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mr anthony midterm

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Reclamation protagonist RECLAMES or takes back something they once possessed
Epiphany protagonist ECPERIENCED a moment of enlightment
Catharsis getting something off there CHEST
Metaphor direct comparison between 2 unlike elements
Central Metaphor significant comparison where an object represents a CENTRIAL conflict
Extended Metaphor comparison developed and maintained over the course of the story line
Hyperbole an EXADURATION claim beyond believability
Simile a COMPARISON BETWEEN 2 UNLIKE things using like or as
Personification human characteristics, living qualities are bestowed on a non-human entity
Alliteration repetition of interior identical consonant sounds
Metaphor direct comparison between 2 unlike objects
Synthesis description of 1 of the sentences in the terms of another sentence
Repetition deliberate repeating of a word or sound
Onomatopoeia repeating of SOUNDS
Cliches are tiered, overused, well worn phrases
Theme the central meaning or relevant message a reader receives from a work of liditure
Plot structure sequence of events for harrative story telling beginning with an EXPOSITION, ending resolution
Exposition the opening of the story, the introduction to the setting and the main characters
Conflict the internal or external problem or tension
Types of conflict Man vs. Man, Man vs. Nature, Man vs. Himself
Man vs. Man a human being or group agents another
Man vs. Nature Mans struggle to survive in a hostile environment
Man vs. Himself Man fighting agenst internal fears, problems, Ethics
Climax the turning point during witch the outcome of the conflict is determined the most exacting part
Resolution the closing of the story, the tying up loose ends
Created by: joskel2017
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