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symbolism
when a person, place, thing, or event, has meaning in itself and stands for something beyond itself as well
tone
the attitude a writer takes toward his or her subjects, characters, and audience
metaphor
a comparison between two unlike things in which one one thing is said to be another; do not use "like" or "as"
simile
a comparison between two unlike things using "like" or "as"
hyperbole
overstating something usually for the purpose of creating a comic effect
imagery
the use of language to create vivid pictures in the reader's mind
protagonist
the main character in a work of literature that is involved in the story's central or main conflict
antagonist
the character in a work of literature who opposes the protagonist
exposition
the part of the plot that gives information about the characters and setting
resolution
the conclusion of a piece of literature, typically where events and conflicts are brought to closure and solved in some way
irony
a contrast between expectation and reality
situational irony
occurs when what happens is very different than what readers expected would happen in a story
verbal irony
involves a contrast between what is said or written and what is really meant
dramatic irony
when the audience or reader knows something a character does not know
drama
a form of literature meant to be performed by actors in front of an audience
fiction
literature that describes imaginary events and people
alliteration
the repetition of initial consonant sounds
allusion
a reference to a person, place, thing, event, or idea in history or literature used to suggest an emotion or idea
apostrophe
a figure of speech in which the poem's speaker addresses someone absent or dead, or something nonhuman as if it were alive and present and could reply
assonance
the repetition, at close intervals, of vowel sounds
figurative language
words that are literally inaccurate but are used to describe or define something
rhyme scheme
the pattern of end rhymes denoted by lowercase letters
end rhyme
a rhyme that occurs in the last syllables of verses
internal rhyme
a rhyme involving a word in the middle of a line and another at the end of the line or in the middle of the next
mood
a feeling that can refer to the emotional state of mind of a person/character or the atmosphere of a story
oxymoron
a figure of speech that combines contradictory words with opposing meanings
paradox
a literary device that contradicts itself but contains a plausible kernel of truth
the old man's eye
the reason that the narrator wants to kill the old man in "Tell-Tale Heart"
7 nights
how long the narrator takes to rehearse the murder
suffocates the old man
the manner in which the narrator kills the old man
a skull
what Tom discovers at his feet in the swamp in "The Devil and Tom Walker"
her heart and liver
what was found in Tom Walker's wife's apron when he found her
the devil's fingerprint on his forehead
the sign the devil give's Tom Walker to show that he is not lying about the deal
the deal between Tom Walker and the Devil
Tom will receives Kidd the Pirate's treasure in exchange for his soul
Anne Bradstreet
america's first published female poet
1612
Anne Bradstreet was born
16
The age when Anne Bradstreet married Simon Bradstreet
1630
Anne Bradstreet sailed to America
8
How many children did Anne Bradstreet have?
1650
Anne Bradstreet's brother published her poems without her knowing
Her family home burned down, she got smallpox twice, and she died as a result of tuberculosis in 1672
hardships that Anne endured during her life
skiff
a shallow, flat bottomed open boat with sharp bow and square stern
gaff
a spar to which the head of a fore-and-aft sail is bent
albacore
small tuna
myriad
a very great or indefinitely great number of persons or things
bitt
a pair of posts on the deck of a ship for fastening mooring lines or cables
gunwale
the upper edge of the side of a boat or ship
cross trees
a pair of horizontal structures attached to a sailing ship's mast to spread the rigging, especially at the head of a topmast
mast head
the highest part of a ship's mast or of the lower section of a mast
Santiago
the main character of "The Old Man and the Sea"
Manolin
the boy who used to fish with Santiago
Santiago's house
a shack with one chair, one table, and a bed
Kino, Juana, and Coyotito
Main characters of "The Pearl"
songs, and the pearl
symbols used throughout "The Pearl"
Coyotito gets shot in the head
"The Pearl" ends with this tragedy
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