Comp Ii Research - Poetry

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The most obvious point of view

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first person

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"I."

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first person

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knows everything, may reveal the motivations, thoughts and feelings of the characters, and gives the reader information.

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omniscient narrator

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the material is presented from the point of view of a character, in third person

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limited omniscient narrator

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presents the action and the characters' speech, without comment or emotion. The reader has to interpret them and uncover their meaning.

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objective point of view

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the perspective from which the story is told

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Point of view

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Point of view in which the narrator knows everything about all of the characters and events in a story

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Total Omniscience

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Point of view in which the narrator sees into the minds of some but not all of the characters

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Limited or selective omniscience

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Point of view employed when an omniscient narrator, who presents the thoughts and actions of the characters, does not judge them or comment on them.

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Impartial Omniscience

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Point of view employed when an omniscient narrator goes beyond reporting the thoughts of his characters to make a critical judgement or commentary, making explicit the narrator's own thoughts or attitudes

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Editorial Omniscience

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Point of view in which the third-person narrator merely reports dialogue and action with little or no interpretation or access to the characters' minds

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Objective Point of Views

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A narrator who has the ability to move freely through the consciousness of any character

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Omniscient or All-Knowing Narrator

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A narrator who is a participant in the action

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Participant or First-Person Narrator

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A first-person narrator who is relatively detached from or plays only a minor role in the events described.

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Observer

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A narrator who does not appear in the story as a character but is usually capable of revealing the thoughts and motives of one or more characters.

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Nonparticipant or Third-Person Narrator

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A character who fails to understand all the implications of the story he or she tells

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Innocent or Naive Narrator

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A narrator who---intentionally or unintentionally---relates events in a subjective or distorted manner

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Unreliable Narrator

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An extended presentation of a character's thoughts in a narrative

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Interior Monologue

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A type of modern narration that uses various literary devices, especially interior monologue, in an attempt to duplicate the subjective and associative nature of human consciousness

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Stream of Consciousness

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An individual in a story or play. In some stories, such as fables, a character can be an animal

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Character

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presentation fo a character or characters on the stage or in the writing, especially by imitating or describing actions, gestures, or speeches

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Characterization

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an aspect of characterization through which the author overtly relates either physical or mental traits of a character. this description is almost invariably a sign of what lurks beneath the surface of the character

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character description

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the process by which a character is introduced, advanced, and possible transformed in a story.

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character development

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what a character in a narrative wants, the reasons an author providesfor a character's actions. can be either explicit or implicit

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character motivation

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a term coined by english movelist E. M. Foster to describe a character with only on outstanding trait. they are rarely the central characters in a narrative and stay the same throughout a story.

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flat character

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a term coined by E. M. Foster to describe a complex character who is presenetd in depth in a narrative. are those who change significantly during the course of a narrative or whose full personalities are revealed gradually throughout the story.

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round character

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a common or stereotypical character. examples are the mad scientist, the battle-scarred veteran, and the strong but silent cowboy.

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stock character

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is whatever general idea or insight the entire story reveals.

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theme

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a brief condensation of the main idea or plot of a literary work. is similar to a paraphrase, but less detailed

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summary

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the main idea or larger meaning of a work of literature. may be a message or a moral, but it is more likely to be a central, unifying insight or viewpoint.

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theme

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a person, plave, or thing in a narrative that suggests meanings beyond its literal sense. is related to allegory, but works more compexly. often contains mulitple meanings and associations.

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symbol

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a literary symbol that has a conventional or customary meaning for most readers- for example, a blach cat crossing a path or a young bride in a white dress.

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conventional symbol

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an action whose significance goes well beyond its literal meaning. in literature, symbolic acts ofter involve some conscious or unconscious ritual element such as rebirth, purification, forgiveness, vengeance, or initiation.

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symbolic act

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a narrative in which the literal events (persons places things) consistently point to a parallel sequence of symbolic equivalents. this narrative strategy is often used to dramatize abstract ideas, historical events, religious systems, or political issues. has two levels of meaning: a literal level that tells a surface story and a symbolic level in which the abstract ideas unfold.

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allegory

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a brief and sometimes indirect reference in a text to a person, place or thing - fictiitious or actual. may appear in a literary work as an initial quotation, a passing mention of a names, or as a phrase borrowed from another writer- ofter carrying the meanings and implications of the original. imply a common set of knowledge between reader and writer and operate as a literary shorthand to enrich the meaning of a text.

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allusion

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the central character in a narrative. the term is derived from the greek epic tradition, in which they were the leading warriors among the princes. by extension, they have come to mean the pricipal figures in a narrative or dramatic literary work, although many today call protagonists of either gender. it often implies a postive moral assesment of the character.

