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20 Cards in this Set
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Allegory
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a more or less symbolic fictional narrative that conveys a second meaning not explicit in the narrative, where characters and events have a one to one correlation to the thing being allegorized and often bear descriptive names, such as "Christian" or "Faith."
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Subjectivity
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characteristics of autobiography ex. James Joyce "Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man"
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Realism
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attempt to give the illusion of ordinary life
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Surrealism
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1924 under Andre Breton - expresses thought uncontrolled by reason and aesthetic and moral concepts
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Existentialism
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Kierkegaard (1813-1855), popularized by Sartre - emphasizes freedom and importance of individual "existence" and personality and distrusts idealism; man determines his own destiny by the choices he makes
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Protagonist
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the leading character in a Greek drama (or other form)
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Antagonist
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a character who opposes or actively competes with the protagonist
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Flat character
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a one-dimensional, stereotypical character
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Static character
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a character who does not change throughout the novel
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Round character
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a developed character whose many sides are shown
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Dynamic character
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a character who grows and changes throughout the novel
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Foreshadowing
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a hint that prepares readers for what occurs later in the work
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In medias res
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"in the middle of things"; how epics begin
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Dramatic irony
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has one meaning for the character, another for the audience
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Epigraph
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an apposite quotation at the beginning of a book
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Pathos
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feeling of sympathy aroused by literature
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Bathos
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when an author striving for elevation fails
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Sensibility
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the collection of thoughts, feelings, and assumptions characteristic of an age
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Encomium
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warm or glorious praise
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Didactic
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intended to convey moral instruction and/or information
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