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American Literature ENG205
Week7 Word Puzzle Challenge
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Literature
Undergraduate 4
10/20/2012

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flat character

Definition

 

1.       : shows one single, dominant trait   

 

a.    The Road Runner is a flat character because he has no personality; his only goal is to outrun Coyote.

 

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   Protagonist

 

Definition

the central figure in a literary work

 

a.Batman is the hero and protagonist in the movies that bear his name.

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Sequence

 

 

 

Definition

 

 

the order in which the events happen in a story

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Antipodes

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(noun) something that is exact opposite or contrary of another

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Gothic

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1.       relating to a style of fiction that has grotesque, desolate, and mysterious themes and descriptions

 

 

 

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      Rhythm

 

 

 

Definition

 

 

a pattern of sound created by stressed and unstressed syllables

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 Imagery:

 

Definition

 

 

a description that appeals to one of the five senses.

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Metaphor

Definition

 

 a comparison of two things or ideas that implies similarities instead of directly stating them.

 

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Drama

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literature that develops plot and character through

dialogue and action; literature in play form

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soliloquy

Definition

 

a speech made by a character who is alone and speaks private thoughts as if the audience were not there

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stage directions

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the part of a script that provides background information on characters, establishes settings

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 treatment 

 

Definition

 

 

outline for a script

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   myriad

 

Definition

 

 

infinite number; innumerable

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   vernacular

 

Definition

 

 

the everyday language spoken by a people as distinguished from the literary language

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    sardonic

 

Definition

 

 

scornfully or cynically mocking

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declivity

 

Definition

 

 

A downward slope, as of a hill

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Biographical Criticism

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1.       An approach to literature which suggests that knowledge of the author’s life experiences can aid in the understanding of his or her work.

 

 

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 Reticent

 

Definition

 

inclined to keep one’s thoughts, feelings, and personal affairs to oneself

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      Taciturnity

 

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habitual silence, or reserve in speaking

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frame story

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a narrative structure containing or connecting a series of otherwise unrelated tales

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