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7/29/2010
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6/20/2010
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What is a synecdoche?
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6/21/2010
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A figure of speech in which a part is used for the whole (as hand for sailor), the whole for a part (as the law for police officer), the specific for the general (as cutthroat for assassin), the general for the specific (as thief for pickpocket), or the material for the thing made from it (as steel for sword).
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6/1/2010
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rattlesnake and mailman are an example of what literary term
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6/14/2010
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soliloquy
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4/15/2010
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how do you use the word apostrophe in a sentence - would you say a poem is an apostrophe or does it use apostrophe?
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6/14/2010
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does it use apostrophe
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5/18/2010
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conclusion
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5/18/2010
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a poem uses apostrophe
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4/26/2010
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Uses apostrope.
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3/2/2010
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What does Man vs. Self mean??
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6/14/2010
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it's a conflict within himself the main character must deal with
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4/8/2010
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Man vs. Self is one example of a conflict. In this case, Man vs. Self is an internal conflict because he is dealing with his own self.
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3/29/2010
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Its the man against him self, some sort of problem that he has to deal on his own. The problem is something to do with himself.
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2/13/2010
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What is a 12 letter literary element?
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6/14/2010
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alliteration
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4/15/2010
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alliteration
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1/31/2010
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What is a diction, and how does it differ from connotation, or description?
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6/14/2010
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present dialogue
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4/22/2010
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present dialogue
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1/20/2010
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What is the definition of "real-world text"?
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6/14/2010
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the word is real
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6/4/2010
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the word is real!
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1/16/2010
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what is appolonian in theatre
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6/14/2010
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birth of tragedy
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1/16/2010
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In theatreterms what is the opposite of catharis
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6/14/2010
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anti catharsis
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5/6/2010
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anti-catharsis
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12/10/2009
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what is a thesis
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6/14/2010
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a statement
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5/12/2010
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a statement
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5/7/2010
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The thesis statement states the thesis or argument of the author in an essay or similar document. It is a focused section of text that clearly delineates the argument that is presented in the work.
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4/22/2010
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The topic of of the first paragraph
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4/14/2010
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last sentence of first paragraph
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1/26/2010
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fame
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12/12/2009
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a thesis sentences is the sentence explaining what will be talked about in an essay
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12/10/2009
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A thesis statement is one sentence of 25 words or less.
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11/1/2009
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what are the common literary devices
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6/14/2010
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metaphors,irony,personification
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4/27/2010
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allusins, metaphors, similies, personification, foreshadowing, irony, antithesis, juxtaposition, inverted sentence order... etc(:
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12/2/2009
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visual descriptions that appeal to the senses
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11/25/2009
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an example for enjambment
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11/13/2009
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monk epic
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10/11/2009
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What are the five types of conflict
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11/1/2009
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man vs. society, man vs. man, man vs. nature, man vs. fate, man vs. self
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10/7/2009
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what is the literary definition of attitude?
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12/16/2009
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Effect given off by a piece of literature
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10/7/2009
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What is it when a the end of a sentence is the same as the beginning of the next sentence. For example: My name is Alex. Alex is a person.
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1/31/2010
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a bad way to write, a pronoun like "he" should be used instead
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11/1/2009
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flat character
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10/1/2009
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what is the definition of concrete images
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10/10/2009
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Images that are real, the opposite of ideas.
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10/1/2009
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what is pun
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12/12/2009
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a play on words,does not have to be humorous
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10/7/2009
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a humorous play on words; "I do it for the pun of it"; "his constant punning irritated her"
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9/30/2009
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what is imagery
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10/7/2009
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devices which appeal to the senses: visual, tactile, auditory, olfactory, kinetic.
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9/24/2009
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What is the literary term for an object from the future appearing in the past?
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4/15/2010
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foreshawdowing
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12/12/2009
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flash forward
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10/10/2009
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foreshadow
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10/1/2009
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foreshadaow
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9/30/2009
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Flashback
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9/23/2009
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whats a pamphlet?
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9/24/2009
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It is an informative piece of literature about a specific topic.
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9/16/2009
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prediciton
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10/1/2009
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to tell something about to happen
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9/9/2009
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what is a cliche?
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10/1/2009
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a criticism group or opinion
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9/7/2009
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what is inciting incident?
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9/30/2009
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An event that really triggers the conflicts. Also known as the Narrative Hook.
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9/27/2009
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It's the point in the story where something happens to begin the rising action of the story.
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8/27/2009
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man vs fate?
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9/30/2009
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Conflict
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9/15/2009
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conflict
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8/21/2009
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what is selective recollection?
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8/13/2009
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What are literary terms used in Pudd'nhead Wilson?
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7/7/2009
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what is a dramatic monologue?
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6/20/2009
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incongruity
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7/6/2009
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some thing that does not add up
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6/20/2009
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narrative structure
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6/20/2010
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the structure of the story
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6/15/2009
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what is a proverb
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6/11/2009
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WHATS TRANCENDENTILISM?
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9/24/2009
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It is a return to nature both in inspiration for written works, as well as a way of life. First started by Henry David Thoreau and adopted by Ralph Waldo Emerson.
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6/10/2009
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what is a juxtaposition?
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6/16/2009
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A comparison of two things placing them side by side
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6/8/2009
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what is foreshadowing?
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6/11/2009
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when the writer of a novel gives a hint to what may happen in future chapters or novels.
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6/10/2009
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when the author tells the hints to the future in a story
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6/10/2009
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juxtaposition
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6/9/2009
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Forshadowing is when the author or character hints to up coming events e.g. the boy smiled in excitement at the sight of his plan coming together
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6/7/2009
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what is a quatrain?
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6/10/2009
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four lines that have rhythm
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6/9/2009
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To contain a noun because illnesses or evidence purposes and to separate and hold nouns
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6/8/2009
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foreshadowing
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6/7/2009
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Other leterary architypes?:
duality
golden age
flodd cycle (life cycle)
matamorphisis
survival
regaining innocence
the fall
oppression
rites of passage
learning from teachers
symbolism
theme
folklore
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9/27/2009
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You cannot spell my friend.
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6/17/2009
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Symbolism is when an object has a purposeful meaning. Showing "symbolism". (Wedding Ring)
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5/31/2009
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what is anadiplosis?
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6/17/2009
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Rhetorical repetition at the beginning of a phrase of the word or words with which the previous phrase ended; for example, He is a man of loyalty—loyalty always firm.
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5/31/2009
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what is iambic pentameter?
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6/7/2009
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its a line that has 10 or 5 beats. 2 words together usually counts as one beat.
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5/31/2009
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What is breaking up a serious scene called?
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6/20/2010
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transition
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Mikael
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1/25/2010
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Lyndie
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6/17/2009
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5/31/2009
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Amanda
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5/23/2009
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5/18/2009
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5/5/2009
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5/5/2009
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3/19/2009
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