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| situational irony | a contradiction between an action that occurs and the expectations of the characters, of the reader or the audience |
| rising action | the events that lead up to the climax |
| climax | the high point or turning point in a literary work |
| hyperbole | a deliberate exagerration or overstatement often used for comic effect |
| simile | a figure of speech that makes a direct comparison between two subjects using either LIKE or AS |
| minor character | a character who does not play a significant role in the story |
| personification | a figure of speech in which a nonhuman subject is given human characteristics |
| 3rd peron limited POV | when the narrator is outside of the story and relates the inner thoughts and feelings on only one character |
| falling action | the events that follow the climax |
| foreshadowing | the use of clues to suggest events that have yet to occur |
| oratory | public speaking that is formal, persuasive and emotionally appealing |
| tone | the writer's attitude toward his or her subject , characters or audience |
| protagonist | the hero of the story; he or she is a main character |
| static character | a character who does not change in the course of a work |
| genre | a division or type of literature. There are three major ones: poetry, prose or drama |
| verbal irony | In this, a word or phrase is used to suggest the opposite of its usual meaning |
| imagery | images formed in the mind that appeal to the five senses |
| resolution | the part of the plot where the story ends |
| oxymoron | a pairing of words opposite in meaning ex: jumbo shrimp |
| symbol | anything that stands for or represents something else |
| internal conflict | a struggle within a character |
| antagonist | the bad guy in a story; he or she works against the main character |
| dynamic character | a character who greatly changes in the course of a story |
| anecdote | a short story about an interesting event in someone's life |
| legend | a story passed down from generation to generation that is believed by many people but cannot be proved to be true ex: the Jersey Devil |
