Lloyd finals :( Flashcards

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Exposition

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a collection of things (goods or works of art etc.) for public display

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Conflict

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an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals)

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Rising Action

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a series of plot events that build up toward the climax of a narrative

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Climax

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the highest point of anything conceived of as growing or developing or unfolding

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falling action

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the series of plot events following the climax of a narrative

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resolution

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a decision to do something or to behave in a certain manner

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setting

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the physical position of something

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allusion

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passing reference or indirect mention

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point of view

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a mental position from which things are viewed

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Plot

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a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation

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first-person

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pronouns and verbs used to refer to the speaker or writer of the language in which they occur

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third-person limited

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when the narrator tells the story with the thoughts, feelings, and experiences of a single character from their point of view using the pronouns “she,” “he,” or “they.”

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third-person omniscient

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The third person omniscient narrator can see everything.

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character

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a characteristic property that defines the apparent individual nature of something

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verbal irony

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when the intended meaning of a speaker’s words contrasts with the literal meaning

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situational irony

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when the result of an event or action is the opposite of what was intended or expected

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dramatic irony

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(theater) irony that occurs when the meaning of the situation is understood by the audience but not by the characters in the play

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genre

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a kind of literary or artistic work

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motif

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a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in literary or artistic work

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imagery

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the ability to form mental images of things or events

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foreshadowing

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the act of providing vague advance indications; representing beforehand

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mood

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a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling

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audience

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a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance

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speaker

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someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous)

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figurative language
creative expression using metaphors, similes, etc., to achieve vivid literary effects
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metaphor
a figure of speech in which an expression is used to refer to something that it does not literally denote in order to suggest a similarity
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simile
a figure of speech that expresses a resemblance between things of different kinds (usually formed with `like' or `as')
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personification
the act of attributing human characteristics to abstract ideas etc.
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hyperbole
extravagant exaggeration
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understatement
a statement that is restrained in ironic contrast to what might have been said
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theme
the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
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connotation
an idea that is implied or suggested
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denotation
the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression; the class of objects that an expression refers to
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paradox
(logic) a statement that contradicts itself
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inference
something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied)
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interpretation
the act of interpreting something as expressed in an artistic performance
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analogy
drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity in some respect
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parallel structure/parallelism
Parallelism is a similarity of grammatical form for similar elements of meaning within a sentence or among sentences.
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caricature
a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect
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active voice vs passive voice
In active voice, the subject performs the action of the verb. In passive voice, the subject receives the action of the verb
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ethos
the distinctive spirit of a culture or an era “the Greek ethos”
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logos
a rhetorical appeal to the audience's reason or rationality
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pathos
a quality that arouses emotions (especially pity or sorrow)
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Claim
assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing
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concession
the act of conceding or yielding
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refutation
the act of determining that something is false