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16 Cards in this Set
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Dramatic irony |
When you as the audience know something that the character does not |
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Dynamic character |
A character who goes under an important inner change as personality |
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Elegy |
A poem of serious reflection |
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Eulogy |
A speech or piece of writing that praises someone highly |
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Euphemism |
The substitution of a mild or indirect expression for something harsh or blunt |
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Exposition |
Description and explanation or idea. Also introduction to a story, characters, names, setting, mood and time |
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Figurative language |
Deviates words meaning and conventional meanings in order to convey a message |
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First person point of view |
Inside a characters head watching things through their eyes |
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Flashback |
An event or scene taking place before the present |
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Flat character |
A character that does not have emotional depth |
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Foreshadowing |
Warning or indication of future events |
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Free verse |
Open form of poetry follows the rhythm of natural speech |
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Hyperbole |
Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally |
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Imagery |
Strong and vivid language that helps us imagine something to add depth in their work |
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Indirect characterization |
Indicating what a character is like by revealing their personality through descriptions of their actions/speech/appearance and interactions |
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In Medias Res |
Beginning an epic or other narrative by plunging you into a crucial situation that is part of a related chain of events |
