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Allegory

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A story or narrative in which a moral principle or abstract truth is presented by means of fiction, characters, or events

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Alliteration

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the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.

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Allusion

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A brief reference to a person, event, or place, real or fictional, or to a work of art. An allusion may be drawn from history, geography, literature, or religion.
Example: She was no scrooge, ref to a christmas carol

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Antagonist

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The force(s) that works against the protagonist, such as other people, things, society, or themselves

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Aside

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a remark or passage by a character in a play that is intended to be heard by the audience but unheard by the other characters in the play.

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Atmosphere

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the pervading tone or mood of a place, situation, or work of art.

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Ballad

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a poem or song narrating a story in short stanzas.

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Bias

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prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair.

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Blank (or free) Verse

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verse without rhyme, especially that which uses iambic pentameter.

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Climax

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The turning point in the story or the point when the conflict is resolved

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Connotation

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What the word infers or suggests

example: snake=evil

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Character

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Direct: The author specifically reveals traits about the character in a direct, straightforward manner
Indirect: shows the character’s personality with speech or implicit thoughts, actions and how other characters see you

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Cliché

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a phrase or opinion that is overused and betrays a lack of original thought.

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Climax

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the point in the story where the conflict is resolved

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Colloquial

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used in ordinary or familiar conversation; not formal or literary.

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Comedy

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professional entertainment consisting of jokes and satirical sketches, intended to make an audience laugh

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Conflict

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A disagreement between two sides
Internal: Man Vs. Him/herself.
External: Man vs. Man/Environment/Society/Unknown/Supernatural

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Consonance

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agreement or compatibility between opinions or actions.

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Denotation

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The literal meaning or definition of a word. Example: snake=reptile

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Dilemma

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A situation in which a character must chose between two different paths of action which are undesirable

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Direct presentation

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The narrator tells the reader everything about the character.

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Dramatic or objective POV

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The opposite of the omniscient point of view, Like a roving camera, or fly on the wall where the events are recorded without judgement or comment. Few past, future, feelings, thoughts. The readers must judge themselves

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Dynamic Character

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A character that changes during the story

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Falling action

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Part of the plot which occurs after the climax

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First person POV

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The narrator tells the story in the first person “I”. The reader sees and knows only as much as the narrator.

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Flashback

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When the present action in a story is temporarily interrupted so that the reader can witness past events.

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Flat character

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A character with one or two traits

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Foreshadowing

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Hints or clues to help the reader anticipate the outcome of the story

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Indirect Presentation

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When we know about a character by what they say, do, think, and how others react to them

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Irony

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conveying a reality different from and usually opposite to appearance/expectation
Verbal irony: When someone says the opposite of what they mean
ex: sarcasm
Situational irony: The opposite of what was intended to happen happens.
ex: a professional pickpocket gets pick pocketed
Dramatic irony: Irony that is said and grasped by the audience, but not the characters

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Limited Omniscient POV

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he author tells the story in the third person, but he tells it from the viewpoint of one character in the story. In effect the author stands by the side of the character and presents the story through their eyes.

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Plot

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the sequence of events in a story:

  1. intro
  2. rising action
    3: climax
  3. falling action
  4. Conclusion or denouement
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POV

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Who is telling the story

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Protagonist

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The central character/ who the conflict surrounds

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Resolution

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follows the climax, part or all of the falling action

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rising action

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series of steps that build up to the climax. The rising action begins with an initial incident

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round character

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A character who is complex and many sided; presented in detail

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Sarcasm

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aka verbal irony, where someone says the opposite of what they mean, usually a cutting or sneering remark

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Satire

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ridiculing the faults of humanity, but always in the interest of society

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Setting

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refers to time, place and mood

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Static character

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does not change or grow over the course of the story

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Stock or stereotyped character

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A flat character who is a certain type

ex: nerd or jock

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Suspense

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A narrative technique where the author creates uncertainty about what will happen next/the outcome of the story. Resolved at the climax

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Symbolism

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Something that means more than what appears. Can be an object, person, situation, or an action which has a literal meaning but suggests or represents other meanings as well.

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Theme

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The central idea of a story. Not usually stated by the author. The reader must discover the theme by questioning and examining the meaning of the story.

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dissonance

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a tension or clash resulting from the combination of two disharmonious or unsuitable elements.

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Exposition

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a comprehensive description and explanation of an idea or theory.

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Foil character

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a foil is a character who contrasts with another character (usually the protagonist) in order to highlight particular qualities of the other character

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hyperbole

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exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.

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Imagery

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visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work.

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Metaphor

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a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable

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simile

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a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid (e.g., as brave as a lion, crazy like a fox ).

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Onomatopoeia

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the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named (e.g., cuckoo, sizzle ).

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Oxymoron

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a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction

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Paradox

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A statement that is self-contradictory

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Personification

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turning an inhuman object with human like characteristics

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rhyme scheme

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the ordered pattern of rhymes at the ends of the lines of a poem or verse.

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refrain

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a repeated line or number of lines in a poem or song, typically at the end of each verse

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sonnet

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a poem of fourteen lines using any of a number of formal rhyme schemes, in English typically having ten syllables per line.

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A stanza

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A verse

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