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Fall Engli. Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| exposition | gives background |
| rising action | making the conflict difficult to resolve |
| climax | greatest point of the story |
| falling action | after the climax |
| conclusion | story is finished |
| conflict | problem in the story |
| plot | sequence of events in the story |
| character | individual that can be the main/minor, flat/round, dynamic/static |
| mood | emotions |
| tone | attitude |
| alliteration | repetition |
| pun | humorous use of a word |
| personification | giving an inanimate object human characteristics |
| theme | central idea |
| similie | like or as |
| irony | contrast between appearance and reality |
| metaphor | no like or as |
| allusion | a reference in a work of literature |
| analogy | comparison to show similarities between two things that differ |
| hyperbole | exaggeration |
| foreshadowing | prepares readers for future events |
| flashback | stops the story to go back to a past event |
| diction | writer's choice of words |
| imagery | words that appeal to the other senses |
| oxymoron | ex: cruel love, deafening silence, pretty ugly, alone together |
| dynamic | changes |
| static | stays |
| protagonist | main character |
| antagonist | against the main character |
| foil | total opposite of another character |
| confidant | keeper of secrets |
| magic helper | possesses magical powers |
| archetype | stereotyped qualitites |
| round | fully developed |
| flat | little detail |