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Exposition
a collection of things (goods or works of art etc.) for public display
Conflict
an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals)
Rising Action
a series of plot events that build up toward the climax of a narrative
Climax
the highest point of anything conceived of as growing or developing or unfolding
falling action
the series of plot events following the climax of a narrative
resolution
a decision to do something or to behave in a certain manner
setting
the physical position of something
allusion
passing reference or indirect mention
point of view
a mental position from which things are viewed
Plot
a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation
first-person
pronouns and verbs used to refer to the speaker or writer of the language in which they occur
third-person limited
when the narrator tells the story with the thoughts, feelings, and experiences of a single character from their point of view using the pronouns “she,” “he,” or “they.”
third-person omniscient
The third person omniscient narrator can see everything.
character
a characteristic property that defines the apparent individual nature of something
verbal irony
when the intended meaning of a speaker’s words contrasts with the literal meaning
situational irony
when the result of an event or action is the opposite of what was intended or expected
dramatic irony
(theater) irony that occurs when the meaning of the situation is understood by the audience but not by the characters in the play
genre
a kind of literary or artistic work
motif
a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in literary or artistic work
imagery
the ability to form mental images of things or events
foreshadowing
the act of providing vague advance indications; representing beforehand
mood
a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
audience
a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance
speaker
someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous)
figurative language
creative expression using metaphors, similes, etc., to achieve vivid literary effects
metaphor
a figure of speech in which an expression is used to refer to something that it does not literally denote in order to suggest a similarity
simile
a figure of speech that expresses a resemblance between things of different kinds (usually formed with like' or as’)
personification
the act of attributing human characteristics to abstract ideas etc.
hyperbole
extravagant exaggeration
understatement
a statement that is restrained in ironic contrast to what might have been said
theme
the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
connotation
an idea that is implied or suggested
denotation
the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression; the class of objects that an expression refers to
paradox
(logic) a statement that contradicts itself
inference
something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied)
interpretation
the act of interpreting something as expressed in an artistic performance
analogy
drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity in some respect
parallel structure/parallelism
Parallelism is a similarity of grammatical form for similar elements of meaning within a sentence or among sentences.
caricature
a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect
active voice vs passive voice
In active voice, the subject performs the action of the verb. In passive voice, the subject receives the action of the verb
ethos
the distinctive spirit of a culture or an era
“the Greek ethos”
logos
a rhetorical appeal to the audience’s reason or rationality
pathos
a quality that arouses emotions (especially pity or sorrow)
Claim
assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing
concession
the act of conceding or yielding
refutation
the act of determining that something is false
