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English Department |
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Literary Terms and Devices |
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Thesis |
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Tone |
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Tragedy |
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Understatement |
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For a current list of examinable literary terms and devices, click a link Grade 10 http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/exams/specs/grade10/en/07_terms_device.pdf Grade 12 http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/exams/specs/grade12/en/07_literary_terms.pdf |
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All essays have a thesis which is the underlying or explicit statement being proved. |
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This is the statement that describes the “big picture” or the universal truth about human nature or existence. |
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Third person point of view does not use the pronouns “I” or “you”. In fiction, this is the voice of a character who stands outside the events of the narrative. In most essay or literary analysis forms, third person is the only acceptable voice. |
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In literary terminology, a tragedy contains certain elements: a protagonist of high position or esteem who has a fatal character flaw and events that reveal that fatal flaw, resulting in the downfall and / or death of the protagonist and those around him/her. |
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Understatement is minimizing the importance of something. For example, if you had your final exam, worth 40% of your grade but commented, “Ah, it’s only a little quiz,” you’d be using understatement. |
