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 * Plot- The action sequence of a narrative; what happens **


 * Theme- The main message of the story **


 * Climax- High point of interest in a story **


 * Exposition- the beginning of a story; setting is created, characters are introduced [[image:https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/942VTO_rD7OH-iJ3UsJCn-q5tRi2te7GJc8MFRrt94O-0KSU-9O5OxVKTcH0Mq1cWJ9xCbMPh0u0aWBFhBsbusFPupBooj4rOUdulZfLGKICjIx5-qE]] **


 * Denouement- The end of a story; after the climax [[image:https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/uWqZoM3-aVCLVQSbjUjszITIe2ONFwNle3WhgBvwHFxSd4KgkBykDIqholwk4wEfVtCEmtW8EXzVqmTYauPnTxb9n_9Pr9yGPHl-hsZqseFeIHqrot8]] **


 * In Medias Res- A story that begins in the middle of a sequence of events. Previous events are made evident with flaskbacks. **




 * Topic- expresseed in one or two words; does not express a veiw of life **


 * Rising action- longest part of the story; where conflicts are introduced**



**Falling action- explains the complications of the climax to the reader**



Conflict- struggle between opposing forces



Metaphor- a figure of speech in which something is spoken of as though it were something else; direct comparison of two unlike things



**Simile- a figure of speech in which something not human is treated as if it were human**



**Personifacation- a figure of speech in which something not human is treated as if it were human**

**symbolism- the use of something to represent something beyond itself.**

Alliteration- repetition of the same initial consonant sound

situational irony- exists when a person says one thing and means another.



verbal irony- occurs when a person says one thing and means another.

**dramatic irony- occurss when a person says one thing and means another**


 * onomatopoeia- the use of a word or phrase that actually imitates or suggests the sound of what it describes.**

hyperbole- a great exaggeration



Forshadowing- use of clues or hints of what will happen later



First person narraton- narrated by "I"



second person narration- narrated by "you" (doesnt happen in literature)

Third person limited- narration limited to one character's thoughts and feelings as the authors own; he or she. third person ominicent- narration in which the author knows and rveals several characters thoughts and feelings

Narrative- a story told in fiction, nonfiction, poetry, drama

Characterization- the act of creating and developing character

settings- time and place of action



short story- a short work of fiction



narrator- speaker or character who tells a story



Tone- the writers attitude towatd his or her audience and subject

Protagonist- main character or hero



Antagonist- a character or force in conflict with the main character

fiction- prose writing telling about imaginary characters and their traits

direct characterization- when the author directly tells what the characters traits are



indirect characterization- when the author tells what the characters look like, does, say, and how other characters react to them.



Dynamic character- one who develops or grow during the story



static character- character who doesnt change or grow during the story

Novel- a long work of fiction

Sensory language- writing or speech that appeals to one or more of the sense

Cliche- a phrase that has used so long that its meaning is lost

allusion- a reference in a work of literature to a character, place, or situation from another work of literature, music, or art

Flashback- narration of events before the normal time sequence of rhe plot

Analogy- when one thing is explained in terms of another



Understatement- when a response is deliberitely incomplete

Oxymoron- two words that seem to mean the opposite of eachother. examples: thunderous silence, dark victory

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



Autobiography- A person writing about his/her own life

Nonfiction- prose writing presenting ideas or telling about real people, places, objects, or events



Figurative language- Writing or speech not meant to be interpreted litterally



Legend- story about somone local or from a particular region



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

Caricature- a drawing of a person in which one feature is exagerated

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



Genre- a division or type of literature

Prose- ordinary form of written language

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

Diction- word choice

denotation- dictionary meaning of a word

Connatation- Meaning of a word in context of a work

Narrative essay-

descriptive essay- conveys an impression about a person, place, thing, or idea

Pursuasive essay- tries to get reader to do something or accept writer's point-of-veiw

Expository essay- gives information, discusses ideas, or explains a process Satire- using humor to make fun of or change things

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

Dialogue- conversation between characters

suspense- a feeling of events in a literary work

Paradox- a statement that seems contradictory but is actually true

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

Free verse- poetry without fixed meter or pattern



Blank verse- Poetry written in unrhymed iambic pentameter

Soliloquy- one character, on stage, thinking aloud alone

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

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

Monologue- speech by one character in a play, story, or poem



Comedy- work of literature, especially a play, story, or poem

Foil- a character who is contrasted with another character

Aside- a short speech delivered by an actor in a play expressing his/her thoughts

Drama- a story written to be performed by actors

Repetition- more than one use of any element of language

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

Dramatic Poetry- poetry that includes the techniques of drama

Rhyme scheme- a regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem

Round character- a character with many different traits



Archetype- original pattern or model; all others are copies

Stanza- a group of limnes in a poem that tells a story

Narrative poem- a poem that tells a story



Epic simile- a long narrative poem that traces the adventures of a hero, usually a hero with super human strength

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



Lyric- a poem expressing thoughts and feelings

Epic- a long narrative poem that traces the adventures of a hero, usually a hero with super human strength



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

Haiku- a three-line poem usually about nature

Rhythm- the pattern created by arranging stressed and unstressed syllables

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

Assonance- the repetition of vowel sounds

Consonance- the repitition of consonat sounds in the middle or end of words

Subjective- based on opinions or feelings



Objective- based on facts/evidence



Chronological order- the order in which something happend.