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An introduction to the basic elements of literature and the short story
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The struggle between opposing forces
personification
climax
conflict
drama
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Literature intended to be performed on stage
novel
poetry
essay
drama
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Lit. that is diff. than prose because it emphasizes the "line".
drama
poetry
figurative language
essays
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When the actual outcome of a situation is the opposite of someone's expectations.
irony
situational irony
verbal irony
dramatic irony
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Literature in which the characters and events are invented
non-fiction
fiction
essays
documents
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Giving human characteristics to non-human things
hyperbole
figurative language
oxymoron
personification
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Complications to the plot develop, and increase reader interest
hyperbole
resolutuon
rising action
climax
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When a person says one thing but means another
irony
verbal irony
plot
dramatic irony
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Literature about real people and real events
fantasy
fiction
poetry
non-fiction
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The central message of a story, poem or play is called...
theme
conflict
hyperbole
plot
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The introduction of information at the beginning of a piece of literature.
resolution
protagonist
theme
exposition
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A book length fictional prose narrative
poetry
novel
short story
essay
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A diff. between appearance & reality or what is expected & what really happens
situational irony
verbal irony
dramatic irony
irony
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A character or force that opposes the protagonist
antagonist
dramatic foil
enemy
conflict
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a brief fictitional narrative written in prose
short story
essay
research paper
novel
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The part of the plot that concludes the falling action by revealing the outcome of the story.
resolution
exposition
climax
rising action
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When the narrator of a story is a character in the story
first person
second person
third person limited
omnicient
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The action that follows the climax
resolution
falling action
exposition
hyperbole
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The all-knowing point of view of a story
third person limited
omnicient
First person
second person
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The person who tells the story
point of view
antagonist
narrator
protagonist
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The relationship of the narrator to the story
first person
omnicient
third person limited
point of view
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A long poem that traces the adventures of a hero.
a novel
poetry
short story
an epic
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The sequence of events in a piece of literature
exposition
plot
rising action
resolution
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a person in a literary work
character
third person
narrator
first person
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The central person/thing in a piece of literature.
theme
antagonist
character
protagonist
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a short work of non-fiction on a single subject
essay
novel
falling action
resolution
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the time and place in which the events of a story take place
setting
rising action
narrator
point of view
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A figure of speech made up of two contrasting terms
hyperbole
figurative language
poetry
oxymoron
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A category of literary work characterized by a particular form or style
genre
figurative language
poetry
novel
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A figure of speech that uses exaggeration to express emotion, make a point, or evoke humor.
oxymoron
poetry
hyperbole
figurative language
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The point of greatest intensity in a piece of literature
climax
drama
rising action
dramatic irony
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the use of clues to prepare the reader for what will happen later in the story
foreshadowing
first narrator
resolution
irony
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Written conversation between characters
drama
quotes
oral communication
dialogue
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When the audience has information that the characters don't have
irony
verbal irony
situational irony
dramatic irony
