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English Lit #4
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Point of view | The person who tells the story and how it is told |
| Characterization | Process of creating a character in fiction |
| Pun | A humorous substitution of words that are alike in sound but different in meaning |
| Proverb | Simple saying that is popularly known and repeated which expresses truth |
| Irony | The difference between how something appears and what is actually true |
| Static Characters | A character who does not change throughout the story |
| Describe | Tell about it, paint a picture with words, Paint me a picture, what does it look like, tell more, tell what, list attributes, illustrate, show |
| Simile | Comparison between two unlike things using "like" or "as" |
| Tragedy | Drama in which the main character is brought to ruin or death |
| Exposition | Introductory material that gives important background into the story |
| Tragic Hero | Character who makes a judgement that leads to his/her own destruction |
| Couplet | Two consecutive lines of poetry that usually rhyme and have the same meter |
| Motif | Recurring subject, theme or idea in a literary work. |
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Annie127
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