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1 Plot-The action sequence of a narrative; what happens.
1.) Plot- the action...what happens



2.) Theme-the main message of the story



3.) Climax- high point of interest in a story.



4.) Exposition- the beginning of a story; setting is a is created, character are introduced.

5.) Denouement- the end of a story, after the climax.In story

6.) In Medias Res- A story, that begins the middle of a sequence of events.Topic- Expressed

7.)Topic- expressed in one or two words.Rising Action-Longest words; does not expressed a view of life

8.) Rising Action- longest part of the story.Falling story; where conflicts are introduced


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9.) Falling Action- Explains explains the complicationthe climax to the reader.

10.)Conflict- struggle between opposing A forces

11.) Metaphor- a figure of were something else.

12.) Simile- a figure of speech in which like or as is used to make a comparison

13.) Personification- a figure of speech in which somethings not human is treated as if it were human

14.) Symbolism- the use of something to represent something beyond itself

15.) Alliteration- repetition of the same initial consonant sound

16.) Situational Irony- Verbal exists when what happens is the exact opposite of what is expected to happen



.17.) Verbal Irony- Dramatic exist when a person says one thing and mean another

18.) Dramatic Irony- occurs when the audience has important information that the character



19.) Onomatopoeia- the use of a word or phrase that actually imitates or suggests the sound of what it describes Example: sparkles

20.) Hyperbole- a great exaggeration. Ex. I am so hungry I can eat a horse

21.) Foreshadowing- use of clues or hints of what will happen later

22.) First person narrative- narrated by "I".

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23.) Second person narrative- narrated by "you"

24.) Third person limited- narration limited to one character's thoughts and feelings as the author's own; he or she

25.) Third person omniscient- narration in which the author knows and reveals several characters' thoughts and feeling

26.) Narrative- a story told in fiction, nonfiction, poetry, or drama

27.) Characterization- the act of creating and developing characters

28.) Setting- time and place of action

29.) Short story- a short __work__ of action

30.) Narrator- speaker or character or hero

31.) Tone- the writer's attitude toward his or her audience and subject

32.) Protagonist-main character or hero

33.) Antagonist- a character or force in conflict with the main character

34.) Fiction- prose writing telling about imaginary characters and their traits

35.) Direct characterization- when the author directly tells what the traits are

36.) Indirect characterization- when the author tells what the characters look like does, says, and how other characters react to them

37.) Dynamic character- one who develops or grows during the story

38.) Static character- character who doesn't change or grow during the story

39.) Novel- a long work of fiction

40.) Sensory language- writing or speech that appeals to one or more of the senses

41.) Cliche'- A phrase that has used so long that its meaning is lost

42.) Allusion- a reference in a work if literature to a character, place or situation from another work of literature

43.) Flashback- narration of events before the normal time sequence of the plot

44.) Analogy- when one thing is explained in terms of another

45.) Understatement- when a response is deliberately incomplete

46.) Oxymoron- two words that seem to mean the opposite of each other

47.) Biography- a work about a person's life written by another person

48.) Autobiography- a person writing about his/her own life

49) Nonfiction- prose writing presenting ideas or telling about real people

50.) Figurative language-writing or speech not meant to be interpreted literally

51.) Legend- story about someone local or from a particular region

52.) Myth- a fictional account that explains the actions of gods or causes of natural phenomena

53.) Caricature- a drawing of a person in which one feature is exaggerated

54.) Anecdote- a brief story about an interesting, amusing, or strange event

55.) Genre- a division or type of literature

56.) Prose- Ordinary form of written language

57.) Mood- feeling created in the reader by a literary work or passage

58.) Diction- word choice

59.) Denotation- dictionary meaning of a word

61.) Narrative- essay tells a story

60.) Connotation- meaning of a word in context of a work

62.) Descriptive essay- conveys an impression about a person, place, thing or idea

63.) Persuasive essay- tries to get reader to do something or accept writer's point-of-view

64.) Expository essay- gives information, discusses ideas, or explains a process

65.) Satire- using himor to make fun of or change things

66.) Dialect- form of language spoken by people in a particular region or group

67.) Dialogue- conversation between characters

68.) Suspense- a feeling of events in a literary work.

69.) Paradox- a statement that seems contradictory but is actually true

70.) Rhetorical question- a question asked for effect, not to be answered

70. Rhetorical question-- A question asked for effect, not to be answered

71. Free verse-- poetry without fixed meter or pattern

72. Blank verse-- poetry written in unrhymed iambic pentameter



73. Soliloquy-- one character, on stage thinking aloud alone



74.Couplet-- a pair of rhyming lines usually of the same length and meter



75. Tragedy-- a work of literature, especially a play, that results in catastrophe for the main character



76. Monologue-- Speech by one character in play, that results in catastrophe for the main character



77.Comedy-- work of literature, especially a play that has a happy ending



78. Foil-- a character who is contrasted with another character



79. Aside-- a short speech delivered by an actor in a play expressing his/her thought



80. Drama-- a story written to be performed by actors



81. Repetition-- more than one use of any element of language



82. Parody-- making fun of a work by writing something similar but exaggerated



83. Dramatic poetry-- poetry that includes the techniques of drams



84. Rhyme scheme-- A regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem



85. Round Character-- a character with many different traits



86 Archetype --original pattern or model; all other are copies



87. Stanza-- a group of lies in a poem considered as unit



88. Narrative poem-- a poem that tells a story



89. Epic simile-- extended simile in a long epic poem, often several lines



90. Lyric-- a poem expressing thoughts and feeling



91. epic-- a long narrative poem that trace the adventures of a hero, usually a hero with super human strenght



92. Ballad-- a short, musical poem usually focused on a single situation, often love or death



93. Haiku--a three-line poem usually about nature



94. Rhythm--the pattern created by arranging stressed and unstressed syllables



95. Rhyme--repetition of accented vowel sounds and all succeeding consonant



96. Assonance-- the repetition of vowel sounds



97. Consonance-- the repetition of consonant sounds in the middle or end of words

98. Subjective--based on opinions of feelings



99. Objective--based on facts/evidence



100. Chronological--thee order in which something happen