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English Department |
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Literary Terms and Devices |
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Persuasive essay |
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Plot |
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Propaganda |
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Prologue |
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Protagonist |
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Proverb |
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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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Plot is the events in a narrative. |
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The goal of this style of essay is to convince the reader to think or act differently. It may, therefore, contain emotional appeals and be written in a style that is designed to grab a reader’s attention. |
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Before a drama or a narrative might come a prologue. It might explain a brief background that is pertinent but not integral to the plot. |
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This is a message or set of messages designed to specifically shape public opinion or thinking in order to accomplish a certain set of goals, usually political in nature. |
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The protagonist is the main character with a conflict to resolve. See antagonist. |
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A short, easily understood phrase that expresses a common sense truth is a proverb. |
