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| climax | turning point in the story, the tense or exciting moment before the resolution |
| protagonist | the main character in the story |
| antagonist | any force, character that is in conflict with the protagonist, usually the bad guy |
| characterization | method the writer uses to reveal a character's personality |
| stereotype | a character that is based on a fixed idea and has no individuality. |
| setting | where and when the story takes place |
| point of view | the person the author has chosen to tell the story |
| first person point of view | the story is told by one of its characters, uses "I" |
| third person point of view | knows everything about every character |
| third person limited | knows only everything about one character |
| irony | contrast between what is expected and what really happens |
| verbal irony | te actual meaning of a statement is different or opposite of what literally happens |
| dramatic irony | when the audience knows events or facts aout the story, but the characters do not |
| situational irony | when there is large differences between the purpose of an action and the results |
| tone | the overall effect of feeling that the write wants the reader to feel |
| mood | the feeling that a piece of writing arouses in the reader |
| foreshadowing | a sign that something is going to happen |
| imagery | description in writing using one of the five senses (sight, sound, touch, taste, smell) |
| dialogue | the words spoken by characters in a play or story |
| personification | giving human or life-like qualities to non-human things |
| moral | a value or lesson that the author tries to illustrate to the reader |
| inference | a conclusion the reader makes regarding the behavior of a character, or the meaning of an event based only on limited information that the author provides |
| simile | A comparison between two distinctly different things, using the word "like" or "as" |
| personification | A figure of speech where animals, ideas or objects are given human characteristics |
| fiction | A literary work whose content is produced by the imagination and is not necessarily based on fact |
| symbol | A person, place, thing, or an event that has meaning in itself and stands for something beyond itself as well; it can signify something else |
| irony | A term that suggests some sort of discrepancy between appearance and reality; says one thing and means another |
| biography | An account of a person’s life written or told by another person |
| metaphor | An imaginative comparison between two unlike things in which one thing is said to be another thing |
| hyperbole | An overstatement or exaggeration |
| dialogue | Conversation between characters in a drama or narrative |
| alliteration | The repetition of a consonant sound at the beginning of words |
| setting | The time and place in which the events of a work of literature take place |
| dialect | The way of speaking that is characteristic of a certain geographical area or a certain group of people |
| Onomatopoeia | Use of a word whose sound imitates or suggests its meaning ex: buzz |
| Metaphor | A comparison between two things without using like or as ex: The fun is an orange hanging in the sky. |
| Imagery | language that appeals to the senses |
| simile | a comparison between two things using the words "like" or "as" ex: The wind was like a fan on high. |
| tone | the attitude a writer takes toward the subject in the story |
| Speaker | the person telling the story or poem (not the author of the poem) |
| enjambment | continuation into the next line |
| ethos | shared fundamental traits, traditions |
| pathos | expression of pity |
| logos | based on the word of God |
| peroration | concluding part of a speech |
| persona | a person's perceived personality |
