CA3 Terms

Question 1

the repetition of a consonant sound at the beginning of words

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alliteration

Question 2

references to persons or events in the past or in literature

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allusions

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the character or force against which the main character struggles in a literary work

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antagonist

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a protagonist who has the opposite characteristics of a traditional hero

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anti-hero

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the person or persons who will read or hear the literary work

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audience

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the written history of a person’s life

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biography

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the methods used to show the personalities of the characters in a literary work

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characterization

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the turning point in the story where the main character is faced with solving a conflict

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climax

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a humorous literary work, such as a play, having a happy ending

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comedy

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the struggle between opposing forces around which the action of a literary work revolves

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conflict

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the final outcome or resolution of the main conflict of the story

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denouement

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conversations among characters

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dialogue

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the choice of words, phrases, sentence structures, and figurative language in a work of literature

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diction

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a story told by actors who portray the characters

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drama

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a character who is changed by the action of the story

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dynamic character

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a concluding section at the end of a literary work, such as a novel or play

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epilogue

Question 17

the beginning part of the story where the characters, setting, and conflict are introduced

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exposition

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a brief story with a moral message, often including animals as characters

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fable

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prose works of literature that are partly or totally imaginary

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fiction

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imaginative language such as similes and metaphors

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figures of speech (figurative language)

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an instance where a work presents material that occurred before the opening scene of the work, through a memory, dream, etc.

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flashback

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a character who is in sharp contrast to the protagonist in order to point out the protagonist’s qualities

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foil

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hints or clues given to suggest what will happen later in the story

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foreshadowing

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the kind or type of literary composition, such as a novel, biography, or sonnet

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genre

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using figurative language and description to convey mental images that appeal to our senses

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imagery

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a written account, usually in book form, of the interesting experiences of one’s life

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memoir (autobiography)

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comparing two things by suggesting one thing is another thing

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metaphor

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the rhythm of stressed and unstressed syllables in each line of a poem

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meter

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the atmosphere or feeling created by a work of literature

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mood

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the voice and implied speaker of a fictional work; the person who tells the story

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narrator

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prose writing that contains facts about real people and events

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nonfiction

Question 32

a long work of narrative fiction

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novel

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words that sound like their meaning, for example, buzz, clank, or splat

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onomatopoeia

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a brief story that teaches a lesson

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parable

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a composition written for dramatic performance on the stage

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play

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literature that is written in a style closely corresponding to the patterns of everyday speech

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prose

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a recurrence of an accented sound or sounds in a piece of writing

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rhyme

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how the words flow when they are linked with one another in a poem

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rhythm

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the part of the story where the conflict is developed

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rising action

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the series of events that happen in a literary work

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plot

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writing that is highly structured and uses condensed, vivid language, figures of speech, and often meter and rhyme to create a specific emotional response

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poetry

Question 42

the vantage point from which the author tells the story

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point of view

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the main character in a literary work; hero or heroine

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protagonist

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the time and place of the action of the story

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setting

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a short work of narrative fiction

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short story

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comparing two things by using the words “like” or “as”

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simile

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a character who changes little or not at all throughout the story

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static character

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the framework on which the story is built, such as plots, subplots, characters, and scenes

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structure

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the distinctive way an author uses words and sentences

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style

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anticipation as to the outcome of events in a story

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suspense

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The arrangement of words in sentences

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syntax

Question 52

a short, simple narrative of events told in a direct manner without detailed description of characters

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tale

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The central idea, message, or meaning of a literary work

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theme

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the attitude of a writer toward the subject of a composition

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tone

Question 55

a serious play with a tragic end

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tragedy