| Term | Definition |
|---|
| allusion | when an author refers to character from another book |
| allegory | a deeply symbolic story in which the characters, conflicts, and settings represent things beyond themselves |
| antagonist | a villain seeking to frustrate the protagonist |
| anti-hero | a protagonist who has qualities opposite to those normally expected from a hero |
| arguement | the gathering of evidence to support your opinion |
| denouement | the final resolution of the intricacies of a plot |
| slang | informal language that should never be used in an essay |
| couplet | last two lines of a sonnet |
| climax | the highest point in a series of dramatic actions |
| imagery | the descriptive word and phrases a writer uses to re-create sensory experiences |
| diction | word choice |
| characterization | the creation of ficitious characters in a literary work, giving them essential features so theat they seem real |
| simile | a figure of speech in which two unlike things are exactly compared |
| irony | refers to a contrast between appearances and actuality |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a term or phrase applied to something which is not literally applicable order to suggest a resemblance |
| theme | the main idea or message |
| symbol | when something represents something else |
| aside | a speech by a character in the presence of others |
| monologue | a long speech by a character in the presence of other characters |
| tradgedy | a play that depicts sorrowful events |
| thesis | a subject for an essay |
| sonnet | a 14 lined poem, written in iambic pentameter |
| soliloquy | a speech made by a character while alone on stagee that reveals his or her thoughts to the audience |
| personification | character to inanimate objects |
| jargon | the technical language of a trade or skill |
| foreshadowing | to show or indicated before something happens |
| figurative language | language theat has of deep meaning beyond the litural level |
| dramatic irony | when readers know more about a situation or a character in a story then the characters do |
| assonance | the repitition of evidence to support you opinion |
| illustration | an example or evidence |
| oxymoron | when two words mean the opposite in a phrase |
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