referring to a famous person or another literary work

how a writer feels about a story

direct comparison of two different things

showing what happened before the current action

giving human qualities to something not human

the most exciting part of a story

repetition or words, phrases to form a pattern

making fun of another work, story, or author

ridiculing specific groups, people or society

vivid description to help visualize

hinting at what happens in the future

word that sounds like the word its describing

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Allusion
meaning beyond the literal
a recurring symbol, character or event
referring to a famous person or another literary work
a comparison of two things using like or as
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mood
attributing lifelike qualities to soemthing not human
how a writer feels about a story
a play on words
exaggeration to the point of ridiculous
3
how a writer uses certain words to create emotions for the reader
resolution
conflict
anti-hero
tone
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an object that means something other than itself
hubris
symbol
denotation
soliloquy
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narrator
poetic form made famous by Shakespeare
person telling the story
a stanza of six lines
two words with identical sounds at the end of the words
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the central idea of a story
antagonist
ant-hero
protagonist
theme
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metaphor
direct comparison of two different things
a stanza consisting of four line
a stanza of eight lines
a group of three lines of verse
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Flashback
brief reference to person, place or thing
turning point in the action of the story
showing what happened before the current action
thing written means something else
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setting
struggle between or among characters
third stage of plot
reference to things of significance later in the plot
where the story takes place
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personification
conversational speech
the most common and well-known meter of unrhymed poetry
giving human qualities to something not human
when something appears to have more than one meaning
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Climax
A brief reference in a text to a person,
A comparison of two things
the most exciting part of a story
one thing is something else
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refrain
casual or informal language of native speakers
a brief reference to a person, place or thing
not enough information is provided to establish meaning
repetition or words, phrases to form a pattern
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parody
a play on words
making fun of another work, story, or author
the structure used in a literary work
a prose narrative too short to be published its own book
14
another minor story that runs inside the main story
subplot
climax
ambiguity
cosmic irony
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type of poem with specific rhyme 14 lines (Shakespearian)
couplet
sestet
sonnet
tercet
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Genre
categories of literature
poetic foot comprising three syllables
grouping of syllables or beats
analysis of a poem's meter
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satire
the turning downward of the plot in a classical tragedy
ridiculing specific groups, people or society
overwhelming pride or insolence that leads to ruin
a fatal weakness or moral flaw
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imagery
words or lines that are repeated in poetry
vivid description to help visualize
a play on words
exaggeration to the point of ridiculous
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Foreshadow
short narrative without complex plot
exaggerated short narrative
a prose narrative
hinting at what happens in the future
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onomatopeia
words which signify the sounds they represent
similar consonant sounds imbedded in a series of words
word that sounds like the word its describing
two words with opposing meanings

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