english Flashcards
a comparison made made between two things that may initially to have little in common
analogy
repitition of the same beginning sound
alliteration
the repetition of vowel sounds
assonance
the main character is a good guy
protagonist
bad guy who has a conflict who the main character
antagonist
a character who has many traits
round character
a character who only has 1 trait
flat character
a character who changes over time because of the central conflict
dynamic
a character who doesn’t change over time
static
to speak well in place of a blunt
euphemism
a figure of speech in which exaggeration is used for emphasis
hyperbole
phrases that have hidden messages… not literal
idiom
figure of speech in which two things are compared
metaphor
what was Edgar allan poe’s tone in his life and the way he wrote
he was hopeless about his life and the way he wrote
a contradiction
paradox
