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English Final Exam
some terms n stuff
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| the act of creating developing a character; revealing a character's personality, intentions, motivations, beliefs, etc. | CHARACTERIZATION |
| in medias res, invocation, vast settings, battles, supernatural, good vs. evil, concerns, massive quantities, hero | EPIC CHARACTERISTICS |
| an event occurs that directly contradicts the expectations of the characters, the reader, or the audience. | IRONY |
| the overall main point of a passage | MAIN IDEA |
| the emotion or feeling of the reader (because of the way the story is written) | MOOD |
| putting something into your own words; using different words to clarify the meaning of something that's written | PARAPHRASE |
| the return of a word, phrase, stanza form, or effect in any form of literature. | REPITION |
| the universal message of a story | THEME |