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Climactic Order

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an order of increasing importance (best for last) ascending order

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Denouement

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end of a play where strands are drawn together. (climax)

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End-Stopped Line

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line of poetry that is paused using punctuation (period/semicolon)

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Enjambment

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the continuation of a line of poetry without any punctuation.

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Figurative, figuratively

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departing from literal use of words. Metaphorical. Words create art. (gold - the tears wept by the sun)

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Hyperbole

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exaggerated statements not meant to be taken literally.

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Image, imagery

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visually descriptive

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Literal, literally

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taking words in their usual most basic form

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Literary Device

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a technique a writer uses to create special effect

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Metaphor, metaphorical

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word or phrase is applied to an action or object thats not literally applicable.

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Metaphorically

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uses or relates to a metaphor

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Mood

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The attitude the audience feels while reading

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Narrator

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someone who narrates or recounts the events of a novel or poem

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Oxymoron

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where apparently contradictory words appear in conjunction (found missing, seriously funny, pretty ugly)

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Point of View

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particular attitude or way of considering a matter

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Proverb

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stating a general truth or piece of advice

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Simile

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figure of speech comparing one thing to another using like or as

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Stanza

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a group of lines in a poem (looks like a small paragraph)

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Stylistic Device

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the use of a variety of devices that give an idea or feeling

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Subordinate Clause

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extra information in a sentence that could cannot stand on its own. Like an appositive

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Synonymous

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having the same or nearly the same meaning as another word (aggression is often related with violence)

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Theme

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the subject of a talk or the thoughts of a person

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Verb

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word used to describe an action

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Antecedent Action

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describes the events or actions that happened before the story. These are needed in order to understand the plot or conflict.

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Cliche
a phrase or opinion that is overused and shows lack of originality.
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Dissonance
clash or tension caused by the combination of two unsuitable elements.
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Indirect Reference
happening in addition to intended result
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Jargon
special words or expressions that are used by a particular group or profession and are hard for others to understand
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Slang
speech that consists of words or phrases that are informal and are typically restricted to a certain group
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Stock Character
requently occurs is stereotypical and is flat or under developed
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Tone
expresses the writer's attitude or feelings towards a subject
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Assonance
repetition of the sound of the vowel
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Consonance
repetition of the consonant sound or beginning
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Epilogue
section of speech at the end of a book or play that adds a comment or conclusion to what has happened
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Foil
a character that contrasts with another character in order to highlight particular qualities in that character. (antagonist with the protagonist)
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Ironical, irony
something that happens on the surface that differs from what is actually happening.
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Parallelism
similar phrase or clause that is repeated to create parallel structure
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Parenthetical
related to and inserted as parenthesis
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Polysyndeton
Ex. we could go to the movies or skating or baking. (polysyndeton)
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Sibilance, sibilant sound
used more than twice in quick succession to make ss sound.
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Symbolizes
be a symbol of
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Allegoric, allegorical
a story, poem, or picture used to convey a message greater than what is presented. Like something wrong with the world. (Animal Farm)
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Alluded
suggests or calls attention to indirectly
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Allusion
indirect reference to something that the audience is expected to know (movie, book, an event)
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Aside
passage in a play meant to be heard by audience but not characters of the play.
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Cacophony
harsh discordance of sound
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Chorus
group of people that say the same things at the same time
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Deus ex machina
plot device where a unsolved problem is suddenly resolve
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Dramatic
an event or occurrence thats sudden or striking
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Dramatic irony
when the audience knows something that the character doesn’t
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Ellipsis
a series of dots that usually indicates a intentional omission
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Euphony
is pleasing to the ear due to harmonious combination of words
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Interior Monologue
a person's thoughts verbally spoken
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Interlocking Monologue
when two people are saying a monologue and its interlocking. (finding neverland when switches between families)
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Italicized
set text into italics
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Juxtaposition
two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect
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Metonymy
when a figure or concept is referred to by using the name of something closely associated. (crown refers to the king or queen)
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Mock heroic style
using parodies or satires to mock the heroic stereotyping. (putting the fool in a heroic
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Motif
a recurring symbol, emotion, or idea that is smaller than the theme and is carried throughout the excerpt.
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Parable
a simple story used to illustrate a moral or spiritual lesson
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Paradox
a statement that leads to self contradictory
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Paradoxical Situation
two opposite situations that contradict each other
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Pathos
a quality that evokes pity sadness or emotion
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“Qualify the meaning”
be entitled to a particular benefit or privilege
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Rhetoric
language designed to have a persuasive effect on the audience
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Satire
the use of humour or irony to expose a problem with an individual, government, or society.
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Satirizing
decide or criticize by means of satire
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Soliloquy
when a character speaks to themself
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Stage Directions
the direction in a play indicating a position or movement
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Understatement
the presentation of something being smaller, worse, or more insignificant than
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Proxemics
The apparent distance of the object from the camera
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Point of View
A shot that is taken from the perspective of a character. (you see what they see)
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Extreme Close Up
Singles out a part of the body or isolates a detail. Often for symbolic purposes, and to reinforce an emotion.
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Close Up
Detailed shot showing just the head or a small significant object. Isolates object from setting making it the main pint of focus.
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Angle
The cameras angle of view relative to the subject
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High Angle
The camera looks down on the subject making them seem insignificant
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Low Angle
The camera looks up at subject giving them the feeling of dominance and power
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Flat Angle
The camera is at eye level with the subject
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Birds Eye Angle
The angle of the camera is directly overhead. Unnatural and strange angle. Giving the audience a God-like feeling.
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Canted Angle
The camera is tilted. Suggesting imbalance and insatiability. (the world is out of joint)
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Angle of Destiny
When the camera is angled down from the ceiling. Suggesting a moment of great contemplation.
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Composition
The placement of elements in the visual in relation to one another.
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Dominant Focus/Point of Focus
Where the viewers eye is immediately drawn
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Subsidiary Details
Where the eye is drawn after the point of focus. (accomplished using lighting, depth, and internal framing)
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Rule of Thirds
Refers the the arrangement of elements in a picture.
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Top Lighting
creates a halo affect and can suggest purity
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Metaphor
comparing two unlike things not using like or as
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Situational Irony
when whats expected to happen differs from what actually happens
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Verbal Irony
when the meaning of what was said differs from the actual meaning is.
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Personification
when human like characteristics are given to an intimate object.
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Synecdoche
when you take part of something to represent the whole (sails often used to refer to the whole ship)
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Antithesis
a figure of speech in which an opposition or contrast of words is expressed by parallelism. (it was the best of times; it was the worst of times)

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