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Internal Conflict
psychological conflict that takes place within a character
Juxtaposition
Two concepts or objects next to each other for contrasting effect
Metaphor
comparison of two things that are unrelated
Motif
repeated pattern (object, sound, image, word) that comes back within the story
Paradox
a statement that seems to predict itself, but has a deeper meaning or joke or truth
Personification
type of metaphor that gives non-living objects human characteristics
Protagonist
character whose fate matters most
Referent
the thing to which a word refers (ex: the āevening starā is the planet Venus)
Resolution
end of story, after climax
Shift in verb tense
change in time frame in the text
Simile
compares unlike things using ālikeā or āasā
Situational irony
the opposite of what is expected to happen happens
Speaker or narrator
voice of the piece
Stanza
division of a poem that contains more than two lines arranged in a unit
Steam of consciousness
narrative style that tries to capture a characterās thought process in a realistic way
Symbol
idea or things that represents other meanings
Syntax
set of rules that determine the arrangement of words in a sentence
third person narration
and over-voice
Tone
attitude that a character or author uses takes towards a given subject
Unreliable narrator
not trustworthy
Verbal irony
when someone say sone thing but means something else
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