Terms Flashcards

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Antagonist

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Character that is AGAINST the protagonist, and introduces conflict.

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Allusion

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Refencnce to work of lit to a person, place, or event in other lit or in history, art or music.
Purpose: make a point via reference.

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Characterization

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Personality character displays + how other reveals the personality.

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Climax

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Point of GREATEST emotional INTENSITY interest, or suspend in narrative.

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Couplet

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Two consecutive lines in poetry that rhyme.

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Diction

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Writers choice of words for clarity, effectiveness, and precision.

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Dramatic Irony

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Contrast between what the audience perceives and what character doesn’t know.

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Dramatic Structure

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The structure of a play

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Figurative Language

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Language that is not intended to be interpreted in a literal sense. OPPOSITE CHARACTER

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Foil

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A character who sets off another character by contrast.

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Foreshadowing

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The use of hints or clues in a narrative to suggest what action is to come.

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Imagery

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Use of language that appeals to any sense (SIGHT, HEARING,TASTE, TOUCH, OR SMELL) or any combination of senses.

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Metaphor

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Comparison between two unlike things w/ intent of giving added meaning to 1 of them.

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Motivation

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Reson that partially explains why a character thinks, feels, acts, or behaves a certain way.

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Pun

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HUMOROUS use of word or phrase suggesting 2 or more meanings at the same time.

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Repetition

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The return of a word, phase, stanza from, or effect in any form of lit

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Rhyme Scheme

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Pattern of sound that is marked by giving sounds a letter value. (Weird lined song thing)

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Prologue

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Long uninterrupted speech presented in from of other characters.

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Oxymoron

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A figure of speech that combines apparently contradictory term like “sweet sorrow” WORDS TOGETHER DON’T MAKE SENSE.

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Personification

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Figure of speech in which an animal, object, natural force, or idea is given a personality and described as human.

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Simile

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Comparison made between two dissimilar thing through use of specific word of comparison such as like or as

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Soliloquy

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A speech in which characters is alone on stage and express through out loud.

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Sonnet

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Work of lit specific pertaining towards SHAKESPEARE. HAS 4 line units followed by concluding two line unit. Most common rhyme for the SHAKESPEAREAN

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Suspense

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Quality of lit work that makes reader or audience uncertain or tense about the outcome of events

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Theme
The central idea of a work or literature.
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Character
Most important realistic and life-like.
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Types of Characters
Major-significant role in devel of plot. Minor- assists majior Flat. One do
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Suspense
Work of lit that makes reader uncertain or tense of of the outcome of events
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Verbal irony
When character says something that means the exact opposite of what was said.
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Setting
Set scene where action happens.
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Plot
Action of series of events or what's going to happen.
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Conflict
Struggle in story or something that goes wrong. DRIVES THE PLOT!
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Theme
Main idea formate in which story follows.
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Exposition
The beginning of the story.
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Raising action
Part of story where the CONFLICT DEVELOPS! INTEST OR SUSPENSE OCCURS.
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Climax
TURNING POINT, where action shifts AND CHARACTER CHANGES in SOMEWAY.
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Failing action
Reactive of the climax ACCURES in the middle of story.
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Resolution
Reasonable ending, conflict NOT SOLVED.