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1.Plot- the action sequence of a narrative

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 created, characters are introduced



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



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

7. Topic-expressed in one or two words; does not express a view of life

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



9. Falling Action- explains the complications of the climax to the reader



10. Conflict- struggle between opposing forces



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



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 something 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- exists when what happens is the exact opposite of what is expected to happen

17. Verbal Irony- exists when a person says one thing and means another



18. Dramatic Irony- occurs when the audience has important information that the characters do not



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



20. Hyperbole- a great exaggeration.



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



22. First person narration- narrated by I

23. Second person narration- narrated by you



24. Third person limited- narration limited to one characters thoughts and feelings as the authors own; he or she



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



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 fiction



30. Narrator- speaker or character who tells a story



31. Tone- the writers 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, say, 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 of literature to a character, place, or situation from another work of literature, music, or art



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, places, objects, or events

//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

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

//61. Narrative essay- tells a story//

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 writers point-of-view 64. Expository essay- gives information, discusses ideas, or explains a process 65. Satire- using humor 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 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 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 thoughts

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 drama

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 others are copies

87. Stanza- a group of lines in a poem considered as a 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 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, 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 sounds 96. Assonance- the reretition 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