IB Vocab Set 4
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Kcwannemuehler on October 4, 2011
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Dynamic character: | a character in fiction who develops or changes as a result of the actions of the plot. |
| Elegy: | a lyric poem that meditates upon the death of an individual, the absence of something deeply loved, or the transience of mankind. |
| Empathy: | the involuntary projecting of oneself into something or someone else, involuntary identifying with something or someone and participating in a physical or emotional response to the literary character, object, or situation. |
| End-stopped lines: | lines of poetry in which both the grammatical structure and the sense reach completion at the end of the line. |
| Enjambement: | employment of "run-on lines" which carry the completion of a statement from one line to another without rhetorical pause. |
| Epigram: | a very short poem or prose piece, or a very short passage, expressing a single idea |
| Epiphany: | a moment of sudden revelation or insight |
| Euphemism: | the use of an agreeable or non-offensive word or expression for one that is harsh, indelicate or unpleasant |
| Euphony: | combinations of sounds and words which are pleasant to the ear. |
| Existentialism: | Literary existentialism emphasizes existence rather than essence; reason is inadequate to explain life. |
| Expressionism: | Literary expressionism is the revolt against realism with its representational style. |
| Falling action: | the second half or resolution of a dramatic plot which follows the climax and exhibits the failing fortunes of the hero (in a tragedy). |
| Figurative language: | language that is not intended to be interpreted in a literal sense; language that expresses one thing in terms of another. |
| Flashback: | a device whereby the reader or audience views scenes or incidents that occurred prior to the opening scene. |
| Foil: | a character who is used as a contrast to another character. (The contrast emphasizes the differences between two characters) |
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