Literary Terms 2

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purification or purging of emotions (pity or fear)

the emotional associations surrounding a word, as opposed to its literal meaning or denotation.

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The ______ of The Great Gatsby is when Jay Gatsby is shot by  George Wilson and is killed.

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an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (described as a round/flat, protagonist/antagonist, etc.)

a pause within a line of poetry

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Latin for “seize the day,” applied to a theme frequently found in lyric poetry: enjoy life’s pleasures while you're able

the method an author uses to acquaint the reader with his or her characters.

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an expression or phrase that is overused as to become trite and meaningless.

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After watching the tragic hero die in a drama, the audience experiences a ______. Some people might even cry.

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elaborate figure of speech combining possible metaphor, simile, hyperbole, or oxymoron

The _____ of the word “heart” has emotional connections, as in the capacity for sympathy, feeling, and affection.

the resolution of the plot

Every ______ has his or her own personality, created by their thoughts, actions, dialogue, and motivations.

the strict, literal meaning of a word

the struggle between two opposing forces (man v. man, man v. nature, man v. self, man v. society).

the conversation between two or more people in a literary work

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a pair of rhyming lines with identical meter