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Literary terms
Final Exam
Term | Definition |
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Antagonist | the character against whom the protagonist struggles |
climax | the moment in a play, novel, short story, or narrative poem at which the crisis researches its points or greatest intensity and is resolved |
Connotation | extra tinge or taint of meaning each word carries beyond the minimal, strict definition |
Denotation | Minimal, strict definition of a word as found in a dictionary |
Dialogue | lines spoken by a character or characters in a play,story,or novel, especially between two characters, or a literary work that takes the form of such a characterization |
Dynamic Character | A character who during the course of a story undergoes a permanent change in some aspect of character or outlook |
Dramatic irony | Situation in a narrative in which the reader knows something about present or future circumstances that the character does not know |