Chiaroscuro

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creation of imagery persons so that they seem lifelike

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characterization

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author explicitly presents character

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direct char.

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actions and emotions of character allow reader to make assumptions

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indirect characterization

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character who does not change much in course of history

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static character

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character who changes as a result of the story's events

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dynamic character

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list of people, things, or attributes

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catalog

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poetry written in unrhymed iambic pentameter

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blank verse

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form of narartive poetry with set rythm, rhyme scheme and refrain

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ballad

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ballad composed by known author

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literary ballad

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ballad composed by anonymous author

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folk ballad

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emotional mood created by the entirety of a lit worl

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atmosphere

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repetitionof vowel sounds but not consonant sounds

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assonance

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dramatic converntion by which an actor speaks directly to the audience ot to another character but is not supposed to be heard by the others actors on stage

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aside

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an image, descriptive detail, character type that evokes a universal responce

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archetypal

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figure of speech that directly addresses and absent or imaginary person or a personified abstaction. liberty, love. cannot answer

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apostrophe

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brief statement of known authorship which expresses a general truth or moral principle

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aphorism

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technique of using light and dark imagery in a lit work

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chiaroscuro

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rival, opponent, or enemy of protagonist

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antagonist

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short narrative detailing an interesting episode or event

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anecdote

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one of the devices of repition in which the same expression (word or words) is repeated at the begginging of two or more lines, clauses or sentences

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anaphora

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similarity or comparison between the two different things or the relationship between them

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analogy

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assignment of something to a time when it was not in existence

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anachronism

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allowing multiple meanings to exist

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ambiguity

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direct or indirect reference to something which is commonly known, such as an event, book, myth, place, or work of art.

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allusion

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repetition of initial consonant sounds

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alliteration

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using character and/or story elements symbolically to represent an abstraction in addition to the lit meaning.

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allegory

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pattern in which the second part is balanced against the first but with parts reversed
(flowers are lovely, love is flowerlike)

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chiasmus

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expression so often used that its freshness and clarity have worn off

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cliche

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highest point if interest or action in a story

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climax

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use of slang or informalities in speech or writing

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colloquial

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humorous play that has a happy ending

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comedy

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extended metaphor or suprising analogy between semmingly dissimilar objects;

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conceit

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struggle or clash between opposing characters or opposing forces

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conflict

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emotional implications and associations of words - may be private and personal, group(national,linguistic,racial), or unversal

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connotation

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two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme

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couplet

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metaphor that has lost its figuritive value through overuse (eye of a needle)

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dead metaphor