| Term | Definition |
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| alliteration | repition of consonant sounds |
| allusion | a brief reference to a person place event or thing that the writer assumes the reader will recognize |
| antagonist | a character of force that opposes the main character |
| aside | an actor's speech directed to the audience that is not supposed to be heard by other actors on stage |
| atmosphere | the emotional tone |
| ballad | a short narrative poem especially one that is sung or recited often in a stanza of four lines, with 8.6.8.6 sylabels |
| bias | is a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issuie or sotiatiopn |
| character | is an imaginary peron represented in a work of fiction |
| chronological order | is the order in which events happen in time |
| cliche | a type of figurative language containing an overused expression or a saying that is no longer used |
| climax | the turing point of maximun interst and highest tension in the plot of a story plot or play the climax usually occurs towards the end of story after the reader had understiid the confllict and become emotionally involved |
| colloquial | refers to a type of informal diction that reflects casual conversational language and often inclides slang |
| comedy | is a literary work that is amusing and ends happily |
| compare | examine and note the similarities and differences |
| conflict | a struggle between opposing forces which is the drivinf force of a story the outcome of any storyu porivides a resolution of the conflict |
| connotation | words are associated with feelings and emotions |
| contrast | is often used by writers to define or clafigy a certain idea or value judgment |
| denotation | is the exact meaining of the word without the feelings or suggestions that the word may imply |
| description | is any careful detailing of a person place or thing or event |
| dialogue | two characters in conversation |
| direct presentation | is when the writer tells readers what kind of personality the character oissesses rather than allowing the chracter to show his or her personality |
| dynamic character | a character who changes by the end of the story |
| exposition | is the background information before the story |
| falling action | is the series of events which take place after the climax |
| figurative language | is language that goes beyond the literal meaning of words in order to furnish new effects or fresh insights into an idea or a subject. (similie metaphor alliteration) |
| flashback | an interruption in a narrative that presents an earlier episode |
| flat character | a one dimensional character (jealous husband) |
| foil | a character who makes a contrast with another especially a minor character who helps set of a major character |
| foreshadowing | suggestions of what is to come |
| free verse | poetry in irregular line of length unrhymed |
| genre | non fiction fiction poetry drama |
| hyperbole | a deliberate exaggeration |
| imagery | is when a write appeals so sensory experience through description |
| indirect presentation | the writer presents the chracter in action allowing the reader to draw his own conclusions about the character. |
| irony | refers to a situation or to a usage of words in which there is a descrepancy between expectation and reality |
| jargon | confusing words used in an occupation or trade |
| metaphor | no like or as |
| narrative | a collection of events in a story |
| onomatopeia | fizz |
| paradox | staement appears contradictory actuality some truth |
| first person narrative | i protagonist telling his own story |
| limited omnscient narrative | main character he she shows only one characters thoughts |
| omniscient | good like perspective |
| rhythme | pattern of stressed an unstressed sounds |
| round character | a many sided character |
| satire | is a form of literatoin that crudely mocks human behaviour |
| speaker | is the voice used by an author to tell a story or speak a poem |
| static character | does not change thoughout the work |
| stereotyped character | is a character in al iteray worko r film wo think s or acts accoridng to cerain traits because of race |
| style | the way an author writes |
| suspense | growuing excitement while awaiting climax |
| symbolism | is the use of a concrete object to represent an abstract idea or concept |
| theme | the central idea of the story |
| tone | is the attitude of the author toward the subject |
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