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Kocian Eng. I Final
Vocabulary Words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Act | one of the main divisions of a play or opera |
| allusion | an implied or indirect reference especially in literature |
| antagonist | character or force in conflict with the main character |
| anticlimax | turning point that is a letdown; learn the story will not turn out in a way that complete resolves the conflict or satisfies the audience |
| archetype | a model, personage, or theme that recurs in stories and myths |
| aside | words spoken, usually in an undertone not intended to be heard by all characters |
| atmosphere | the feeling created in the reader by a literary work or passage |
| bias | prejudice in favor or or against one thing, person, or group |
| blank verse | un-rhymed iambic pentameter |
| characterization | the act of creating and developing a character |
| comedy | literary work that has a happy ending |
| comic relief | use of comedy within literature that is not a comedy |
| diction | word choice |
| dialogue | conversation between characters that may reveal traits and advance action |
| direct address | words that tell the reader who is being addressed |
| drama | a story written to be performed by actors |
| dramatic foil | a character whose purpose is to show off another character |
| dramatic irony | a contradiction between what a character thinks and what the reader/audience knows to be true |
| dynamic characters | characters that change somehow during the course of the plot |
| dystopia | a society characterized by human misery, squalor, oppression, disease and overcrowding |
| ethos | to convince an audience of the author's credibility or character |
| evidence | a term used to describe the material used to suppiort an argument |
| figurative language | language used by writers to produce images in readers' minds |
| flat characters | one-dimensional characters, embodying only a single trait |
| logos | to convince an audience by use of logic or reason |
| metaphor | directly comparing two unlike things |
| monologue | one person speaking on stage while other characters may be on stage too |
| oral tradition | the retelling of stories, and poems passed orally, or by spoken word from generation to generation |
| oxymoron | a combination of words that contradict each other |
| pathos | to persuade an audience by appealing to their emotions |
| persuasion | the act of causing people to do or believe something |
| prose | ordinary writing that is not poetry, drama, or song |
| protagonist | the main character in a literary work that must overcome the conflict |
| pun | humorous use of a word with two meanings |
| reliable source | credible or believable source |
| rhetorical device | the use of language that is intended to have an effect on its audience |
| rhetorical fallacies | common errors and manipulations in persuasive works that undermine the argument |
| round characters | characters who have many personality traits, like real people |
| scene | a division of an act in a play during which the action takes place in a single place without a break in time |
| simile | comparing two unlike things using the words like or as |
| situational irony | an event occurs that direct contradicts the expectations of the reader |
| soliloquy | long speech expressing the thoughts of a character alone on stage |
| static characters | characters within a story who remain the same |
| symbol | an object that represents or stands for something else |
| target audience | the intended group for which something is performed, marketed, or directed towards |
| theme | central message or insight into life revealed through a literary work |
| tragedy | drama where the central character(s) suffer disaster/great misfortune |
| tragic flaw | a flaw or defect in a tragedy's hero or heroine that eventually causes his or her downfall |
| utopia | an ideal place or state |
| verbal irony | words used to suggest the opposite of what is means |
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