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 * Plot**-- the action sequence of a narrative; what happens [[image:knightpage/Plot_Diagram_rising_action.jpg]]
 * Theme**-- the main message of the story [[image:knightpage/theme width="150" height="302"]]
 * Climax**-- high point of interest in a story [[image:climax width="251" height="126"]]
 * Exposition**-- the beginning of a story; setting is created, characters are introduced [[image:exposition.jpg width="179" height="136"]]
 * Denouement**-- the end of a story, after the climax [[image:Denouenent.jpg width="214" height="150"]]
 * In Medias Res**-- a story that begins in the middle of a sequence of events. Previous events are are evident with flashbacks. [[image:in_medias_res.png width="254" height="180"]]
 * Topic**-- expressed in one or two words; does not express a view of life [[image:topic.jpg]]
 * Rising Action**-- longest part of the story; where conflicts are introduced [[image:action.jpg width="120" height="245"]]
 * Falling Actions**-- explains the complications of the climax to the reader [[image:action.jpg width="119" height="244"]]
 * Conflict**-- struggle between opposing forces. [[image:conflict.jpg width="218" height="186"]]
 * Metaphor**-- a figure of speech in which something something is spoken of as though it were something else; direct comparison of two unlike things. [[image:metaphor width="180" height="280"]]
 * Simile**-- a figure of speech in which like or as is used to make a comparison [[image:simile.jpg]]
 * Personification**-- a figure of speech in which something not human is treated as if it were human [[image:personification width="233" height="174"]]
 * Symbolism**-- the us of something to represent something beyond itself. [[image:sybolism width="147" height="165"]]
 * Alliteration**-- repetition of the same initial consonant sound. [[image:alliteration width="173" height="185"]]
 * Situational** **Irony**-- exists when what happens is the exact opposite of what is expected to happen. [[image:situational_irony width="127" height="186"]]
 * Verbal** **Irony**-- exists when a person says one thing and means another. [[image:verbal_irony]]
 * Dramatic** **Irony**-- occurs when the audience has important information that the characters do not. [[image:dramatic_irony width="225" height="181"]]
 * Onomatopoeia**-- the use of a word or phrase that actually imitates or suggests the sound of what it descries. Example: sparkle [[image:onomatopoeia width="180" height="151"]]
 * Hyperbole**-- a great exaggeration. Example: I am so hungry i could eat a horse. [[image:hyperbole]]
 * Foreshadowing**-- use of clues or hints of what will happen later [[image:forshadowing]]
 * First person narration**-- narrated by "I" [[image:first_person_naration]]
 * Second person limited**-- narrated by "you" (doesn't happen in literature)
 * Third person limited**-- narration limited to one character's thoughts and feelings as the authors's thoughts and feelings.
 * Third person omniscient**-- narration in which the author knows and reveals several character's thoughts and feelings.
 * Narrative**-- a story told in fiction, nonfiction, poetry, or drama. [[image:narration width="179" height="179"]]
 * Characterization**-- the act of creating and developing characters [[image:characterization.jpg]]
 * Setting**-- time and place of action [[image:settinh]]
 * Short story**-- a short work of fiction [[image:short_stories width="166" height="244"]]
 * Narrator**-- speaker or character who tells a story [[image:narrator]]
 * Tone**-- the writer's attitude toward his or her audience and subject [[image:tone]]
 * Protagonist**-- main character or hero [[image:protagonist]]
 * Antagonist**-- a character or force in conflict with the main character [[image:antagonist]]
 * Fiction**-- prose writing telling about imaginary characters and their traits [[image:fiction]]
 * Direct characterization**-- when the author directly tells what the characters' traits are [[image:direct_characterization]]
 * Indirect characterization**-- when the author tells what the characters look like, does, say, and how other characters react to them. [[image:indirect_characterization]]
 * Dynamic character**-- one who develops or grows during the story [[image:Dynamic_character]]
 * Static character**-- character who doesn't change or grow during the story [[image:static_character]]
 * Novel**-- a long work of fiction [[image:Novel]]
 * Sensory Language**-- writing or speech that appeals to one or more of the senses [[image:sensory_language]]
 * Cliche**-- a phrase that has used so long that its meaning is lost [[image:cliche width="248" height="164"]]
 * Allusion**-- a reference in a work of literature to a character, place, or situation from another work of literature, music, or art [[image:allusion]]
 * Flashback**-- narration of events before the normal time sequence of the plot [[image:flashback]]
 * Analogy**-- when one thing is explained [[image:anology.jpg]]
 * Understatement**-- when a response is deliberately incomplete
 * Oxymoron**-- two words that seem to mean the opposite of each other. Example: thunderous silence, dark victory [[image:oxymoron]]
 * Biography**-- a work about a person's life written by another person [[image:biography.jpg width="164" height="248"]]
 * Autobiography**-- a person writing about his/her ow life [[image:autobiography]]
 * Nonfiction**-- prose writing presenting ideas or telling about real people, places,, objects, or events [[image:nonfiction width="181" height="224"]]
 * Figurative** **language**-- writing or speech not meant to be interpreted literally [[image:fl]]
 * Legend**-- story about someone local or from a particular region [[image:legend]]
 * Myth**-- a fictional account that explains the actions of goods or causes of natural phenomena [[image:myth.jpg]]
 * Caricature**-- a drawing of a person in which one feature is exaggerated [[image:caricature.jpg width="180" height="225"]]
 * Anecdote**-- a brief story about an interesting, amusing, or strange event [[image:anecdote.jpg width="177" height="228"]]
 * Genre**-- a division or type of literature [[image:genre.jpg width="204" height="199"]]
 * Prose**-- ordinary from of written language
 * Mood**-- feeling crated in the reader by a literary work or passage [[image:mood.jpg width="241" height="166"]]
 * Diction**-- word choice [[image:diction.jpg width="198" height="204"]]
 * Denotation**-- dictionary meaning of a word
 * Connotation**-- meaning of a word in context of a work.
