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final exam words

TermDefinition
characterization act of creating and developing a character
climaz story or novel or plays highest point of interest
conflict struggle between opposing forces
epic long narrative poem about the deeds of gods or hero's
epic hero brave and noble character in an epic poem, admired for great achievements or affected by grand events
epic similie an elaborate comparison of unlike things
falling action all events leading up to the climax
figurative language writing or speech not meant to be taken literally
flash black event or scene taking place before the present time in the narrative is inserted into the chronological structure of the work
foreshadow used in a literary work of clues that suggest an event that have yet to occur
imagery literature to create word pictures for the reader
inrony differences between appearance and reality or expectation and result
metaphor a figure of speech in which one thing is spoken as though it were something else
mood feeling created in the reader by a literary work or passage
personification type of figurative language a non human subject is given human characteristics
plot sequence of events in a literary work
resolution the act of solving a problem
rising action events leading up to the climaz
setting time and place of the action
simile like or as is used to make a comparison
stave an arrangement of lines of verse in a pattern usually repeated throughout the poem
suspense feeling of uncertainty about the outcome of events
symbol anything that stands for or presents something else
tone the writers attitude towards his or her audience and subject
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