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Julius Ceasar Terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Allusion | a reference to a person, place, poem, book. event, ect., ex. In The Glass Menagerie, Tom speaks of "Chamberlain's umbrella," |
| Anachronism | the misplacing of a person, object, or situation outside of its correct historical time |
| Anagnorisis | the moment in a work when the main character realizes that what he or she had believed up to that point is false |
| Apostrophe | directly addressing a person, place, thing, or abstraction, living, dead, or absent from the work |
| Aside | words spoken by a actor in such a way that they are heard by the audience but 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 or novel. The information is usally 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 actions 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 that 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 |
| Monologue | an extended speech by one character, either when alone or to others |
| Motif | a situation, incident, idea, or image that is repeated significantly in a literacy work |
| Motivation | the reasons behind a character's actions |
| Omen | the use of an animal or aspect of nature to foretell and event; a sign. An omen can also indicate if the event will be good or evil |
| Oratory | The art of public speaking. A good speech ofter includes the following elements, 1. The speaker talks directly to the audience in a conversational manner, sometimes asking the audience questions and then providing the answers. 2. The points the speaker i |
| Prose | the ordinary form of a written or spoken language, without rhyme or meter; speech or writing that is not peotry |
| Pun | an expression that achieves emphasis or humor |
| Resolution | the part of the story in which all the problems are solved and/or the secrets revealed |
| Rising Action | the part of the story's plot that adds complications to the problems and increases the reader's interest |
| Sarcasm | the use of harsh words to deride and criticize. Sometimes, sarcasm is apparent only by the way something is said rather that the actual words that are used; other times the sarcasm in obvious |
| Setting | when and where the short story,play, or novel takes place |
| Simile | a comparison between two different things using either like or as |
| Soliloquy | lines in a play in which a character reveals thoughts to the audience, but not to the other characters; it is usually longer than an aside and not directed at the audience |
| Stage Direction | the information given for the reader to visualize the setting, position of props, ect., in a play. Stage directions may give additional impressions of the characters through short descriptions and through what they do |
| Superstition | any belief or attitude based on fear or ignorance that is inconsistent with the known laws of science |
| Theme | The central or dominant idea behind the story |
| Tragic flaw | the main defect of the protagonist in a tragedy |
| Tragic hero | the main character in a tragedy; in order to fit the definition, the hero mush have a tragic flaw, which causes his or her downfall |
| Verse | another word for "poetry." In Shakespeare, the educated characters and the nobility usually speak in verse to indicate their high station in life |
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KristinBingham
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