Week

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Week

1. Anecdote
2. Archetype
3. Ballad
4. Cliché
5. Dialogue
6. Fiction
7. Symbol
8. Free Verse
9. Lyric Poetry
10. Cynical
11. Apathetic
12. Defiant
13. Witty
14. Diplomatic
15. Pensive

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Anecdote

• Short story about a funny event

3
Archetype

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

4
Ballad

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

5
Cliché

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

6
Dialogue

• Conversation carried on by two or more characters

7
Fiction

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

8
Symbol

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

9
Free Verse

• Poetry written without any set rhyme or meter

10
Lyric poetry

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

11
Cynical

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

12
Apathetic

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

13
Defiant

• Disobedient

14
Witty

• Funny and clever

15
Diplomatic

• Tactful
• Skilled in dealing with others
• Sensitive

16
Pensive

• Thoughtful
• Worried