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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 [[image:http://wordpandit.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/denouement.gif width="392" height="194"

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".

[] 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

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.