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| smaller division of a play; make up acts |
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| starts with a problem but ends happily |
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| ends with a downfall of the main character, usually death |
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| quality in a character that leads to the downfall |
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| conversation between 2+ characters |
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| combination of contradictory ideas |
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| comparison of two unlike things using 'like' or 'as' |
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| comparison of two unlike things not using 'like' or 'as' |
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| character used to contrast another |
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human, lifelike qualities given to inanimate objects |
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| speaker's attitude towards a subject |
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| the audience knows something that the actors don't |
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| comment made by a character on stage that only the audience can hear |
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| speech made by a character alone on stage; used to show inner thoughts/feelings |
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| repetition of consanant sounds at the beginning of the words [tongue twister] |
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| a significant word; description, idea, or image that is repeated throughout the work and is related to the theme |
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| words that appeal to the scenes to create a mental picture |
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| third point omniscent point of view |
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| narrator who is not a character in the story; stands outside of the information and comments the action and is all knowing |
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| outcome of the situation is the opposite of what is expected |
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conflict -external -internal |
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struggle between opposing forces -EXTERNAL: character vs outside force, other character, nature, fate, society -INTERNAL: inside character's mind |
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| object, person, place, or experience that represents something else; usually abstract |
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| portrays everyday experiences of ordinary individuals to show life as it really is |
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| capturesd reality by providing not a detail-by-detail reproduction, but one's momentary view of the situation |
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| nature and society are forces indifferent to human suffering and beyond human control |
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| regional differences in langage used by a specific professional |
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| set of specialized terms used by a specific professional |
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| reflection of a writer's or speaker's attitude towards a subject |
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| poem in which a character, at some specific critical moment, addresses an indetifiable but silent audience, which unintentually reveals his/her character |
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1-hero on quest 2-legends of the past 3-long speeces/flowery languages 4-epic similes 5-continuing battle between good and evil 6-supernatural events |
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