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10 Cards in this Set
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climax
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The turning point in the plot or the high point of action.
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Colloquial language
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Informal, conversational language. Colloquialisms are phrases or sayings that are indicative of a specific region.
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Connotation
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An idea or meaning suggested by or associated with a word or thing, ie. Bat=evil.
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Convention
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An understanding between a reader and a writer about certain details of a story that does not need to be explained.
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Consonance
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The repetition of consonant sounds in a phrase or line of poetry. The consonant sound may be at the
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Couplet
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Two rhyming lines in poetry.
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Deus ex machina
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Term that refers to a character or force that appears at the end of a story or play to help resolve
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Diction
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Word choice or the use of words in speech or writing.
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Denouement
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The final resolution or clarification of a dramatic or narrative plot.
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Doppelganger
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The alter ego of a character-the suppressed side of one’s personality that is usually unaccepted by
society. ie. The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson- Mr. Edward Hyde (hide) is Dr. Jekyll’s evil side |
