F Flashcards

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Fable

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short tale often featuring nonhuman characters that act as people whose actions enable the author to make observations or draw useful lessons about human behavior

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Falling Action

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the action in a play or story that occurs after the climax and that leads to the conclusion and often to the resolution of the conflict

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Farce

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a comedy that contains an extravagant and nonsensical disregard of seriousness, although it may have a serious, scornful purpose

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Figure of speech

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in contrast to literal language, language implies meanings; include metaphors, similes, and personification, among many others

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First-person Narrative

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a narrative told by a character involved in the story, using first-person pronouns such as I and we

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Flashback

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a return to an earlier time in a story or play in order to clarify present action or circumstances

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Foil

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a minor character whose personality or attitude contrasts with that of the main character

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Foot

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a knit of stressed and unstressed syllables used to determine the meter of a poetic line

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Foreshadowing

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providing hints of things to come in a story or play

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Frame

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a structure that provides premise or setting for a narrative

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Free Verse

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a kind of poetry without rhymed lines, rhythm, or fixed metrical feet

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