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| author of “The Raven,” “The Cask of Amontillado” |
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| “The Most Dangerous Game” |
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| story with two or more levels of meaning—one literal and one or more symbolic |
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| reference to a well known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art |
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| emotional release at the end of a tragedy [sense of relief and a release of unwanted emotions at end of story |
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| A character that provides a contrast to another character or situation |
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| set of associations that occur to people when they hear or read a word |
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| dictionary meaning of a word |
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| way of speaking that is common to people in a particular region or group |
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| the writer tells you directly about the character |
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| a metaphor that extends over a number of lines |
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| highly imaginative writing that contains elements not found in real life. |
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| not well-developed; only one or two personality traits; doesn’t change or develop |
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| A foil is a character who provides a contrast to another character. |
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| hints about events yet to come without actually saying what will happen |
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| an expression having a meaning that can't be understood from the individual meanings of its elements or words |
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| introduces the central conflict; gets the plot moving toward the climax |
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| Indirect Characterization |
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| the writer lets you learn about the characters through their thoughts, dialogue, or actions |
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| a reasonable conclusion based on evidence in the story |
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| a contrast between an expected outcome and the actual outcome or between appearance and reality |
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| an event occurs that directly contradicts the expectations of the characters, the reader, or the audience |
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| repetition of words, phrases, grammatical structures |
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| nonhuman subject is given human characteristics (figurative language) |
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| sequence of events in a literary word |
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| parallel structure, internal rhyme, end rhyme, alliteration, assonance |
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| fully developed character; shows many different traits |
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| writing that tells about imaginary events involving science or technology. It explores the marvels of discovery and production that may result from future developments in science and technology. |
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| place and time of a story’s plot. The overall setting is the general locale, historical time, and social circumstance in which the action occurs |
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| comparison between unlike subjects using like or as (figurative language |
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| character that does not change during the course of the story |
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| fixed and oversimplified idea of what a type of person or group is like |
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| quality in a story that makes you keep reading in order to find out what happens next |
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| an object, person, idea, or action that represents something other than itself |
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| general idea or insight into life that the story (author) presents |
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| is one whose perception can’t be trusted. Sometimes the narrator is too young and naive to perceive the truth, sometimes the narrator lies or misjudges the situation, and sometimes the narrator isn’t all there. |
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| words are used to suggest the opposite of what is meant |
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| the appearance of reality in a work of fiction |
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