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Straub #1 Sophomore list
Literature terminology
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English
10th Grade
01/10/2017

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CLIMAX
Definition
THE MOST INTENSE MOMENT IN PLOT
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FALLING ACTION
Definition
THE EVENTS IN THE STORY FOLLOWING THE CLIMAX
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FLASH BACK
Definition
SCENE THAT INTERRUPTS THE PRESENT ACTION OF THE PLOT TO SHOW EVENTS THAT HAPPENED AT AN EARLIER TIME
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FLASH FOWARD
Definition
SCENE THAT INTERRUPTS THE PRESENT TO GO FORWARD TO THE FUTURE
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IRONY
Definition
CONTRAST OR DISCREPANCY BETWEEN EXPECTATION AND REALITY
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PLOT
Definition
SERIES OF RELATED EVENTS THAT MAKE UP A STORY OR DRAMA
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RISING ACTION
Definition
THE EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE CLIMAX
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ALLITERATION
Definition
REPETITION OF THE SAME OR SIMILAR CONSONANT SOUNDS IN WORDS THAT ARE CLOSE TOGETHER
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METAPHOR

 

Definition
FIGURE OF SPEECH COMPARING 2 UNLIKE THINGS WITHOUT USING LIKE OR AS
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SIMILE

 

Definition
COMPARISON BETWEEN 2 SEEMINGLY UNLIKE THINGS BY USING LIKE, AS, OR RESEMBLES
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