Colin Reading Final

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Act

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a major unit of action in a drama or play. Each act can be divided into smaller sections called scenes

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Allusion

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a reference to a famous person,place,event,or work of literature.

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Charcterization

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consist on all the techinques writers use to create charcters
*Through description, thought, dialouge, action.

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Climax

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the turning point, maximum point of intrest usally toward the end. The conflict is resolved and the plot becomes clear.

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conflict

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a struggle between opposing forces usally another person. *Internal-Man vs.himself
*external-Man vs. Man, Man vs.supernatural, Man vs. Unknown, Man vs. nature

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Dialect

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a form of Language that is spoken in a particular place or group of people

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Point of View

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1st person- narrator is a charcter in story.
3rd person- Narrator is not a charcter, but an outsider
A.objective-does not tell emotion or thought
B.Omnisint-narrator tells of thoughts and feelings

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Mood

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A feeling that a literary work convoys to readers.

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Moral

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a lesson that a story teaches

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Narrative

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A writing that tells a story

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Narrator

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teller of a story

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personification

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the giving of human qualities to an animal, object,or idea.

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plot

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sequenceof related events that make up a story
*Exposition,rising action,climax,falling action, resolution.

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Poetry

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A type of literature in which ideas and feelings are expressed in compact imagination and often musical language.

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Scene

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a section presenting events that occure in one place at 1 time.

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Resolution

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An end to a conflict.

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Sequence

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The order in which the events occure.

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Setting

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time, place, society,and social enviroment(wars etc.) of the action.

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Simile

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a comparsion using like or as.

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Stage directions

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The instructions to the actors, director,and stage crew.

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Stereotype

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a broad generalization or an oversymplified view that disregards individual differences.

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Symbol

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a person, place, or action that stands for something beyond itself.

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Theme

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a message about life or human nature that is communicated by a litaraly work

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Tone

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express the writers attitude toward his or her subject.

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Metaphor

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A comparision between 2 unlike things without using the words like or as.

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Diction

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Manner of expression in words, choice of words, and wording

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Hyperbole

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a figure of speech when the truth is exaggerated.

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Irony

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A contrast between what is expected And what actually exists or happens.

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Hero

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The centeral male charcter in a novel, play, poem, ect. with who the reader is supposto sympathize with ;protagonist.

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Foreshadowing

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when a writer provides hints that suggest future events in a story. creats suspence.

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Flashback

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an interuption of the action to present events that took place at an earlier time. Provides info. that will help the reader understand.

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Figurative Language

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expressions that are not literally true- to create original descriptions.

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Dialogue

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The words that charcters speak aloud. Writers use
to bring charcters alive.