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1. A way of narrating characters' thoughts or utterances that combines some of the features of third-person report with some features of first-person direct speech - allowing a flexible and sometimes ironic overlapping of internal and external perspecti
free indirect style
periodic sentence
exclamatory sentence
narrator
2. Makes complete sense if brought to a close before the actual ending
syntax
periodic sentence
exclamatory sentence
loose sentence
3. A sentence that is 30 words or more in length
organization
long/involved
detail
point of view
4. A device in which words - sounds - and ideas are used more than once to enhance rhythm and create emphasis
inverted order of a sentence
repetition
medium
First Person POV
5. Casual - relaxed language; often colloquial
detail
informal diction
formal/ elevated diction
complex sentence
6. Use of vocabulary considered inconsistent with the preferred wording common among the educated in a culture
slang
inverted order of a sentence
tone
interrogative sentence
7. A group of words containing a subject and a verb - e.g. the king is sick
diction
inverted order of a sentence
simple sentence
clause
8. A grammatical or structural similarity between sentences or parts of a sentence. it involves an arrangement of words - phrases - sentences - and paragraphs so that elements of equal importance are equally developed and similarly phrased
periodic sentence
juxtaposition
rhetorical question
parallelism
9. Words which can be perceived by the five senses - e.g. hug - kiss - touch - smile
exclamatory sentence
inverted order of a sentence
abstract
concrete
10. Sentence structure of a piece of writing
syntax
diction
telegraphic
dialect
11. Informal - casual language; in a conversational manner and including slang expressions
long/involved
concrete
diction
colloquial
12. Gives a command
loose sentence
imperative sentence
narrator
compound sentence
13. Speaker who tells a story or other literary work
First Person POV
independent/main clause
declarative sentence
narrator
14. Contains an independent clause and one or more dependent clauses
connotation
middle/ neutral diction
exclamatory sentence
complex sentence
15. Contains one subject and one verb
interrogative sentence
Third Person Omniscient POV
simple sentence
phrase
16. The literal - dictionary definition of a word
clause
repetition
denotation
simple sentence
17. Involves constructing a sentence so the predicate comes before the subject
inverted order of a sentence
rhetorical question
Third Person Limited POV
informal diction
18. Literal or factual description-who - what - when - where; straight foward facts
independent/main clause
detail
slang
concrete
19. A clause that does not express a complete idea and cannot stand alone as a sentence - e.g. although the king is sick
naive or unreliable narrator
medium
exclamatory sentence
dependent/subordinate clause
20. The pattern that an author uses to arrange and present ideas - also called structure or form
detail
Third Person Objective POV
dialect
organization
21. A poetic and rhetorical device in which normally unassociated ideas - words - or phrases are placed next to one another - creating a effect of suprise and wit
juxtaposition
tone
diction
Third Person Omniscient POV
22. Involves constructing a sentence so the subject comes before the predicate
abstract
imperative sentence
natural order of a sentence
First Person POV
23. A clause that can stand alone as a sentence; a main idea
independent/main clause
naive or unreliable narrator
imagery
loose sentence
24. Divides the predicate into two parts with the subject coming in the middle
periodic sentence
split order of a sentence
point of view
declarative sentence
25. Perspective or angle from which a work is narrated
parallelism
tone
middle/ neutral diction
point of view
26. The narrator tells the story in third person - but restricts the viewpoint to that of one character
Third Person Limited POV
repetition
informal diction
Third Person Objective POV
27. Specific word choices of an author
telegraphic
diction
independent/main clause
First Person POV
28. A group of words that does not contain a subject and a verb - e.g. into the woods
jargon
exclamatory sentence
complex sentence
phrase
29. When a writer seeks to reproduce - without a narrator's intervention - the exact flow of thoughts and feelings - that go through a character's minds as the character moves through the world
stream of consciousness
imperative sentence
complex sentence
naive or unreliable narrator
30. A private or technical vocabulary peculiar to a specific group - such as a trade or profession
jargon
point of view
denotation
declarative sentence
31. A sentence that is shorter than 5 words in length
Third Person Limited POV
telegraphic
exclamatory sentence
organization
32. Vocabulary used by a definable groups of people from a particular geographic region - economic group - or social class
Third Person Omniscient POV
parallelism
dialect
complex sentence
33. A question that expects no answer. it is used to draw attention to a point and is generally stronger than a direct statement.
split order of a sentence
organization
compound-complex sentence
rhetorical question
34. The narrator is one of the characters - usually a main character - and tells the story from their own view. it can reveal the thoughts - feelings - and observations of which he or she is aware. (e.g. I)
detail
dialect
juxtaposition
First Person POV
35. Asks a question
medium
complex sentence
interrogative sentence
natural order of a sentence
36. Makes a statement
juxtaposition
declarative sentence
organization
middle/ neutral diction
37. Contains two or more independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses
complex sentence
phrase
dialect
compound-complex sentence
38. A less formal use of language; language spoke by most educated people
split order of a sentence
medium
middle/ neutral diction
declarative sentence
39. When the youth - limited intelligence - or extreme subjectivity of a narrator (especially a first person narrator) leads the reader to question his/her version of characters and events
medium
syntax
formal/ elevated diction
naive or unreliable narrator
40. Two independent clauses joined by a coordinate conjunction or by a semicolon
compound sentence
dialect
medium
interrogative sentence
41. The creation of mental "pictures" by use of sensory details denoting specific physical experiences (includes visual - auditory - olfactory(smell) - tactile(touch) - and gustatory(taste) images)
dependent/subordinate clause
imagery
slang
clause
42. Expresses a strong feeling
clause
declarative sentence
Third Person Omniscient POV
exclamatory sentence
43. The story is told by an outside narrator - not one of the characters using the third person (e.g. she/he)
parallelism
syntax
dependent/subordinate clause
Third Person Omniscient POV
44. Makes sense only when the end of the sentence is reached
First Person POV
periodic sentence
narrator
connotation
45. Dignified - impersonal and elevated use of language
First Person POV
formal/ elevated diction
imagery
abstract
46. The implied or suggested meaning attached to a word; the emotional "tag" that goes along with a word
phrase
First Person POV
connotation
rhetorical question
47. Words that do not appeal to and cannot be perceived by the senses but often carry the burden of meaning of any passage; words expressing ideas and/or concepts - e.g. love
informal diction
syntax
repetition
abstract
48. A sentence that is approximately 5 words in length
free indirect style
short
simple sentence
inverted order of a sentence
49. The narrator refuses to enter the minds of any of the characters and so becomes a kind of roving sound camera; aka Dramatic POV because the characters are seen as they would appear in play
Third Person Objective POV
imperative sentence
narrator
formal/ elevated diction
50. Attitude of the narrator or author toward the subject - self - other characters - the reader - etc.
exclamatory sentence
Third Person Limited POV
denotation
tone