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Literary Terms
literary terms
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English
12th Grade
01/19/2011

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Allegory
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A story with two parrallel and consistent levels of meaning, one literal and one figurative
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Alliteration
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the repetition of consonant sounds, especially at the beggining of words
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antagonist
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a character or force against which the protagonist struggles or the character in conflict with the protagonist
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assonance
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the repetition of similar vowel sounds in a sentence or a line of poetry or prose
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ballad
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a narrative poem written in 4 line stanzas characterized by swift action and narrated in a direct style
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blank
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verse unrythmed iambic pentameter
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caesura
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strong pause within a line of verse
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character
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an imaginary person that inhabits a literary work
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round characters
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main characters are fully developed so that the reader can understand their personality and motivations
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flat characters
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usually minor characters who are barely developed or may be stereotypes
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dynamic characters
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a character who is capable of significant change
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static characters
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a character who doesnt change
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characterization
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the means by which writers present and reveal a character
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direct characterization
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elements of a character which are stated by the narrator
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indirect characterization
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character elements which the reader infers from things said, done or thought by a character. also things about a character by another character who is not the narrator.
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