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Voc. Eng.3
Mr. Farell's list (26-50)
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| dramatic irony | contrast between what a character knows and what the reader /audience" knows |
| dynamic (round) character | character that often undergoes change as the plot unfolds |
| ellipsis-(Greek for "leaving out") | a figurative device where a word)s) are omitted in order to achieve more compact expression(...) |
| enjambment | running on the sense beyond the second line of one couplet into the first line of the next |
| epithet | brief phrase that points out traits associated with particular person/thing ex. "Mr. Farrell, the worst English Teacher..." |
| ethos | writing technique using aauthor's character to appeal to the reader |
| exposition | the necessary background info of a story |
| extended metaphor | refers to a comparison of two unlike things throughout a series of paragraphs or stanzas |
| external conflict | occurs when a character is pitted against an outside force |
| fable | short story, usually with animals as characters, conveying a moral |
| falling action | the events that occur after the climax |
| fiction | literary work that is not true |
| first person (P.O.V.) point of view | narrator is a character in the work, narrating the action as he or she perceives and understands it("I") |
| fixed form | in poetry, when there are prescribed and established rules with regard to number of lines, line length, rhyme, etc |
| flashback | returning to an earlier time in a story to make something in the past clear. |
| foreshadowing | hinting at future happenings, giving clues to prepare for ending |
| genre | the style or type of literature |
| hubris | excessive pride or self-confidence: usual defect in a Greek tragic here that causes him to ignore the warnings of the gods |
| hyperbole | an extravagant figure of speech not intended to be taken literally |
| ideology | a system of ideas and ideals, especially one that forms the basis of economic or political theory and policy |
| idiom | a speech form or an expression of a given language that is peculiar to itself grammatically or cannot be understood from the individual meanings of its elements, as in keep tabs on |
| imagery | words and phrases that re-create vivid sensory experiences for the reader |
| internal conflict | occurs when the struggle takes place within a character |
| irony | contrast between what is expected and what actually happens |
| jargon | special words or expressions that are used by a particular profession or group and are difficult for others to understand |
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