Final Flashcards
(149 cards)
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What is an Abstract Idea?
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A concept that does not have a physical existence.
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What does Act refer to in literature?
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A division within a play or performance.
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What is an Allegory?
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A narrative that uses symbolic figures and actions to convey a deeper meaning.
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What is Alliteration?
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The repetition of the same initial consonant sounds in a sequence of words.
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What is an Allusion?
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A reference to another work of literature, person, or event.
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What is Amplification?
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The process of adding more detail to a statement to enhance its meaning.
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What is Anachronism?
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An error in chronology, placing an event or object in the wrong time period.
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What is an Analogy?
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A comparison between two different things to highlight some form of similarity.
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What is Analysis in character?
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The examination of a character’s traits, motivations, and development.
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What is Anaphora?
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The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses.
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What is an Anecdote?
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A short and interesting story about a real incident or person.
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What does Angle refer to in literature?
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The perspective from which a story is told.
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What is an Antagonist?
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A character or force that opposes the protagonist.
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What is Antecedent Action?
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Events that occur before the main action of the story.
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What is Anticlimax?
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A disappointing end to an exciting series of events.
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What is Antithesis?
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A contrast or opposition between two things.
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What is Antistrophe?
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The second part of a choral ode in Greek drama, responding to the strophe.
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What is an Apostrophe?
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A figure of speech in which a speaker addresses an absent person or a personified object.
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What is an Archetype?
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A typical example of a character or theme that recurs across literature.
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What is an Aside?
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A remark made by a character that is intended to be heard by the audience but not by other characters.
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What is Assonance?
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The repetition of vowel sounds within nearby words.
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What is Asyndeton?
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The omission of conjunctions between parts of a sentence.
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What is Atmosphere in literature?
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The overall mood or feeling conveyed by a literary work.
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What is an Autobiography?
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A self-written account of the author’s life.
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What is Background in literature?
The setting or context in which a story takes place.
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What is Blank Verse?
Unrhymed iambic pentameter.
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What is Cacophony?
A harsh, discordant mixture of sounds.
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What is a Character?
An individual in a story, play, or other narrative work.
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What is Characterization?
The process by which the writer reveals the personality of a character.
## Footnote
It can be direct or indirect.
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What is Chiasmus?
A rhetorical device in which words or concepts are repeated in reverse order.
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What is a Chorus?
A group of characters who comment on the action of a play.
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What is a Cliché?
An overused expression or idea.
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What is Climax?
The most intense, exciting, or important point of a story.
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What is Colloquialism?
Informal language or expressions used in everyday conversation.
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What is Complication?
An event that introduces a problem or conflict in the story.
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What is Comic Relief?
A humorous scene or passage that provides a break from the seriousness of the story.
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What is Conclusion in literature?
The final part of a literary work, where the story is brought to a close.
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What are Concrete Ideas?
Ideas that are tangible and can be perceived through the senses.
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What is Conflict?
A struggle between opposing forces in a story.
## Footnote
Common types include man vs. man, man vs. nature, etc.
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What is Connotation?
The implied or associative meaning of a word.
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What is a Consistent Character?
A character whose behavior and traits remain stable throughout the story.
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What is Consonance?
The repetition of consonant sounds within or at the end of words in a phrase.
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What is Contrast?
The state of being strikingly different from something else.
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What is a Couplet?
Two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme.
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What is a Crisis in literature?
A turning point in the story where the conflict reaches its peak.
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What is Denotation?
The literal or primary meaning of a word.
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What is Denouement?
The final resolution or outcome of the story.
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What is a Developing/Dynamic character?
A character who undergoes significant internal change throughout the story.
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What is Deus Ex Machina?
An unexpected power or event that saves a seemingly hopeless situation.
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What is Dialect?
A particular form of a language specific to a region or social group.
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What is Dialogue?
The written conversational exchange between two or more characters.
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What is Diction?
The choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing.
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What is a Dilemma?
A situation in which a difficult choice must be made.
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What is a Double Entendre?
A word or phrase that has two meanings, one of which is usually risqué.
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What is Dramatis Personae?
The list of characters in a play.
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What is a Dynamic character?
A character who experiences significant growth or change.
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What is Elemental Conflict?
A basic struggle between opposing forces, often seen in literature.
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What is an Epiphany?
A moment of sudden revelation or insight.
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What is an Episode?
A distinct part of a narrative or series of events.
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What is Escape Literature?
Literature that provides an escape from reality.
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What is Euphony?
The quality of being pleasing to the ear, especially through a harmonious combination of words.
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What is an Evaluative Question?
A question that requires judgment or assessment.
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What is Exposition?
The introduction of background information within a story.
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What is Falling Action?
The part of the story where the conflict begins to resolve.
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What is Figurative Language?
Language that uses figures of speech to be more effective, persuasive, and impactful.
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What are Figures of Speech?
Expressions that convey meanings in a non-literal way.
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What is Flashback?
A scene set in a time earlier than the main story.
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What is a Flat character?
A character with little complexity, often defined by a single trait.
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What is a Foil?
A character who contrasts with another character to highlight particular qualities.
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What is Foreground?
The part of a scene that is closest to the viewer.
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What is Foreshadowing?
Hints or clues about what will happen later in the story.
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What is a Frame?
A structure that provides context for a story within a story.
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What is Genre?
A category of literature characterized by similarities in form, style, or subject matter.
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What is Hyperbole?
Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.
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What is Iambic Pentameter?