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hero

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a protagonist who is lacking in one or more of the conventional qualities attributed. instrad of being dignified, brave idealistic or puposeful for instance they may be buffonish cowardly self-interested, or weak. is often considered an essentially modern form of characterization, a satiric or frankly realistic commentary on traditional portrayals of idealized people

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antihero

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contains words that express more general ideas or concepts. more concrete diction would offer boxer puppy instead of young canine. concrete words refer to what we can immediately perceive with out senses.

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abstract diction

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a note that is made while reading any form of text. This can be as simple as underlined or highlighted passages

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annotation

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the most dignificant character or force that opposes the protagonist in a narrative or drama.

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antagonist

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a modern, nontraditional performance space in which the audience surrounds the stage on all four sides. the stag3e can be circular, square, rectangular, or ellipsoidal. in contrast to the picture frame stage, with its pricileged sinfle point of view from the center of the orchestra seats, favors no one portion of the audience

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arena theater

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an imagined figure inhabiting a narrative or drama. by convention, the reader or spectator endown the fictional character with moral, dispositional, and emotional qualities expresses in what the character says- the dialogue- and by what he or she does - the action.

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character

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a literary work aimed at amusing an audience. is one of the basic modes of storytelling and can be adapted to most literary forms- from poetry to film. the action often incolces the adventures of young lovers, who face obstacles and complications that threaten disaster but are overturned at the last moment to produce a happy ending. situaltions or characters can provide humor even in tragedies.

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comedy

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derived from the greek word <dran> "to do", means action or deed. is the form of literary compostition designed for performance in the theater, in which actors take the roles of the characters, perform the indicated action, and speak the written dialorue. in poetics, aristotle described tradedy or dramatic enactment as the most fully evolved form of the impulse to imitate or make works of art.

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drama

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a special kind of suspenseful expectation, when the audience or reader understands the implication and meaning of a situation on stage and foresees the oncoing disaster (in tragedy) or triumph (in comedy) byt the character does not. it forms between the contrasting levels of knowledge of the character and the audience. is percasice throughout Oedipus for ex: because we know from the beginning what oepidus does not know.

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dramatic irony

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a character who, during the couse of the narratice, grown or changes in some significant way.

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dynamic character

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a statement that one thing is something else, a metaphor creates a close association between the two entities and usually underscores come important similarity between them.

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metaphor

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an extended speech by a single character. the term originated in drama, where it describes a solo speech that has listeners.

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monologue

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a voice or character that provides the reader with information and insight about the characters and incidents in a narrative.perspective and personality can greatly affect how a story is told.

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narrator

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a brief, usually allegorical narrative that teaches a moral.

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parable

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restaement in one's own words of what we understand a literary work to say. is similar to a summary, although not as brief or simple.

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paraphrase

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academic dishonesty or academic fraud, and offenders are subject to academic censure, up to and including expulsion. In journalism, plagiarism is considered a breach of journalistic ethics, and reporters caught plagiarizing typically face disciplinary measures ranging from suspension to termination of employment. Some individuals caught plagiarizing in academic or journalistic contexts claim that they plagiarized unintentionally, by failing to include quotations or give the appropriate citation. While plagiarism in scholarship and journalism has a centuries-old history, the development of the Internet, where articles appear as electronic text, has made the physical act of copying the work of others much easier.

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plagiarism

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the perspective from which a story is told.

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point of view

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the central character in a literary work. usually initiates the main action of the story, often in conflict with the antagonist.

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protagonist

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the time and place of a literary work. may also include the climate and even the social, psychological, or spiritual state of the participants.

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setting

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a comparison of two things. indicated by some connective, usually like, as, than, or a verb such as resembles. usually compares two things that initially seem unlike but are shown to have a significant resemblance.

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simile

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in which the discrpancy exists when something is about to happen to a character or characters who expect the opposite outcome.

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situational irony

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in drama, a speech by a character alone onstage in which he or she utters his or her thoughts aloud. is important in drama because it gives the audience insight into a character's inner life, pricate motivations, and uncertainties.

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soliloquy

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A character who stands as a representative of a particular class or group of people is known as a type.

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static character

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all the distinctive ways in which an author, genre, movement, or historical period uses language to create a literary work. depends on writers characters use of diction, imagery, tone, syntax and figurative langauge. even sentence structure and puncruation can play a role in this.

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style

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a person, place, or thing in a narrative that suggests meanings beyond its literal sense. is related to allegory, but it works more complexly.

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symbol

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a generally recurring subject or idea conspicuaously evident in a literary work.

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theme

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the attitude toward a subject conveyed in a literary work.ir is the net result of the various elements an author brings to creatin the work's feeling and manner. may be playful, sarcastic, ironic, sad, solemn, or any other possible attitude. plays an important role in establishing the reader's relationship to the characters or ideas presented in the work.

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tone

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the representation of serious and important actions that lead to a disastrous end for the protagonist.

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tragedy