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> 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". > 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 characters 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 > 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 length and meter > 75.) Tragedy- a work of literature, especially a play, that results in a catastrophe > 76.) Monologue- speech by one character in a play, story, or poem > 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 > 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 if a work by writing something similar but exaggerated > 83.) Dramatic poetry- poetry that includes the techniques of drama > 84.) Rhyme scheme- a regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem > 85.) Round character- a character word many different traits > 86.) Archetype- original pattern or model; all others are copies > 87.) Stanza- a group of lines in a poem considered as a unit > 88.) Narrative poem- a poem that tell story > 89.) Epic simile- extended simile in a ling epic poem, often several lines > 90.) Lyric- a poem expressing thoughts and feelings > 91.) Epic- a long narrative poem that traces the adventures of a hero, usually a hero with super human strength > 92.) Ballad- a short, story 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 sylllables > 95.) Rhyme- Assonance- the 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 or feelings > 99.) Objective- based on facts/evidence > 100.) Chronological order- the order in which something happened. > >  >
 * 1) plot**- the action.**
 * 2) t**heme-the main message.**
 * 3) **climax- the high point of interest.**
 * 4) **exposition-the beginning of a story.**
 * 5) **denouement-the end of a story.**
 * 6) **in medias res- flashbacks.**
 * 7) **topic- expressed in one or two words.**
 * 8) **rising action- where conflicts are introduced.**
 * 9) **7falling action-explains the complications.**
 * 10) **conflict-a struggle between two or more apposing characters.**
 * 11) **metaphor- a figure of speech.**
 * 12) **simile- a figure of speech in which like or as is used.**
 * 13) **personification- a figure of speech in which something not human is given human characteristics.**
 * 14) **symbolism- the use of something to represent something beyond itself.**
 * 15) **alliteration-repetition of the same initial consonant sound.**
 * 16) **situational irony- what happens is the exact opposite of what is expected to happen.**
 * 17) .17.) Verbal Irony- Dramatic exist when a person says one thing and mean another