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Poetry
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Figuartive Language | a way of expressing oneself that does not use a word's strict or realistic meaning |
| Irony | is the use of words to convey a meaning that is opposite of what is actually said |
| Metaphor | in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them |
| Personification | attribution of personal qualities especially : representation of a thing or abstraction as a person or by the human form |
| Hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones") |
| Similie | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as |
| Foreshadowing | an indication of what is to come |
| Flashback | interruption of chronological sequence (as in a film or literary work) by interjection of events of earlier occurrence |
| Symbolism | the art or practice of using symbols especially by investing things with a symbolic meaning or by expressing the invisible or intangible by means of visible or sensuous representations |
| Theme | is the inferred stance taken on the central topic or message of a story |
| Direct Characterization | consists of the author telling the audience what a character is like. |
| Indirect Characterization | is a type of literary device that reveals details about a character without stating them explicitly |
| Round Character | is deep and layered character in a story-real people. |
| Flat Character | one that lacks complexity in several facets. The two-dimensional character's journey is often described as having no arc, meaning they don't change from the beginning of the story to the end |
| Static Character | is one that doesn't change throughout the telling of the story, whereas dynamic characters are the opposite |
| Protaganist | is the character who drives the action--the character whose fate matters most |
| Dynamic Character | is one who changes and evolves throughout the story. Often the protagonists of the novel |
| Antagoonist | the principal opponent or foil of the main character |
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