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Lit terms 3-5
English honors 9 ap
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Commented on the actions of the characters in a drama | Chorus |
| point of maximum interest or tension | climax |
| dramatic work that is light and humorous | comedy |
| struggle between opposing forces | conflict |
| character pitted against an outside force | external conflict |
| conflict that occurs within a character | internal conflict |
| attitude or feeling associated with a word | connotations |
| rhymed pairs of lines | couplet |
| a statement or an account describing something | description |
| a writer or speakers choice of words and way of arranging the words | diction |
| extended meditative poem (speaker reflects death) | elegy |
| long narrative poem on serious subject | epic |
| story tellers in western Africa | griots |
| act or instance of invoking | invocation |
| lit work or section of a work presenting a moment of revelation | epiphany |
| intended to instruct | didactic lit. |
| lit. which plots and characters are developed through dialogue | drama |
| lyric poem in which a speaker adresses a silent or absent listener | dramatic monologue |
| plot line of a story | dramatic structure |
| 1st stage of a plot in a story | exposition |
| a stage where conflict develops and story events build towards a climax | rising action |
| turning point of a story | climax |
| where the climax is resolved | turning point or crisis |
| conflict is resolved | falling action |
| solution to the conflict | resolution |