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Literary terms: unit 1
Question | Answer | Sentence |
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Divorce | the ending of a marriage as recognized by law. | |
Alliteration | Different words beginning with the same sound | Sally sell seashells by the seashore. |
Antagonist | Enemy of the the main character | |
Aside | Words spoken to the audience by a character in a drama that are not supposed to be heard by the other characters onstage | An aside is usually to let the audience know what a character is thinking. |
Characterization | The means through which an author reveals a character`s personality | Ben was a quiet,serious boy. |
Climax | The point in a play,novel,short story,or narrative poem at which the conflict reaches its greatest intensity and it's then resolved | The climax is also the part of a narrative when the reader or audience member experiences the most-intense emotions. |
Conflict | A struggle between opposing forces | A conflict may be external or internal. |
Dialogue | The conversation between characters in a work of literature | |
Dynamic character | A character who undergoes a significant internal change over the course of a story | This may be a change in understanding,values,in |
Rough | not smooth. | The rough cloth rubbed against my skin. |