A type of metric line used in traditional English poetry.
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What is Imagery?
Descriptive language that appeals to the senses.
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What is Inciting/Initial Incident?
The event that sets the main conflict of the story in motion.
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What is an Indeterminate Ending?
An ending that leaves the outcome unresolved.
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What is Inference/Inferential Question?
A question that requires the reader to make a logical deduction based on evidence.
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What does In Media Res mean?
A narrative that begins in the middle of the action.
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What is an Innocent Eye?
A narrative perspective that presents events through the eyes of a naive character.
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What is Interpretive Literature?
Literature that requires analysis and interpretation to understand its deeper meanings.
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What is Irony?
A contrast between expectation and reality.
## Footnote
Types include Dramatic, Situational, and Verbal.
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What is Juxtaposition?
The placement of two or more ideas, characters, or settings side by side for comparison.
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What is Malapropism?
The mistaken use of a word in place of a similar-sounding one.
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What is a Memoir?
A historical account or biography written from personal knowledge.
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What is Mental Conflict?
A struggle within a character's mind.
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What is a Metaphor?
A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as.'
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What is Metonymy?
A figure of speech in which one thing is referred to by the name of something closely associated with it.
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What is Milieu?
The social environment or setting in which a story takes place.
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What is a Monologue?
A long speech by one character in a play or story.
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What is Mood?
The emotional atmosphere of a literary work.
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What is a Motif?
A recurring theme, subject, or idea in a literary work.
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What is Character Motivation?
The reasons behind a character's actions and decisions.
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What is Narration/Narrator?
The act of telling a story and the voice that tells it.
## Footnote
A reliable narrator is one who is trustworthy.
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What is Non-fiction?
Prose writing that is based on facts, real events, and real people.
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What is a Novel?
A long narrative work of fiction.
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What is an Objective Narrator?
A narrator who reports events without revealing any character's thoughts or feelings.
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What is Omniscient Narrator?
A narrator who knows all the thoughts and feelings of every character.
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What is Onomatopoeia?
A word that phonetically imitates the sound it describes.
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What is an Oxymoron?
A figure of speech that combines contradictory terms.
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What is Parallelism?
The use of components in a sentence that are grammatically similar.
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What is a Paradox?
A statement that contradicts itself but may reveal a truth.
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What is a Parody?
A humorous or satirical imitation of a particular writer, artist, or genre.
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What is Pathetic Fallacy?
Attributing human emotions to nature or inanimate objects.
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What is Personification?
Giving human characteristics to non-human entities.
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What is Physical Conflict?
A conflict that involves physical struggle between characters.
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What is a Plausible Character?
A character that is believable and realistic.
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What is Plot?
The sequence of events that make up a story.
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What is Point of View?
The perspective from which a story is narrated.
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What is a Prologue?
An introductory section of a literary work.
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What is Prose?
Written or spoken language in its ordinary form, without metrical structure.
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What is a Protagonist?
The main character in a story, often facing a conflict.
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What is a Pun?
A form of word play that exploits multiple meanings of a term.
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What is a Quatrain?
A stanza of four lines.
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What is Repetition?
The action of repeating something that has already been said or written.
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What is Resolution?
The part of the story where the conflict is resolved.
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What is Rising Action?
The series of events that create suspense and lead to the climax.
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What is a Round Character?
A complex character who undergoes development.
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What is Sarcasm/Irony?
The use of irony to mock or convey contempt.
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What is Satire?
The use of humor, irony, or exaggeration to criticize or mock.
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What is a Scene?
A division of an act in a play, usually set in one location.
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What is Setting?
The time and place in which a story occurs.
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What is a Short Story?
A brief fictional narrative.
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What is a Simile?
A figure of speech that compares two different things using 'like' or 'as.'
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What is a Soliloquy?
An act of speaking one's thoughts aloud when alone.
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What is a Sonnet?
A poem of 14 lines, typically with a specific rhyme scheme.
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What is a Stanza?
A grouped set of lines within a poem.
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What is a Static Character?
A character who does not undergo significant change.
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What is a Stock Character?
A stereotypical character that is easily recognizable.
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What is a Storytelling arc?
The structure of a narrative that outlines the progression of the plot.
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What is Stream of Consciousness?
A narrative mode that attempts to capture the flow of thoughts and feelings.
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What is a Stereotype?
An oversimplified and generalized belief about a group of people.
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What is Style in literature?
The way an author expresses their thoughts through word choice and sentence structure.
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What is a Surprise Ending?
An unexpected conclusion to a story.
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What is Surrealism?
A literary movement that seeks to release the creative potential of the unconscious mind.
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What is Suspense?
A feeling of excitement or anxious uncertainty about what may happen next.
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What is Symbol/ism?
The use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities.
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What is a Synonym?
A word that has the same or nearly the same meaning as another word.
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What is Syntax?
The arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences.
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What is Theme?
The central topic or idea explored in a text.
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What is a Thesis?
A statement or theory that is put forward as a premise to be maintained or proved.
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What is Tone?
The author's attitude toward the subject matter.
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What is Tragedy?
A dramatic work that presents the downfall of a dignified character.
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What is a Tragic Flaw/Hero?
A character trait that leads to the protagonist's downfall.
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What is Understatement?
The presentation of something as being smaller or less important than it actually is.
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What is Verse?
A single line of poetry.
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What is Verisimilitude?
The appearance of being true or real in a narrative.
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What is Voice in literature?
The format or style of the author's expression.
