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7376227517ActDivision of a play0
7376227518AntagonistA character or force in conflict with the main character1
7376227519Climaxthe most intense, exciting, or important point of something; a culmination or apex.2
7376227520epilogueshort concluding section in a literary work3
7376227521Farcea play filled with ridiculous or absurd happenings intended to make the audience laugh4
7376227522Hubrisexcessive pride or self-confidence5
7376227523Protagonistthe main character in a literary work6
7376227524SoliloquyA long speech expressing the internist thoughts of the main character7
7376227525Villainan evil or wicked person or character, especially in a story or play8
7376227526Connotationthe implied or associative meaning of a word9
7376227527dialogueConversation between two or more characters10
7376227528Invectiveabusive language usually from a poet11
7376227529MoodElements that evoke feelings in the readers12
7376227530PunA play on words13
7376227531Slangan informal, often short-lived kind of language used in place of standard words14
7376227532Anecdotea short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person15
7376227533Flashbackpresent action is temporarily interrupted so that past events can be described16
7376227534First personthe narrator is a character in the story and uses pronouns such as I and we17
7376227535objective point of viewis not in the story and can only say what can be inferred18
7376227536omniscient point of viewthe narrator is all knowing and can enter the minds of multiple characters19
7376227537Limited point of viewthe narrator only knows the thoughts and feelings of one character20
7376227538third personPoint of view in which the narrator is outside of the story - an observer21
7376227539ThemeCentral idea of a work of literature22
7376227540euphimismPC expressions to refer to other names Such as Kick the bucket is death23
7376227541OnomatopoeiaA word that imitates the sound it represents.24
7376227542Symbolanything that stands for or represents something else25

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