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allegory

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narrative or description which has a second meaning beneath the surface one

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allusion

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a refrence to something in previous history or literature

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antihero

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a protagonist lacking in one or more of the qualities of traditional hero. They lack character

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character

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persons involved in a stroy the moral qualities and traits of a character

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dynamic character

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a character who undergoes change or achieves growth

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flat character

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can be summed up in 1 or two traits

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foil character

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a minor character whose situations or actions parallel those of a major character; through contrast the reader achieves a fuller understanding of main character

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round character

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character is complex and many sided

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static character

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same at the begining as at the end

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stock character

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a steryotyped character;one who is framilliar as a type in other woorks

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climax

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the turning point or high point in a story; character makes a decision or comes to understanding which changes the rest of the course of the work

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comedy

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has a happy ending; emphasizes humen limitations rather than greatness

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conflict

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a clash within the story; may be against another person, nature, society, or fate(external) or a struggle within the characte rhimself(internal)

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connotation

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what a word suggests beyond its literal meaning

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denotation

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the dictionary definition of a word

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diction

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word choice

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epiphanhy

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a moment of great insight or understanding by which a characters attitudes or life a greatly altered

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Fantasy

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a kind of fiction that pictures creatures or events beyond the bounderies of known reyality

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figurative language

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language that employs figures of speech; cannot be taken litteraly

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figure of speech

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a way of saying something other than the ordinary way; an imaginative comparison

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hero

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protagonist of the story; usuALLY possesing qualities of bravary, skill, idelism, or sence of purpose

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hyperbole

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overstatement for the purpose of emphasis

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imagry

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representation through language of sence expirience

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in mes res

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begins in the middle of things with little exposition

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irony

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a situation or use of language involving some kind of incongruity or discrepancy

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verbal irony

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a figure od speech in which what is said is the opposite of what is meant

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dramatic irony

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an incongruity beteen what a character percieves and what the author intends the reader to percieve

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situational irony

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a situation in which there is an incongruity between appearance and reality, between expecta5ion and fufilment, or between actual situation and what would seem appropriate

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metaphor

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implict comparison of two unlike things can be named or implied

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motivation

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incentives or goals which cause a character to act the way he does

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paradox

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statement or situation which contains an aparently contradictory element; on further examination, often teilds some truth.

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plot

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artistic arangement of events in a story

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exposition

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the opening portion of the story that sets the scene, introduces the characters, tells what happened before the story began, and provides other necessary backgrounf information to enable the reader to follow and understand the story

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complication

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introduces a conflict

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suspense

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anxiety or tension which hightens the readers atention to the story

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protagonist

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the principal character or hero of the story

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antagonist

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character or force opposed to the protagonist

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foreshadowing

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indications or hints of things to come

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crisis

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a moment of high tension there may be se verla leading up to the climax

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climax

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the moment of greatest tension when the outcome is decided

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denouncement

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follows the climax and resolves or concludes the action; falling action

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naturalism

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fiction of grim realism, in which the writer observes humen characteristics like scientists observing ants, seeing them as products and victms of environment and heredity

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point of veiw

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the angle of vision from which a story is toold

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omnicient POV

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author writes in third person and is all knowing; knows what characters are thinking and planning an why

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objective pov

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presents the actions and thoughts of the characters but does not judge them or insert opinions

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