a reference to a person, place, poem, book, event, etc. which is not part of the story, that the author expects the reader will recognize

the misplaced of a person, object, or situation outside of its correct historical time

attributing human qualities, emotions,and behavior to animals

directly addressing a person, place, thing, or abstraction, living, dead, or absent from the work

words spoken by an actor in such a way that they are heard by the audience but supposedly not by the other actors

the point of greatest dramatic tension or excitement in a story

the struggle that moves the action forward in a work of literature. There are three types of conflict, and most books include all three: man versus man; man versus nature; man versus himself

conversation between two or more characters

the background information that the reader has to know and/or understand before reading the play of novel. The information is usually dealt with at the beginning of the book. Sometimes exposition reveals things that occurred before the actual plot begins.

additional action that follows the climax

the use of hints or clues in a story to suggest what action is to come. Foreshadowing is frequently used to create interest and build suspense

behavior or thought based on a vision of things as they ought to be, rather than as they really are

the use of words to evoke impressions and meanings that are more than just the basic, accepted definitions of the words themselves

a perception of inconsistency, sometimes humorous, in which the significance and understanding of a statement or event is changed by its context

the audience or reader knows more about a characters situation than the character does and knows that the characters understanding is incorrect

the use of a naive hero, whose incorrect perceptions differ from the readers correct ones

a discrepancy between what is said and what is really meant; sarcasim

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Julius Caesar Terms

Term	Definition
allusion	a reference to a person, place, poem, book, event, etc. which is not part of the story, that the author expects the reader will recognize
anachronism	the misplaced of a person, object, or situation outside of its correct historical time
anthropomorphism	attributing human qualities, emotions,and behavior to animals
apostrophe	directly addressing a person, place, thing, or abstraction, living, dead, or absent from the work
aside	words spoken by an actor in such a way that they are heard by the audience but supposedly not by the other actors
climax	the point of greatest dramatic tension or excitement in a story
conflict	the struggle that moves the action forward in a work of literature. There are three types of conflict, and most books include all three: man versus man; man versus nature; man versus himself
dialogue	conversation between two or more characters
exposition	the background information that the reader has to know and/or understand before reading the play of novel. The information is usually dealt with at the beginning of the book. Sometimes exposition reveals things that occurred before the actual plot begins.
falling action	additional action that follows the climax
foreshadowing	the use of hints or clues in a story to suggest what action is to come. Foreshadowing is frequently used to create interest and build suspense
idealism	behavior or thought based on a vision of things as they ought to be, rather than as they really are
imagery	the use of words to evoke impressions and meanings that are more than just the basic, accepted definitions of the words themselves
irony	a perception of inconsistency, sometimes humorous, in which the significance and understanding of a statement or event is changed by its context
Dramatic irony	the audience or reader knows more about a characters situation than the character does and knows that the characters understanding is incorrect
Structural irony	the use of a naive hero, whose incorrect perceptions differ from the readers correct ones
verbal irony	a discrepancy between what is said and what is really meant; sarcasim

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