Sophmore World Literature Final - Terms
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Setting | arrangement of scenery and properties to represent the place where a play or movie is enacted |
| Characterization | the act of describing distinctive characteristics or essential features |
| Foreshadowing | the use of hints and clues to suggest what will happen later in a plot |
| Genre | a kind of literary or artistic work |
| Utopia | an imaginary place considered to be perfect or ideal |
| Dystopia | a work of fiction describing an imaginary place where life is extremely bad because of deprivation or oppression or terror |
| Symbol | an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance |
| Theme | a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in a literary or artistic work |
| Foil | enhance by contrast |
| Juxtaposition | placing two elements side by side to present a comparison or contrast |
| Anachronism | something or someone existing outside of its proper time |
| Anti-hero | a protagonist who lacks the characteristics that would make him a hero (or her a heroine) |
| Exposition | an account that sets forth the meaning or intent of a writing or discourse |
| Rising Action | the series of conflicts or struggles that build a story toward a climax. |
| Climax | Most exciting moment of the story; turning point |
| Falling Action | The events after the climax which close the story. |
| Resolution | End of the story where loose ends are tied up |
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