Humanities

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Simile

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A simile is a figure of speech that indirectly compares two different things by employing conjunctions (e.g. the words "like", "as", or "than")

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Metaphor

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A metaphor is a figure of speech that constructs an analogy between two things or ideas; the analogy is conveyed by the use of a metaphorical word in place of some other word.

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Allusion

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An allusion is a figure of speech that makes a reference to, or representation of, a place, event, literary work, myth, or work of art, either directly or by implication

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Hyperbole

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Hyperboles are figures of speech that are exaggerated in order to create emphasis or effect.

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Tone

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Tone is a literary technique that is a part of composition, which encompasses the attitudes toward the subject and toward the audience implied in a literary work.

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Juxtaposition

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Placement of shapes, colors, etc that do not belong together to crate a disjointing experience

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Assonance

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The use of identical vowel sounds

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Consonance

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The repetition of the same consonant two or more times in short succession, as in "pitter patter" or in "all mammals named Sam are clammy".

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Alliteration

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Repetition of a consonant in any syllables that are stressed as if they occurred at the beginning of a word
Ex lazy languid Line along

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Chiaroscuro

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Lighting and shading, using contrasting colors to cause drama.

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Value

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A property of a color, or a dimension of a color space.

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Closed Composition

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Everything that you need to see is in the frame.

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Open Composition

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Appears that essential parts of the painting are not shown.

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Inverted Triangle

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Instability

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Regular Triangle

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Stability

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Smooth Waves

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Calming Effect

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Jagged lines VVVVVV

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Frantic energy, chaos, violence

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Horizontal Line

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Conservative

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Vertical Line

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Dominance

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Harmony

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Everything in the painting belongs

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Balance

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Creation of symmetry in painting.

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Atmospheric Perspective

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Using darker colors and blurring things as they get farther away

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Protagonist

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Person who drives the action

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Idiosyncrasies

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An individualizing quality or characteristic of a person or group, and is often used to express eccentricity or peculiarity

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Antagonist

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A character, group of characters, or an institution, that represents the opposition against which the protagonist must content.

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Dramatic Question

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The biggest question implanted in the viewers mind.

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Dopplegangers

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A tangible double of a living person that typically represents evil, mirrors of a character

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Ordinary World

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The exposition provides the background information needed to properly understand the story, such as the protagonist, the antagonist, the basic conflict, and the setting. It ends with the inciting moment, which is the incident without which there would be no story.

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Inciting Incident

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The inciting moment sets the remainder of the story in motion

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Rising Action

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the basic internal conflict is complicated by the introduction of related secondary conflicts, including various obstacles that frustrate the protagonist's attempt to reach his goal.

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Act One Turning Point

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The moment when the character makes the decision to embark on his quest.

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Crisis

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Final difficulty in the rising action

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Climax

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The third act is that of the climax, or turning point, which marks a change, for the better or the worse, in the protagonist’s affairs

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Studio System by Thomas Ince

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Take all responsibilities off the director

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Goal of Movies

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Maximize box office return while minimizing costs

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Ways to achieve movie goal

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Studio System, Star System, Genre

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Catharsis

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Emotional Cleansing

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Tropes

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Rules that need to be followed in order to fit into a genre

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Hitchcock Rule

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Largest object in frame is most important

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Absurdism

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The conflict between the human tendency to seek inherent meaning in life and the human inability to find any

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Meta Narrative

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A set of ideas or a story that explains the world

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Existentialism

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A theory that stresses the individual's unique position as a self-determining agent responsible for the authenticity of his or her choices.

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Type of Catharsis
Courage

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Action Adventure, Sci-fi, Fantasy, Sports, War

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Type of Catharsis
Fear and Loathing

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Horror, Dark Sci-fi

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Type of Catharsis
Learning, Need to know

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Heist, Suspense, Mystery, Thriller, Noir, Neo Noir, Spy, Espionage

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Laughter

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Comedy,

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Connection

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Romance, Divine love, Platonic Love, Drama