 * Narrative essay**-- tells a story [[image:narrative_essay.jpg]]
 * Descriptive essay**-- conveys an impression about a person, place, thing, or idea [[image:descriptive_essay.jpg width="177" height="229"]]
 * Persuasive** **essay**-- tries to get reader to do something or accept writer's point-of-view [[image:persuasive_essay.jpg width="174" height="182"]]
 * Expository** **essay**-- gives information, discusses ideas, or explains a process [[image:expository.jpg]]
 * Satire**-- using humor to make fun of or change things [[image:satire.jpg width="246" height="163"]]
 * Dialect**-- form of language spoken by people in a particular region or group [[image:dialect.jpg]]
 * Dialogue**-- conversation between characters [[image:dialogue.jpg]]
 * Suspense**-- a feeling of events in a literary work [[image:suspense.jpg]]
 * Paradox**-- a statement that seems contradictory but is actually true [[image:paradox.jpg]]
 * Rhetorical** **question**-- a question asked for effect, not to be answered [[image:rhetorical_question.jpg]]
 * Free** **verse**-- poetry without fixed meter or pattern [[image:free_verse.jpg]]
 * Blank** **verse**-- poetry written in unrhymed iambic pentameter [[image:blank_verse.jpg width="159" height="254"]]
 * Soliloquy**-- one character, on stage, thinking aloud alone [[image:Soliloquy.jpg]]
 * Couplet**-- a pair of rhyming lines usually of the same length and meter [[image:couplet.jpg]]
 * Tragedy**-- a work of literature, especially a play, that results in catastrophe for the main character [[image:tragedy.jpg]]
 * Monologue**-- speech by one character in a play, story, or poem [[image:Monologue.jpg]]
 * Comedy**-- work of literature, especially a play, that has a happy ending [[image:Comedy.jpg]]
 * Foil**-- a character who is contrasted with another character [[image:Foil.jpg]]
 * Aside**-- a short speech delivered by an actor in a play expressing his/her thoughts [[image:Aside.jpg]]
 * Drama**-- A story written to be performed by actors [[image:Drama.jpg]]
 * Repetition**-- more than one use of any element of language [[image:Repetition.jpg]]
 * Parody**-- making fun of a work by writing something similar but exaggerated [[image:Parody.jpg]]
 * Dramatic** **poetry**-- poetry that includes the techniques of drama [[image:Dramatic_poetry.jpg]]
 * Rhyme scheme**-- a regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem [[image:Rhyme_scheme.jpg]]
 * Round character**-- a character with many different traits [[image:Round_character.jpg]]
 * Archetype**-- original pattern or model; all others are copies [[image:Archetype.jpg]]
 * Stanza**-- a group of lines in a poem considered as a unit [[image:Stanza.jpg]]
 * Narrative poem**-- a poem That tells a story [[image:Narrative_poem.jpg]]
 * Epic simile**-- extended simile in a long epic poem, often several lines
 * Lyric**-- a poem expressing thoughts and feelings [[image:lyric.jpg]]
 * Epic**-- a long narrative poem that traces the adventures of a hero, usually a hero with super human strength [[image:Epic.jpg]]
 * Ballad**-- a short, musical poem usually focused on a single situation, often love or death [[image:Ballad.jpg]]
 * Haiku**-- a three-line poem usually about nature [[image:Haiku.jpg]]
 * Rhythm**-- the pattern crated by arranging stressed and unstressed syllables [[image:rhythm.jpg]]
 * Rhyme**-- repetition of accented vowel sounds and all succeeding consonant sounds [[image:rhyme.jpg]]
 * Assonance**-- the repetition of vowel sounds [[image:Assonance.jpg]]
 * Consonance**-- the repetition of consonant sounds in the middle or end of words [[image:consonance.jpg]]
 * Subjective**-- based on opinions or feelings [[image:Subjective.jpg]]
 * Objective**-- based on facts/evidence [[image:Objective.jpg]]
 * Chronological order**-- the order in which something happened. [[image:Chronological_order.jpg]]