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11th grade vocab.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| audience | the assembled spectators or listeners at a public event, such as a play, movie, concert, or meeting. |
| exposition | a comprehensive description and explanation of an idea or theory. |
| resolution | a firm decision to do or not to do something. |
| figurative language | Figurative language is language that uses words or expressions with a meaning that is different from the literal interpretation. When a writer uses literal language, he or she is simply stating the facts as they are. |
| static character | is one that does not undergo important change in the course of the story, remaining essentially the same at the end as he or she was at the beginning. |
| antagonist | a person who actively opposes or is hostile to someone or something; an adversary. |
| free | not under the control or in the power of another; able to act or be done as one wishes |
| blank verse | verse without rhyme, especially that which uses iambic pentameter. |
| purpose | the reason for which anything is done, created, or exists |
| diction | the choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing. |
| denouement | the final part of a play, movie, or narrative in which the strands of the plot are drawn together and matters are explained or resolved |
| characterization | word picture: a graphic or vivid verbal description; "too often the narrative was interrupted by long word pictures"; "the author gives a depressing picture of life in Poland"; "the pamphlet contained brief characterizations of famous Vermonters |
| flat character | Flat characters are two-dimensional in that they are relatively uncomplicated and do not change throughout the course of a work. By contrast, round characters are complex and undergo development, sometimes sufficiently to surprise the reader. |
| protagonist | the leading character or one of the major characters in a drama, movie, novel, or other fictional text. |
| lyric | (of poetry) expressing the writer's emotions, usually briefly and in stanzas or recognized forms. |
| flashback | a scene in a movie, novel, etc., set in a time earlier than the main story. |
| rising action | The events of a dramatic or narrative plot preceding the climax. |
| tone | a musical or vocal sound with reference to its pitch, quality, and strength. |
| setting | the place or type of surroundings where something is positioned or where an event takes place |
| round character | round characters are complex and undergo development, sometimes sufficiently to surprise the reader. |
| irony | the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect. |
| ballad | a poem or song narrating a story in short stanzas. Traditional ballads are typically of unknown authorship, having been passed on orally from one generation to the next as part of the folk culture. |
| point of view | a particular attitude or way of considering a matter. |
| climax | the most intense, exciting, or important point of something; a culmination or apex |
| syntax | the arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language |
| plot | a plan made in secret by a group of people to do something illegal or harmful. |
| allusion | an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference |
| foreshadowing | be a warning or indication of (a future event) |
| sonnet | a poem of fourteen lines using any of a number of formal rhyme schemes, in English typically having ten syllables per line |
| narrative structure | Narrative structure, a literary element, is generally described as the structural framework that underlies the order and manner in which a narrative is presented to a reader, listener, or viewer |
| falling action | falling action. the part of a literary plot that occurs after the climax has been reached and the conflict has been resolved |
| imagery | visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work |
| dynamic character | dynamic character. a literary or dramatic character who undergoes an important inner change, as a change in personality or attitude |
| direct/indirect | A type of lighting system that combines both downward lighting and upward lighting components |
| fixed | fastened securely in position |
| narrative poem | Narrative poetry is a form of poetry that tells a story, often making use of the voices of a narrator and characters as well; the entire story is usually written in metred verse. |
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