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| 5769432730 | Allegory | a story that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning. An allegory has two levels of meaning: a literal level and a symbolic level. | 0 | |
| 5769434077 | Allusion | A brief reference in a text to a person, place, or thing. | 1 | |
| 5769435819 | Antagonist | the most significant character or force that opposes the protagonist. The antagonist may be another character, society itself, a force of nature, or even conflicting impulses within the protagonist. | 2 | |
| 5769435820 | Antihero | a protagonist who is lacking in qualities attributed to a hero. The ______ could be cowardly, self-interested, or weak. | 3 | |
| 5769435821 | Archetype | a recurring character, symbol, landscape, or event found literature across different cultures and eras. | 4 | |
| 5769461152 | Aside | a few words or short passage spoken in an undertone or to the audience. Other characters onstage are deaf to the aside. | 5 | |
| 5769461153 | characterization (flat, round, etc.) | the techniques a writer uses to create, reveal, or develop the characters in a narrative. Flat characters are two-dimensional in that they are relatively uncomplicated and do not change. Round characters are complex and undergo development, sometimes sufficiently to surprise the reader. | 6 | |
| 5769461154 | Conflict | the central struggle between two or more forces in a story. ________ occurs when some person or thing prevents the protagonist from achieving his or her goal. | 7 | |
| 5769461155 | Connotation | An additional meaning that a word, image, or phrase may carry, apart from its literal definition. | 8 | |
| 5769461156 | Couplet | a two line stanza in poetry, usually rhymed, which tends to have lines of equal length. Shakespeare's sonnets often ended in rhymed couplets. | 9 | |
| 5769461157 | Denotation | the literal, dictionary meaning of a word. | 10 | |
| 5769461158 | Diction | The author's word choice or vocabulary used in a particular work. | 11 | |
| 5769461159 | Genre | a combination of literary form and subject matter, usually aimed at creating certain effects. For example, short story genres include science fiction, horror, and detective tales. | 12 | |
| 5769461160 | Imagery | the collective set of images in a poem or other literary work. Visually descriptive language | 13 | |
| 5769461161 | In medias res | meaning "in the midst of things". A device of beginning a story midway in the events it depicts, usually at an exciting moment. | 14 | |
| 5769461162 | Verbal Irony | is often sarcastic. When someone says the opposite of what they really feel or mean. | 15 | |
| 5769461163 | Situational Irony | something happens that is the opposite of what was expected. | 16 | |
| 5769461164 | Dramatic Irony | when the audience is aware of something the characters aren't | 17 | |
| 5769461165 | Metaphor | a statement that one thing is something else, which, in a literal sense, it is not. For example "Richard is a pig". | 18 | |
| 5769461167 | Narrator | a voice or character that provides the reader with information and insight in a narrative. | 19 | |
| 5769461168 | Personification | a figure of speech in which a thing, animal, or term is given human characteristics. | 20 | |
| 5769461169 | Simile | a comparison of two things, indicated by a connective. "Cool as a cucumber" is an example of a _______. | 21 | |
| 5769461170 | Stream of consciousness | a type of modern narration that uses various literary devices, especially interior monologue, in an attempt to duplicate the nature of human consciousness. | 22 | |
| 5769461171 | Symbolism | the use of a person, place, or thing that suggests meaning beyond its literal sense. The conch shell in Lord of the Flies is a symbol of civilization and order. | 23 | |
| 5769461172 | Syntax | how words are put together to form sentences. | 24 | |
| 5769461174 | arete | a certain kind of excellence that a hero exhibits. | 25 | |
| 5769461175 | Hubris | with that excellence comes an excess of pride. This is similar to arrogance. | 26 | |
| 5769461176 | Ate | the hero has so much pride that he experiences a "blind recklessness". He has the delusion that normal rules don't apply to him. | 27 | |
| 5769461177 | Nemesis | self-imposed ruin brought by recognition of one's flaws. "You are your own worst enemy". | 28 | |
| 5769461178 | The Iceberg Principle | a minimalistic style focusing on surface elements without explicitly discussing underlying themes. Hemingway believed the deeper meaning of a story should not be evident on the surface, but should shine through implicitly. Just as the visible tip of an iceberg hides a far greater mass of ice underneath the ocean surface, so does Hemingway's writing. | 29 | |
| 5769461179 | Narrative bias | our tendency to make sense of the world through stories. Our brain creates a narrative to link information together, and creates other facts that do not fit in the story. | 30 | |
| 5769461180 | Narrative proximity | The term describes the proximity of the story's narrator to the subject he is describing. | 31 | |
| 5769461181 | First Person | writing from the "I" point of view. "I" is the viewpoint character. | 32 | |
| 5769461182 | Third Person Limited | The viewpoint character is he or she. The reader only knows the thoughts and feelings of one character. But, one character is closely followed throughout the story, and it is typically a main character. | 33 | |
| 5769461183 | Third Person Omniscient (Involved Author) | The story is not told from within any single character. There may be numerous viewpoint characters. The narrator knows the feelings and thoughts of every character in the story. | 34 | |
| 5769461184 | Detached Author (fly on the wall) | There is no viewpoint character. The narrator is not one of the characters and can say of the characters only what a neutral observer might infer. It's a story the narrator witnessed and wants to tell us. | 35 | |
| 5769461185 | Observer Narrator (first person) | The narrator is simply an observer of the protagonist. The narrator is one of the characters but not the principal character. The story is not about them. | 36 | |
| 5769461186 | Observer Narrator (third person) | The narrator is simply an observer of the protagonist. The narrator is one of the characters but not the principal character. The story is not about them. | 37 | |
| 5769461187 | Chorus | serves as a voice of the audience, common knowledge, and wisdom. | 38 | |
| 5769461188 | Protagonist | the main character. Often struggles with his or her flaws. | 39 | |
| 5769461190 | False Center | similar to a joker or trickster. Draws attention away from the protagonist. | 40 | |
| 5769461191 | Messenger | this character provides important information. | 41 | |
| 5769461192 | Foil | presence heightens the significance of the protagonist. Influential when around protagonist. | 42 | |
| 5769464911 | tone v. mood | tone is the author's attitude toward his or her subject. Mood is the atmosphere that surrounds the reader. Mood is the emotions that are aroused in a reader. | 43 |
