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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Allusion | When the writer make a reference to something in history or literature that they expect you to understand the referrence |
| Antagonist | The force or person who opposes the protagonist in the story |
| Climax | The point of greatest emotional intensity or suspense in a plot where the out come of the conflict be comes known |
| Exposition | The beginning of the story where the characters and setting ar revealed |
| Rising Action | Where the events get complecated and conflict is revealed |
| Falling Action | When the events begin to resolve |
| Oxymoron | Two opposite words that don't makes sense before more thought is given |
| Resolution (Denouncement) | The conflict is resolved; and is usually placed after climax in a novel |
| Connotation | Emotions associated with a word |
| Dennotation | Dictionary definition of a word |
| Foil | When two characters personalities are opposites |
| Imagery | words, descriptions, and phrases that appeal to the 5 senses |
| Dramatic Irony | When the audience is more aware then the characters are |
| Metaphor | A comparison that states that one is another |
| Personification | When non-animate objects get human characteristics |
| Protagonist | Main character whose life is the center of the story |
| Simile | A comparison between two unlike things that do not claim to be the other |
| Theme | The lesson of the story |
| Tone | Attitude authors tries to creates in text |
| Mood | Overall emotion of text |
| Setting | The time and place where the story takes place |
| Plot | A series of related events that makes up the story |
| First Person | A limited point of view where you are limited to one characters personal point of veiw |
| Second Person | The author speaks directly to the reader |
| Third Person Limited | A limited point of view where you are limited to one perspective the whole time |
| Third Person Unlimited | A point of view where the narrator knows all of the characters thoughts and fealings |
| Symbol | A person, place, event, or thing that it represents itself and something beyond itself |
| Suspense | An uncertainty or anxiety the reader feels after an event |
| Verbal Irony | When someone say something opposite of what they mean |
| Situational Irony | When something unexpected happens |
| Hyperbole | A large exaggeration |
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