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Section 1
(50 cards)
Situational irony
occurs when the outcome of a work is unexpected, or events turn out to be the opposite from what one had expected
Protagonist
the principal character in a work of fiction
first person point of view
a character in the story is actually telling the story himself/herself
Foil
a piece of thin and flexible sheet metal
Personification
representing an abstract quality or idea as a person or creature
Alliteration
use of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable in a line of verse
Narrator
someone who tells a story
Exposition
a systematic interpretation or explanation (usually written) of a specific topic
Falling Action
events after the climax, leading to the resolution
Assonance
the repetition of similar vowels in the stressed syllables of successive words
Plot
a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)
Antagonist
a drug that neutralizes or counteracts the effects of another drug
Flashback
a transition (in literary or theatrical works or films) to an earlier event or scene that interrupts the normal chronological development of the story
Climax
the moment of most intense pleasure in sexual intercourse
direct chacterization
in which writter plainly tell us about the people who inhabit their fictional worlds
Dialect
the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people
Setting
arrangement of scenery and properties to represent the place where a play or movie is enacted
Internal Conflict
a struggle between opposing needs, desires, or emotions within a single character
Chronolgical Order
a method of speech in which main points follow a time pattern....used for informative speeches
figurative language
writing or speech that is not meant to be taken literally
Diction
the manner in which something is expressed in words
Dramatic Irony
(theater) irony that occurs when the meaning of the situation is understood by the audience but not by the characters in the play
Stated theme
theme is stated directly
Round Character
this character is fully developed - the writer reveals good and bad traits as well as background
Allusion
passing reference or indirect mention
Imagery
the ability to form mental images of things or events
Implied theme
when the theme is not directly stated in the story; the reader must infer
Simile
a figure of speech that expresses a resemblance between things of different kinds (usually formed with 'like' or 'as')
Rising Action
events leading up to the climax
Complication
the act or process of complicating
Mood
a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
Resolution
finding a solution to a problem
Onomatopoeia
using words that imitate the sound they denote
Irony
incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs
Consonance
the property of sounding harmonious
Dynamic Character
one whose character changes in the course of the play or story
Foreshadowing
the act of providing vague advance indications
Metaphor
a figure of speech in which an expression is used to refer to something that it does not literally denote in order to suggest a similarity
Static Character
a character that does not change from the beginning of the story to the end
indirect Characterization
the character is revealed through their personality, appearance, words, actions, and effect on others
Conclusion
the act of making up your mind about something
Dialogue
a literary composition in the form of a conversation between two people
Figurative expressions
a vast and variegated territory comprising figures of thought, syntax, and sound
Point of view
the spatial property of the position from which something is observed
Suspense
an uncertain cognitive state
Flat Character
a character who embodies a single quality and who does not develop in the course of a story
Hyperbole
extravagant exaggeration
Atmosphere
a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing
External Conflict
a problem or struggle between a character and someone or something outside of the character
Characterization
acting the part of a character on stage
Section 2
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