ela final Flashcards
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someone who stays the same throughout the story, and is not changed by events
static character
one who is changed by events in the story (different)
dynamic character
situational irony
when the events that occur are opposite of what the reader expects
dramatic irony
when the reader knows whats going to happen and the characters do not
the use of extreme exaggeration
hyperbole
3rd person limited
narrator focuses on thoughts and feelings of one character, usually the protagonist
3rd person ominiscient
narrator focuses on all the characters
2nd person
¨you¨
the dictionary definition of a word
denotation
the implied or suggested meaning of a word- the ideas and feelings associated with the word
connotation
tells a story of a tragedy or adventure; usually has a lot of repitition, easy to memorize
ballad
a comparison of two unlike things using like or as resembles
simile
a comparison of two unlike things in which one becomes another
metaphor
giving an object or animal human thoughts, feelings, or attitudes
personification
a group of words together that mean something that differs from literal meanings of the world themselves
idiom
use of a word whose sound imitates or suggests its meaning
onomatopoeia
repitition of the same or very similar consonant sounds in a line
alliteration
repitition of similar vowel sounds in a line of poetry
assonance
a repeated sound, word, phrase, line, or group of lines at the end of a stanza
refrain