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flashback
A scene within a story that interrupts the sequence of events to relate events that occurred in the past
forshadowing
The author's use of clues to hint at what might happen later in the story
external conflict
One in which a character struggles against some kind of outside force, such as another person. Another one may occur between a character and some fore in nature.
internal conflict
It takes place within the mind of a character. The character struggles to make a decision, take an action, or overcome a feeling.
first person point of view
told by a character who uses the first-person pronoun “l”
third person point of view
There are two kinds, limited and omniscient. this is called "third person'' because the narrator uses third person pronouns such as he or she to refer to the characters.
Third-person limited point of view
the narrator relates the inner thoughts and feelings of only one character, and everything is viewed from that character’s perspective
Third-person omniscient point of view
the narrator knows and tells about what each character feels and thinks
dialect
The form of a language spoken by people in a particular region or group. They differ in pronunciation, grammar, and word choice. (The use of it gives a short story a more an authentic feel and helps a character's words sound more realistic.)
dialogue
conversation between characters. In poems novels, and short stories, dialogue is usually set off by quotation marks to indicate a speaker's exact words
protagonist
The main character in a literary work it is often a person but sometimes it can be an animal.
antagonist
This is a character or a force in conflict with a main character, or protagonist.
allitteration
The repetition of initial consonant sounds. Writers use this device to draw attention to certain words, ideas, to imitate sounds, and to create musical affects
tone
The writer's attitude toward his or her audience and subject. It can often be described by a single additive, such as formal or informal, serious or playful, bitter or ironic
mood
the general feeling or atmosphere that a piece of writing creates within the reader.
Comedy
a literary work, especially a play, which is light, often humorous or satirical, and ends happily. They frequently depict ordinary characters faced with temporary difficulties and conflicts.
drama
a story written to be performed by actors. Although it is meant to be performed, one can also read the script, or written version, and imagine the action.
script
made up of dialogue and stage directions
dialogue
the words spoken by the actors
acts
this is how a drama is divided
stage directions
notes included in a drama to describe how the work is to be performed or staged. These are usually printed in italics and enclosed within parentheses or brackets. They describe the movements, costumes, emotional states, and ways of speaking of the characters .
scene
a section of uninterrupted action in the act of a drama
playwright
a person who writes plays
tragedy
a work of literature, especially a play, that ; results in a catastrophe for the main character. In modern drama. the main character can be an ordinary person. and the cause of it can be some evil in society itself.
set
the scenery used for a play or a move
theater
a building or outdoor area in which plays and other dramatic performances are given
prop
a portable object other than furniture or costumes used on the set of a play or movie
dynamic character
one who changes or grows during the course of the work
static character
one who does not change
allusion
a reference to something else. in literature, it’s frequently used to reference cultural works.
figurative language
writing or speech that is not mean to be taken literally. The many types are known as figure of speech. Common figures of speech include metaphor, personification and simile. Writers use these techniques to state ideas in vivid and imaginative ways.
hyperboly
a form of figurative language that uses exaggeration for effect
imagery
a technique of writing with images
images
words or phrases that appeal to one or more of the five senses Writers use these to describe how their subjects look, sound, feel, taste, and mell.
metaphor
a figure of speech in which something is described as though it were something else. It works by pointing out a similarity between two unlike things.
motive
a reason that explains or partially explains a character's thoughts, feelings, actions, or speech. Writers try to make their characters' thoughts, feelings, actions or speech as clear as possible.
narative
A story. novels and short stories are fictional examples. biographies and autobiographies are nonfiction examples
onomatopoeia
the use of works that imitate sounds. Crash, buzz, screech, hiss, neigh, jingle, and cluck are all examples
personification
figurative language in which a nonhuman subject is given human characteristics
repetition
the use, more than once, of any element of language-a sound, words, phrase, clause, or sentence.
simile
figurative of speech that uses like or as to make a direct comparison between two unlike ideas. Everyday speech contains these such as “pale as a ghost” “spread like wildfire“ and “clever as a fox“
symbol
anything that stands for or represents something else these are common in everyday life. a dove with an olive branch in its beak means peace. a blindfolded woman holding a balanced scale stands for justice
universal theme
a message about life that is expressed regularly in many different cultures and time periods. folks tales, epics, and roman often contains these like the importance of courage, the power of love, or the danger of greed.
argument
claim
counterargument
evidence
