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Hyperbole

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Intended exaggeration

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Hubris

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Pride

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Paradox

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A contradicting statement

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Thesis

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Theory/point your trying to prove

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Tragic flaw

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Characteristic in someone that results in their downfall (ex: pride)

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Protagonist

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Main character

  • not always good, human, or literate
  • can be symbolic
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Antagonist

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Bad character

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Setting

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Time/place
Sets mood
Symbolism
Protagonist/antagonist

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Theme

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Meaning/idea of subjects

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Subject

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Sub-themes (lots of them in stories, ex:love)

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Tone

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The authors attitude towards the subject in the story

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Genre

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Category

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Points of view

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The way the author wants you to see the story

  • 1st person
  • 3rd limited & omniscient
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3rd limited

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You only get to know one character; in his or her head

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3rd omniscient

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All-knowing; know any character and any time

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1sr person

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“I” & “me”

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Exposition

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The backstory

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Prose

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Regular writing (anything that’s not poetry)

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Allegory

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Short story that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning 
Symbolic story (everything on a symbolic level)
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Allusion

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Referring to something (reference)

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Plot

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Te events that make up a story

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Rising climax

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Events that build up towards the climax

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Climax

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Most exciting part of the story where the conflict you the plot is resolved

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Denouement

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The final state of a story where matters are resolved

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Direct character

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The author tells the reader about the character by describing him or her (adjectives)
Ex) Matt was tall
Not arguable

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Indirect character

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Character revealed through speech or actions

-Arguable

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Irony

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Reversal of universal expectations

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Dramatic irony

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Audience knows something the reader doesn’t (greek tragedy)

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Verbal irony

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Say one thing, mean the opposite

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Sarcasm

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Insincere tone

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Pun

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A play on words

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Foreshadowing

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Hint at what’s about to come

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Didactic

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You know the authors agenda

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Epiphany

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A dramatic event that changed your life

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Symbol

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Somehow standing for something else

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Situational irony

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Ex) a firefighters house burning down

An ambulance running someone over

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Flat character

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Few descriptive words, don’t really get to know the character

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Round character

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LOTS about the character, get to know him

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Static character

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No significant change

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Dynamic character

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Ha rafter undergoes a significant change

-epiphany

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Alliteration

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Series of words that start with the same letter
Ex)
Fred’s friends fried Fritos for Friday’s food

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Assonance

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two or more words close to one another repeat the same vowel sound but start with different consonant sounds.
Ex)
The engineer held the steering to steer the vehicle.

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Cliche

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An overused expression lacking original thought

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Conceit

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An elaborate metaphor

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Enjambment

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Reading through the line in poetry

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Verisimilitude

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Truth or being true

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Vignette

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A brief description, account, or episode

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Rhythm

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of faces
Long and short sentences
Loud and soft
Alternating Stressed and unstressed syllables

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Similies

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Explicit comparisons using like or as

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Metaphors

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Implied Comparison to an object without using like or as

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Implied metaphor

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Ex)
Justin’s smile radiated throughout the room (smile compared to sun)
An unstated comparison of two unlike things

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Imagery

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Vivid descriptive language

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Half rhyme

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Words that sound similar but don’t exactly rhyme
Ex)
Sand & man

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Open form of poetry that doesn’t use rhymes or rhythms

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Free verse

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A character in contrast to another to make the other stand out

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Foil

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