Midterms

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Metaphor

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A comparison that does NOT use "like" or "as"

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Foreshadowing

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Suggesting/hinting what will occur later in a story

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Third point of view

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person point of view does not use "I"

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first point of view

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Person point of view uses "I"

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Epic hero

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A larger-than-life hero who embodies the values of his society

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Internal Conflict

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Man vs himself

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Exposition

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The introductory material in a story

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Foil

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A character who serves as the opposite of another character

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Protagonist

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The main character in a work of Literature

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Folktale

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Non-secular stories passed down through oral tradition

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Resolution

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the ending of a story

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motif

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A theme or idea that recures in one or more works of literature

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archetype

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a character, story, or symbol that recures throughout literature

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plot

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the sequence of events in a story

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allusion

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a brief reference in a literary work to a person, place, or thing in another work of literature or history

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simile

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a comparison that does use "like" or "as"

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theme

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then central idea/message of a work of literature

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rising action

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the action in a story before the climax

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myth

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a story that explains natural phenomena

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personification

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when a non-human thing possesses human like qualities

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Resolution

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the ending of a story

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motif

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A theme or idea that recures in one or more works of literature

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archetype

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a character, story, or symbol that recures throughout literature

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plot

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the sequence of events in a story

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allusion

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a brief reference in a literary work to a person, place, or thing in another work of literature or history

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simile

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a comparison that does use "like" or "as"

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theme

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then central idea/message of a work of literature

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rising action

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the action in a story before the climax

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myth

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a story that explains natural phenomena

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personification

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when a non-human thing possesses human like qualities

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Characterization

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The witer's use of description, dialogue, and/or actionto create a character

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Thesis

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in an essay, it states the topic, position, and three reasons

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Epic

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a long narrative about a larger-than-life hero who embodies the values of a particular society

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External Conflict

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man vs man/nature/supernatural

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Irony

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the contrast between what is expected/ what appears to be and what actually happens

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Climax

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The high point of the action

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Setting

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When and where a story takes place

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Symbol

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something that represents both itself and something else

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Onomatopoeia

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when a word sounds like the sound it is describing "like "buzz""

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Antagonist

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The character who opposes the protagonist.

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Conflict

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It can be internal or external

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Frame story

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A story within a story

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Falling action

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The action in a story after the climax