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Dialouge
conversation between two or more people
Dialect
A regional variety of a language distinguished by vocabulary, spelling, and pronunciation.
flat character
A character who embodies a single quality and who does not develop in the course of a story
round character
A character who demonstrates some complexity and who develops or changes in the course of a work
Protagonist
main character
Antagonist
A character or force in conflict with the main character
foil character
a character who works well, complements, and adds to another character
Foreshadowing
A narrative device that hints at coming events; often builds suspense or anxiety in the reader.
Imagery
sensational descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work.
Allusion
A reference to another work of literature, person, or event
Metaphor
A comparison without using like or as
Simile
A comparison of two unlike things using like or as
Personification
A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes
Hyperbole
exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.
Irony
the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect.
Mood
Feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader
Symbolism
A device in literature where an object represents an idea.
Theme
Central idea of a work of literature
villain
an evil or wicked person or character, especially in a story or play
fiction
a literary work based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact
Nonfiction
prose writing that is based on facts, real events, and real people, such as biography or history and poems.
short story
a story with a fully developed theme but significantly shorter and less elaborate than a novel
poetry
A kind of rhythmic, compressed language that uses figures of speech, sound devices, and imagery designed to appeal to our emotions and imagination.
fantasy
a story that concerns an unreal world or contains unreal characters; a ________ may be merely whimsical, or it may present a serious point in an unrealistic fashion
mystery
A suspenseful story about a puzzling event that is not solved until the later in the story.
memoir
an account of the author's personal experiences from memory
biography
A written account of another person's life.
essay
a short nonfiction work about a particular subject, often includes research or use of prior knowledge
realistic fiction
made up but believable; could really have happened, but is not rooted in fact
letter
a written or printed communication addressed to a person or group
historical document
written articles from the past that contain important information about a person, place, or event
Suspence
a mystery of what is going to happen next
science fiction
A type of fantasy that uses science and technology. (Robots, time machines, etc.).
Methods of Characterization
STEAL, Speech, thoughts, effect on others, actions, looks
Poetic Structure
the organization of words, lines, and images as well as ideas
Stanza
A group of lines in a poem
refrain
A line or set of lines repeated several times over the course of a poem.
metaphor
comparison not using like or as
Couplet
A pair of rhymed lines that may or may not constitute a separate stanza in a poem.
internal rhyme
poetry that rhymes inside the middle of one line
Alliteration
the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.
Personification
A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes
Repetition
Repeated use of sounds, words, or ideas for effect and emphasis
rhetorical question
A question asked merely for effect with no answer expected.
Exposition
A narrative device, often used at the beginning of a work that provides necessary background information about the characters and their environments and surroundings
inciting incident
an event that introduces the central conflict
rising action
Events leading up to the climax
Climax
the turning point of the story
falling action
Events after the climax, leading to the resolution
Conclusion
the end of the story
en medias res
to begin in the middle of things
Flashback
A method of narration in which present action is temporarily interrupted so that the reader can witness past events, or a character can remember past events
Flashforward
An alteration of story order in which the plot presentation moves forward to future events and then returns to the present.
objective summary
a summary of a piece of literature that is completely objective, without bias.
extended metaphor
A comparison between two unlike things that continues throughout a series of sentences in a paragraph or lines in a poem.
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