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English Lit #2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Analogy | Comparison made to show a similarity |
| Suspense | Feeling of growing tension and excitement |
| Dynamic | Character who undergoes an important change |
| Infer | Hint, read between the lines, suggest |
| Allusion | Reference to a person, event place or phrase |
| Oxymoron | Figure of speech that seems to be self- contradictory |
| Trace | Copy, outline, follow the path or map out |
| Foil | Character who is meant to oppose characteristics that oppose another. |
| Iambic Pentameter | Metrical pattern of poetry which consists of 5 iambic feet per line |
| Evaluate | judge, score, judge the quality, rank |