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11th grade vocab.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Exposition | a comprehensive description and explanation of an idea or theory. |
| 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. |
| Chapter | a main division of a book, typically with a number or title. |
| Act | take action; do something. |
| Rhyme scheme | the ordered pattern of rhymes at the ends of the lines of a poem or verse. |
| Rising action | In the rising action, a series of related incidents build toward the point of greatest interest. The rising action of a story is the series of events that begin immediately after the exposition (introduction) of the story and builds up to the climax. |
| Flashback | a scene in a movie, novel, etc., set in a time earlier than the main story. |
| Prologue | a separate introductory section of a literary or musical work. |
| Nonlinear | not denoting, involving, or arranged in a straight line. |
| Climax | the most intense, exciting, or important point of something; a culmination or apex. |
| Foreshadowing | be a warning or indication of (a future event). |
| Epilogue | a section or speech at the end of a book or play that serves as a comment on or a conclusion to what has happened. |
| Linear | arranged in or extending along a straight or nearly straight line. |
| Falling action | falling action. noun. the part of a literary plot that occurs after the climax has been reached and the conflict has been resolved. Compare rising action. |
| In medias res | into the middle of a narrative; without preamble. |
| Stanza | a group of lines forming the basic recurring metrical unit in a poem; a verse. |
| Meter | in names of measuring instruments. |
| Resolution | a firm decision to do or not to do something. |
| Aesthetic | concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty. |
| Scene | the place where an incident in real life or fiction occurs or occurred. |
| Verse | denoting an area of activity or interest or a section of society distinguished by a particular characteristic. |
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