Week 6

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Week 6

• Anecdote
• Archetype
• Ballad
• Cliché
• Dialogue
• Fiction
• Symbol
• Free Verse
• Lyric Poetry
• Cynical
• Apathetic
• Defiant
• Witty
• Diplomatic
• Pensive

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Anecdote

• Short story about a funny event

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Archetype

• A recurring pattern, character, or theme in
  literature
• Ex. Journey, wise old man, damsel in distress

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Ballad

• A poem about someone from the past
• Often set to music
• Ex. Tom Dooley

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Cliché

• Overused word or phrase
• I slept like a log.
• Youre barking up the wrong tree.

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Dialogue

• Conversation carried on by two or more characters

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Fiction

• Literature that comes from the imagination
• Holes, The Giver

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Symbol

• Something that stands for something else
• Ex. Flag for a country
• Ex. Dove for peace

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Free Verse

• Poetry written without any set rhyme or meter

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Lyric poetry

• Short poetry
• Generally has only one speaker
• Often about an emotion

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Cynical

• Skeptical, negative, pessimistic
• Believing that people are basically bad or are
  going to be bad

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Apathetic

• Indifferent
• Showing a lack of concern
• An apathetic person doesnt care.

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Defiant

• Disobedient

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Witty

• Funny and clever

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Diplomatic

• Tactful
• Skilled in dealing with others
• Sensitive

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Pensive

• Thoughtful
• Worried