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alliteration

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repetition of consonant sounds

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allusion

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a reference to something known outside of the text

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ambiguity

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having several meanings

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anaphora

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the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of sentences

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antihero

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central character who lacks traditionally heroic attributes

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assonance

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repetition of vowel sounds in words close together

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background

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area behind focal point of a piece

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breaking the 4th wall

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character acknowledging the audience’s presence

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cacophony

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a harsh mixture of dissonant sounds

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character

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any being represented in a story/narrative

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christ figure

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a character who is given qualities or represents ideas traditionally associated with god

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colloquial

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pattern of speech used in casual communication

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composition

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the nature of something’s constituents

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connotation

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feeling that a word evokes in addition to its primary meaning

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conflict

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the point of disagreement or problem in a text

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context

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information influencing an event

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dues ex machina

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intervention of the gods or godly characters

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visual depth

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the illusion of distance and space

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dialgoue

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spoken conversation exchanged by two charactters

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dramatic irony

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when the audience is given information that characters lack

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episode

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a section of a work usually focused on a specific narrative

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ethos

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the speaker’s character/credibility

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euphemism

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mild phrases that substitute unpleasant ways of saying something

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euphony

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combination of words to create a pleasant sound

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fallacy
an error in reasoning, faulty argument that weakens an argument
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flashback
referencing something that happened in the past
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foil
a character whose traits are opposite another's to highlight specific qualities of the main character
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foreground
area in front of/surrounding the focal point of a piece
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foreshadowing
a device where the author hints at future events in a story
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visual framing
the positioning of shapes and elements to draw attention to certain areas of a piece
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gaze
the way we look at a subject
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gesture
movement that emphasizes an idea/sentiment
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hubris
excessive pride
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hue
a graduation or variety of a color
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hyperbole
exaggeration
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imagery
use of figurative language to evoke a mental image or interpretation
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in medias res
in the middle of things
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irony
things seem different than they actually are
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jargon
special language of a particular group
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juztaposition
placing two things near each other to emphasize their differences
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lines
workds arranged in a row that end for a specific reason
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logos
appeal to logic
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metaphor
comparison of two things. a word is applied to something that is not literally possible
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monologue
a single character communicating through speech
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motif
a repeating idea in a piece
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narrator
person who recounts the events of a novel or narrative
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onomatopoeia
a sound word
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oxymoron
contradictory terms appear in conjunction. self-contradictory words
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panel
a typically rectangular component
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parallelism
using similar sentence structure across a piece
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parody
a humorously exaggerated imitation of something
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pathos
appeal to emotions
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personification
giving an inanimate object humanlike qualities
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perspective
a way of viewing something
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plot
the sequence of events that make up a story
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polysyndeton
repetition of the same conjunction in a sentence where they could be omitted. insertion of conjunctions to sloe the rhythm of prose.
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pun
humorous use of words to suggest two or more of its meanings
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repetition
repeating something that has already been said
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rhetorical question
question asked to create a dramatic effect rather than to get an answer
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rule of thirds
compositional guidelone that suggests dividing an inmage into equal parts by two vertical and horizontal lines
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satire
the art of making something look ridiculous to discredit targets
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saturation
the intensity of a color
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scene
a sequence of continuous action in a piece
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setting
where something is occurring
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shift
where the tone of a piece changes
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stage directions
instructions that refer to the location and movement of actions on stage, and the layout of the performance
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staging
method of presenting a play or other dramatic performance
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structure
the arrangement of elements within a text
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suspense
a state of feelung anxious uncertainty about what may happen
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symbol
something used to represent another thing or idea
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symmetry
proportionate and balanced similarity that is found in two halves of an object
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syntax
the arrangement of words and phrases to create a well-formed sentence
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theme
the message of a piece
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tone
the authoris attitude toward the subject matter
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tragic hero
central character in a tragedy who possesses heroic qualities but has a fatal flaw
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type face
the collection of symbols that share a consistent design and visual art style
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value
the relative lightness or darkness of a color or tone in artwork

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