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Anaphora |
The deliberate repetition of the first part of the sentence in order to acheive an artistic effect |
"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness..." |
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Deus ex machina |
A character or thing that suddenly enters the story and solves a problem that had previously seemed impossible to solve |
Chamber of Secrets Fawkes Bruns Sorting Hat to Harry and bam sword of Godric Gryffindor |
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Archaic Language |
Words and Paes that were used regularly in a language but are now less common; often used deliberately to refer to earlier times |
Thou, thy, hast |
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Asyndeton |
Stylistic device that intentionally eliminates conjunctions between the phrases and in the sentence, yet maintains grammatical accuracy |
"You can barbecue it, boil it, broil it, bake it, saute it." |
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Direct Characterization |
Direct approach towards building the character; tells the audience about the character |
He was brave, honest, and kind. |
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Indirect Characterization |
Audience must deduce characteristics of the character by observing his/her thought process, behavior, speech, appearance, etc |
He saved the child from the oncoming vehicle. He did not cheat on his exam. He helped the old lady cross the street. |
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Flat Character |
Type of character in fiction that does not change too much from start to finish; little emotional depth, supports main character, two-dimensional; one perspective |
Henry Clerval |
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Round Character |
Complex personality; depth in feelings and pasions; character with whom the audience can sympathizen associate, relate to; do not remain the same throughout the narrative; realistic and inconsistent |
Elizabeth Bennett |
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Secondary Character |
A character who is not the protagonist or antagonist; can be supporting characters or minor characters; can provide insight into the main character's life |
Mrs. Reed |
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Stock character |
Types of characters who have become conventional or stereotypical through repeated use in particular types of stories |
Damsel in distress, spoiled child, crone |
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Denouement |
The resolution of the issue of a complicated plot in fiction |
Ursula is killed, Ariel becomes human, and Ariel marries her prince. |
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Epigram |
A rhetorical device that is memorable, brief, interesting, and suprising; satirical statement |
An eye for an eye leaves the whole world blind |
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Exposition |
A literary device used to introduce background info about events, settings, characters, etc to audience |
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Farce |
A literary genre and type of comedy thay makes use of highly exaggerated and funny situations aimed at entertaining the audience (physical humor, deliberate absurdity, bawdy jokes, drunkenness) |
Charlie Chaplin |
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Lyric |
Fairly short poem which is the expression of strong feelings of thoughts or perceptions of a single speaker in a meditative manner |
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Metaphysical Conceit |
A figure of speech in which two vastly different objects are likened with the help of metaphors or similes; more shocking/surprising; usually comparison between physical & spiritual qualities; can be extended |
Two separated lovers = two legs of a compass |
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Pastoral |
Class of literature that presents society of shepherds as free from the complexity and corruption of city life |
Psalm 23, Julie of the Wolves |
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Polysyndeton |
Stylistic device in which several coordinating conjunctions are used in succession in order to achieve an artistic effect |
Meat or bread or wine or timber or cabbages or books or instruments of music or horses or armour or anything else worth having. |
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Pun |
A play on words in which a hunourous effect is produced by using a word that suggests two or more meanings or by exploiting similar sounding words having different meanings |
Chopin Liszt |
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Satire |
A technique employed by writers to expose and criticize foolishness and corruption of an indiviudal or a society by using humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule |
Wall-E |
