English L Midterm Vocab

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Eposition

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comprehensive description and explanation of an idea

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Rising Action

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series of relevant incidents that create suspense, interest and tension

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Falling Action

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actions leading to resolution

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Climax

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most exciting part

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Resolution

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Ending/closing

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Theme

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subject/meaning

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Conflict:
External -
Internal -

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ext - with someone else

int - with self

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Mood

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vibe given to readers

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Tone

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feeling/emotion/voice of the writer(speaker)

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Static Character

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no important change throughout story

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Dynamic Character

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important inner change

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Protagonist

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Main character // the 'good' guy

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Antagonist

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Problem character // the 'bad' guy

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Foil

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Contrasting Characters

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Symbols:
Universal -
Contextual -

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U: well known meaning (ex: a heart)
C: (ex: the ibis in ' The Scarlet Ibis '

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Irony:
Verbal -
Situational -
Dramatic -

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V: events or words appear to be the opposite of reality

S: Unexpected irony

(ex: a fire station burns down.)

D: We know something they may not

(ex: we know Romeo is over Rosaline although his friends do not)

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Act:

Scene:

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A: with elements such as rising action, climax and resolution

S: part of an act defined with the changing of characters

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Aside

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Inner monologue of character during play (internal)

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Soliloquy

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character speaks to himself or herself // series of unspoken reflections

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Monologue

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Between one person (and one person's self)

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Comedy

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funny hahahaha

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Tagedy

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oh yes but what a shame

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Comic Relief

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exactly that. release tension with jokes.

(ex: puns)

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Puns

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joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word

(ex: it's not that the man did not know how to juggle, he just didn't have the balls to do it)

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Tragic Flaw

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a trait in a character leading to their downfall

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Euphemism

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saying something 'rude' in a nicer way
"you look a little sick today"

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Metaphor

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Comparing unlike things without like or as

(ex: the world's a stage)

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Simile

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Comparing unlike things with like or as

(ex: tears that burned like fire down their face)

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Allusion

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Reference to history

(ex: references to bible)

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Personification

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Giving human characteristics to inanimate things

(ex: the Sun smiled at us)

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Purpose

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The reason

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Point of View (PoV)

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Vantage point

1st: view from character ' I '

2nd: to another person 'you'
3rd: by narrator (omniscient and limited) 'they'

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Oxymoron

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Contradictory terms appear in conjunction
(ex: cruel kindness)

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Paradox

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self-contradictory // two statements that are both true, but in general, cannot both be true at the same time

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Hyperbole

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exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally

(ex: I am so hungry I could eat a horse)

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Characterization

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creating characters for a narrative

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Transitions

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switches

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Pronoun

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antecedent agreement

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Subject

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verb agreement