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Semester 1: Literary Terms
Communication Arts II Rager
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English
10th Grade
12/15/2010

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Abstract
Definition
language that describes qualities that cannot be perceived with the five senses
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Antagonist
Definition
character or force that blocks the protagonist
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Characterization
Definition
writers reveal their character traits or special qualities, can be indirect or direct
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Concrete
Definition
Language that describes qualities that can be perceived with the five senses as opposed to using abstract or generalized language.
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Dialogue
Definition
the conversation between characters in a play
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Dynamic
Definition
the character who changes in an important way
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Social commentary
Definition
the act of rebelling against an individual, or a group of people by rhetorical means
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Flashback
Definition
scene in a movie or a play that interprets the present by going back to a former experience
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Flat
Definition
one or two key personal traits
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Foreshadowing
Definition
the use of clues that will later occur in the plot
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Simile
Definition
comparing two things using “like” or “as”
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Mood
Definition
a story’s atmosphere or its feeling evoked
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Personification
Definition
when non human like things are given human like qualities
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Plot
Definition
series of related events to make up a story or drama
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Point of view
Definition
vantage point from which the story is told
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Protagonist
Definition
main character in a fiction or drama
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Metaphor
Definition
figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things
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Round
Definition
character with many traits and complexities
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Sensory detail
Definition
using the five senses to describe something, using lots of adjectives
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Setting
Definition
the time and place of a play
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Static
Definition
sub ordinate characters, don’t change
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Soliloquy
Definition
speech where character says their feelings aloud
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Symbolism
Definition
event that stands for its self and for something beyond itself
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Theme
Definition
central idea of a work of literature
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Tone
Definition
attitude an author makes towards a subject
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Tragic flaw
Definition
character flaw that causes his fall
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Exposition
Definition
type of writing that gives information or explains an idea
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Aside
Definition
spoken to the audience or to one character
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Drama
Definition
story that should be enacted live
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3rd Person limited
Definition
story told by a narrator in which the narrator does not know all the thoughts and feelings of a character
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3rd Person omniscient
Definition
story told by a narrator in which the narrator knows all the thoughts and feelings of a character
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