Terms

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a major unit of action in a drama or play

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act

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a story in which people, things & actions represent an idea about life

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allegory

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a reference in a literary work to a person, place, or thing in history

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allusion

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a comparison of two or more like objects that suggest that they are alike

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analogy

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a brief account of an interesting incident or evemt that is used to entertain

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anecdote

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see character

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antagonist

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an actors speech that is directed directly to an audiance

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aside

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a repetition of vowel sounds

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assonance

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group of readers or viewers the writer adresses

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audiance

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writer of a book, article or other type of text

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author

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his or her reason for writing or creating a type of text

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authors purpose

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a form of nonfiction writing in which a person tells about his or her life

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autobiography

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a poem that tells a story that is meant to be sung or rehearsed

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ballad

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story that is written about someones life by someone else

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biography

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unrhymed iambic pentameter

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blank verse

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a pause or sudden break in a line of poetry

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caesura

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two events that are related one being the cause of the other

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cause&effect

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a person who is responsible for the thoughts and actions within a story

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character

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charcter who works against the main character

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antagonist

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a picture or immitation of a persons habbits

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caricature

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a character who serves as in contrast to another

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foil

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a character whose actions are inspiring or noble, often the main character

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hero/heroine

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character who is central to the whole story

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main character

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less important character who is used to interact with the main character

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minor characters

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novel, play, story, or poem referred as the hero of a sdtory

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character*

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all techniques used to create characters

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characterization

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A characters personality

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Character trait

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author states a characters traits directly

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direct characterization

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character who changes fluently throughout a story

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dynamic character

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information is little provided throughout the story

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flat character

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author does not point out the characters trait directly

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indirect characterization

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character who is fully described in the story

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round character

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character who does not change or changes very little in story or play

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static character

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see refrain

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Chorus

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the order in which events happen in time

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chronological order

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process of pausing in story to quickly review what you may or do already know

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clarifying

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a typr of figurative language that is overused

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cliche’

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see plot

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climax

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a type of literary work that is light and often humorous

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comedy

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process of identifying similarities

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comparison

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a type of poetry that uses physical or visual form to present a message

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concrete poetry

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tension or problem within a story

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conflict

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dominant conflict in a story

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central conflict

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outside forces of a story

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external conflict

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struggle from a main characters mind

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internal conflict

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a readers process of relating the content to his or her own knowledge

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connecting

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the idea associated with the denotation

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connotation

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repitition of constant vowel sounds

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consonance

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hints or suggestions that may surround or point out unfimilliar clues

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context clues

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the process of pointing out differences between things

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contrast

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an unrhymes pair of lines in a poem

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couplet

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the exact meaning of a word

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denotation

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see plot

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denoument

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a form of language that is spoken in a particular place by particular people

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dialect

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conversation between characters in a drama or play

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dialogue

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a form of literature that is meant to be preformedq

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drama

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combining several pieces of info to make a final inference

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drawing conclusions

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a device that is used when a character reveals his or her inner-most thoughts and feelings

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dramatic monologue

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a type of literature defined as a poem or song that expresses literature

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elogy

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an incomplete syntax at the end of a line that the meaning is run on to the next line

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enjambment

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a short poem or event that is used to ridicule an event or thought

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epigram

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a thing that represents or stands for something else, esp. a material object representing something abstract

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Symbol

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The literary device ‘motif’ is any element, subject, idea or concept that is constantly present through the entire body of literature. Using a motif refers to the repetition of a specific theme dominating the literary work. Motifs are very noticeable and play a significant role in defining the nature of the story, the course of events and the very fabric of the literary piece

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Motif

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the subject of a talk, a piece of writing, a person’s thoughts, or an exhibition; a topic.

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Theme