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Simile-comparison that uses the word: like or as
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Simile-comparison that uses the word: like or as
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Setting-time and place in which a story takes place
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Setting-time and place in which a story takes place
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Climax- turning point in a story: highest point of interest
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Climax- turning point in a story: highest point of interest
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Secondary Character-minor character in a work of literature
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Secondary Character-minor character in a work of literature
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Theme-central idea or insight about life
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Theme-central idea or insight about life
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Mood-feeling that is created in a reader (atmosphere)
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Mood-feeling that is created in a reader (atmosphere)
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Meter-rhythmical pattern, number of stresses or beats in a line
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Meter-rhythmical pattern, number of stresses or beats in a line
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Aside --remark made to the audience, unheard by characters
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Aside --remark made to the audience, unheard by characters
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Consonance-repetition in two or more works of the final consonants in stressed syllables
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Consonance-repetition in two or more works of the final consonants in stressed syllables
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Personification-giving human qualities to nonhuman object
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Personification-giving human qualities to nonhuman object
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Alliteration-repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words-Anna ate an apple
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Alliteration-repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words-Anna ate an apple
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Denouement-any events which occur after the resolution: final outcome: final resolution
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Denouement-any events which occur after the resolution: final outcome: final resolution
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Fiction- writing that is based on imagination: made up: false.
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Fiction- writing that is based on imagination: made up: false.
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Hyperbole-extravagant exaggeration or overstatement
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Hyperbole-extravagant exaggeration or overstatement
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Symbol- object, person, idea, or action that represents something other than itself, anything that stands for something other than itself
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Symbol- object, person, idea, or action that represents something other than itself, anything that stands for something other than itself
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Foreshadowing-hints about later events
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Foreshadowing-hints about later events
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Essay-short, nonfiction work about a particular subject
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Essay-short, nonfiction work about a particular subject
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Point of view-angle or perspective from which a story is told
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Point of view-angle or perspective from which a story is told
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Narrator-a storyteller
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Narrator-a storyteller
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Dialogue-conversation between two or more people
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Dialogue-conversation between two or more people
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Nonfiction- writing that explains ideas or tells about real people, places, or objects: writing about real life, true
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Nonfiction- writing that explains ideas or tells about real people, places, or objects: writing about real life, true
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Narrative-a story
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Narrative-a story
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Lyric-poetry that expresses strong emotional response
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Lyric-poetry that expresses strong emotional response
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Dramatic irony-contradiction between what a character thinks and what the reader or audience knows
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Dramatic irony-contradiction between what a character thinks and what the reader or audience knows
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Prose-ordinary language of writing and speaking
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Prose-ordinary language of writing and speaking
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Assonance-repetition of vowel sounds followed by deferent consonants in two or more stressed syllables
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Assonance-repetition of vowel sounds followed by deferent consonants in two or more stressed syllables
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Conflict-struggle between opposing forces or people
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Conflict-struggle between opposing forces or people
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Protagonist-main character in a literary work
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Protagonist-main character in a literary work
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Rhythm-arrangement of accented and unaccented syllables
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Rhythm-arrangement of accented and unaccented syllables
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Exposition-introduction, characters, setting, and the basic situation: provides background information: sets the scene for the conflict
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Exposition-introduction, characters, setting, and the basic situation: provides background information: sets the scene for the conflict
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Irony-literary technique that involves a difference between appearance and reality, expectation, and result, or meaning and intention
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Irony-literary technique that involves a difference between appearance and reality, expectation, and result, or meaning and intention
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Dilemma-situation in which a person must choose between two equal alternatives
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Dilemma-situation in which a person must choose between two equal alternatives
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Flashback-section of literary work that interrupts the sequence of events to tell about an earlier event
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Flashback-section of literary work that interrupts the sequence of events to tell about an earlier event
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Tragedy-work of dramatic literature in which the main character suffers a downfall or catastrophe
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Tragedy-work of dramatic literature in which the main character suffers a downfall or catastrophe
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Stage directions-notes included in a drama to describe how a work is to be performed
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Stage directions-notes included in a drama to describe how a work is to be performed
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Epic-long narrative poem about a hero who has superhuman powers (gods and goddesses)
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Epic-long narrative poem about a hero who has superhuman powers (gods and goddesses)
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Comedy-work of literature in which character overcomes his limitations and the work has a happy ending
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Comedy-work of literature in which character overcomes his limitations and the work has a happy ending
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Antagonist-character or force in conflict with the main character-against the main character
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Antagonist-character or force in conflict with the main character-against the main character
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Resolution-how a situation turns out, loose ends are tied up
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Resolution-how a situation turns out, loose ends are tied up
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Plot- series of related events
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Plot- series of related events
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Archetype- original pattern or model of all things of same type. (a
perfect example) original pattern or model on which something is patterned
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Archetype- original pattern or model of all things of same type. (a
perfect example) original pattern or model on which something is patterned
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Metaphor-comparison in which one thing is spoken of, as though it were something else
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Metaphor-comparison in which one thing is spoken of, as though it were something else
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