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English Final Exam
some terms n stuff
Question | Answer |
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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 |