued individualism, freedom, experimentation, and spirituality. Noted transcendentalists include Ralph Waldo Emerson, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Henry David Thoreau, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, and Oliver Wendell Holmes.1 C$ Q$ |+ Q: q* y# V4 h

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A metric line of poetry. Named based on the kind and number of feet composing it.
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% B- r5 t. ?' h) f: T9 IDistinctive features of a person's speech and speech patterns.- G  C; k' x! g

汗.. 考到最后取消成绩啊..
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6 M8 H3 C5 D4 q  S5 C2 [+ v我本来就是打算这么做的 因为是裸考 虽然上课生活都是全英文 但是只highlight过一遍Barron 3500 一次OG的practice test都没有做过 ) W$ H- L$ A1 k4 m" ~
但是一做完essay的时候突然有种感觉 '!! 不取消了 ...
- `# o; Y3 P* ^/ _# I3 T! HSzett 发表于 2009-5-4 00:12

谢谢！你说的在最后一星期进入白热化复习给了我很大的鼓励！！我还有两个星期就要考了！
+ ~, Z  W0 d  d  m5 j& n2 Kechoqiu 发表于 2009-5-23 18:47