Nia

Nia's project

1. Plot- the action sequence of a narrative; what happens



2.Theme - the main message of the story



3.Climax- high point of interest in a story



4. Exposition- the begining 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 begin 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 thing.



12. Simile- a figure of speech in which like or as is used to make 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 suggest 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( doesn't happen in literature) 24. Third person limited- narration limited to one character's thoughts and feelings as the authors own; he or she 25. Third person omniscient- narration in which the author knows and reveals several characters' thought and feeling 26. Narrative- a story told in fiction, nonfiction, poetry, or drama 27.Characterization- the act of creating and developing charaters 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 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 tell what the characters' traits are

36. Indirect Characterization- when the author tells what the characters look like, does,say,and how others 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 mre of the senses 41. Cliche' - phrase that has been used so long that its meaning is lost 42. Alussion - a reference in a work of literature to a character, place ,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- wrting or speech not meant to be interpreted literally 51. Legend- story about someone local or from a particular region 52. Myth- 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 exxaggerated 54. Anecdote- a brief story aboout an interesting, amusing, or strage 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



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 writer's 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 meant 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 contrasting 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



88. Narrative Poem- a poem that tells a story



89. Epic simile- extended simile in a long epic poem, often several lines 90.Lyrics- a poem expressing thought 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 repetition of vowels

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