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Assonance

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Repetition of vowel sounds

Ex. An angry alligator ate apples

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Consonance

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Repetition of consonant sounds with different vowel sounds

Ex. We rush into a rain that rattles double glass

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Allusion

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Reference of one literary work or event or figure to another

Ex. Cupid in R&J

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Antagonist

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Counter part to main characters source of source of story’s conflict

Ex. Tybalt

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Character

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The people who take part in a story

Ex. Romeo and Juliet

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Static Character

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Character that doesn’t change throughout the story

Ex. General in TMDG

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Dynamic Character

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Character changes throughout the story

Ex. Rainsford in TMDG

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Direct Characterization

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The author directly tells the reader a character’s personality or background

Ex. Romeo felt upset about being separated from Juliet

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Indirect Characterization

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The author indirectly tells the reader the character’s personality or background

Ex. Romeo locks himself in his room crying about Juliet

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Man vs. Man

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Character vs. Character

Ex. Tybalt vs. Mercutio

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Man vs. Nature

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Character vs. Weather/Trees

Ex. U.S. vs. hurricane

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Man vs. Self

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Character vs. himself

Ex. Romeo vs. Romeo

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Man vs. Technology

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Character vs. machine/technology

Ex. School vs. wifi

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Connotation

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A word’s emotional content

Ex. “Mending Wall” =separation

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Denotation

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A word’s dictionary definition

Ex. Genre is a literary type

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Dialogue

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Characters speak to one another

Ex. “Hi.” “Hi.”

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Diction

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The author’s choice of words

Ex. Thou art shall weep

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Foreshadowing

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Where future events in a story are suggested by the author before it happens.

Ex. I might die…

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Genre

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A literary type or form

Ex. Nonfiction

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Hyperbole

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An exaggerated description to imply a positive or negative tone

Ex. I could eat a horse

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Situational Irony

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The surprise recognition by the audience of a reality in contrast with expectation or appearance

Ex. The Most Dangerous Game

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Alliteration

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Repetition of consonant sounds

Ex. Sally sells sea shells by the sea shore

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Verbal Irony

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The author’s meaning or attitude differs from what he says

Ex. “The Most Dangerous Game”

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Dramatic Irony

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The audience knows something that the characters don’t

Ex. We know Juliet didn’t really die but Romeo didn’t

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Imagery
Language that describes something in detail to create a sensory feeling Ex. Colorful sky
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Metaphor
Comparison without using like or as Ex. Juliet is the sun
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Mood
The feeling the reader gets from the story Ex. Mood of R&J is depressing
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Onomatopoeia
Sounds described as words Ex. BOOM! CRASH!
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Oxymoron
Contradiction in terms Ex. "Loving hate" "cold fire"
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Personification
No living objects given human characteristics Ex. That tree slapped me
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Exposition
Beginning, characters and background introduced Ex. Capulet and Montague boys fight scene
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Inciting incident
Point in story that introduces conflict Ex. Romeo falls in love with Juliet
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Rising Action
Events leading up to the main point of the story Ex. Romeo is banished, Juliet is going to have an arranged marriage
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Climax
Turning point in a story Ex. R&J kill themselves
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Falling Action
Event following the climax Ex. Everyone realizes what has happened because of the feud
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Resolution/Denouement
Conflict is solved, story ends Ex. Capulet and Montague become friends
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First Person
Story told using "I" and "me" Ex. I'm going to sleep.
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Second Person
Story told using "You" Ex. You should go to sleep
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3rd Person Objective
Narrator uses "He" and "she" Doesn't know any characters' thoughts and feelings Ex. He will go to sleep.
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3rd Person Limited
Narrator uses "he" and "she" Only knows one character's thoughts and feelings Ex. He thinks about about true love and wonder what she thinks about it
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3rd Person Omniscient
Narrator uses "he" and "she" Knows all the characters thoughts and feelings Ex. He wants true love, so does she, sadly they both know the penalty
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Protagonist
Main character, usually hero Ex. Romeo Montague
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Pun
A play on words Ex. I'm a baker because I knead the dough
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Repetition
Words are repeated Ex. She's dead, she's dead, dead, dead, dead.
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Rhyme
A pattern of repeated sounds Ex. Heart, part
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Setting
The time and place where a story takes place. Ex. R&J takes place in Verona
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Simile
Comparison using like or as Ex. Bright as the sun
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Symbolism
Using objects to represent ideas Ex. Heart to represent love
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Tone
Author of the attitude Ex. Tone of R&J is tragic
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Theme
Underlining message or idea of the story Ex. True love in R&J
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Caesura
Breaks in a line of poetry Ex. Two households, both alike in dignity or //
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Couplet
A stanza of two lines Ex. Love is tragic But love is magic
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End Rhyme
Rhyme at the end of a line of poetry Ex. .....life, .......strife,
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Internal Rhyme
Rhyme occurs in the middle of a line of poetry, not at the end Ex. ...sound...., ........ground....,
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Inversion
Words out of order Ex. "Something there is that loves a wall"
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Blank verse
No rhyming poem Ex. Once upon a time, There were two families.
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Soliloquy
A character speaking alone Ex. J says I love Romeo so much!!
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Quatrain
A stanza of 4 lines Ex. The first 4 lines of R&J Prologue
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Refrain
Phrase or verse that reoccurs at intervals in a song/poem, chorus of song Ex. Edgar Allen Poe's "Nevermore"
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Rhyme scheme
Pattern of rhymes in a poem Ex. Ababcdcdefefgg
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Sibilance
Type of alliteration using words that start with s or z Ex. Sizzling steaks sell swiftly
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Slant Rhyme
Rhyme where stressed vowels/consonants are the same Ex. Love and move
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Stanza
A major subdivision in a poem Ex. Dreams are good, Dreams are bad
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Apostrophe
Abstract idea in poetry or abstract person, idea or thing Ex. Poem about passed away grandma, about love or death
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Aside
When a character talks to himself or where no one can hear Ex. "Should I listen more or speak now?"
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Conceit
Extended metaphor Ex. "O Captain, My Captain"
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Conflict
The problem in a story Ex. Romeo's a Montague. Julie's a Capulet.
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Dialogue
Characters talk to each other Ex. "Hi How are you?" "Good, how are you?"
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Epithet
Descriptive phrase or name Ex. Hector from Scarlet Ibis, helmet-flashing went to war
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Foil
Contrasting character to emphasize the other character because of opposite personalities Ex. Tybalt and Benvolio
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Inference
Judgement based on reasoning rather than factual evidence Ex. True love must be a sacrifice
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Juxtaposition
Two contrasting things to emphasize the other Ex. Tybalt and Benvolio (super angry and super peaceful)
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Malapropism
False word used for comedic effect Ex. Nurse says, "I desire a confidence with you."
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Metonymy
A whole representing a part Ex. "Rooting for Texas" UT football
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Monologue
Character speaking in front of other characters Ex. Queen Mab speech
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Motif
Reoccurring important idea Ex. R&J intense emotions
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Paradox
Contradicting situation Ex. Friar confessing his part in R&J, in danger and excusing himself
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Parallelism
Two subjects related in different contexts Ex. Icarus in Bastille, Painting, Myth
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Synecdoche
Part of something represents a whole Ex. "What tongue so early saluteth me?" Tongue representing person White House=government
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Tragic Hero
Hero that falls/dies Ex. Romeo
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Tragic Flaw
The hero's mistakes Ex. Romeo was too emotional/in love
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Understatement
Statement that makes something less important that it is Ex. R&J was just a regular love story

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