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09/27/2013

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Cacophony 

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A harsh, discordant mixture of sounds: "a cacophony of deafening alarm bells"
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Caricature

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Verb: Make or give a comically or grotesquely exaggerated representation of (someone or something).


Noun: A picture, description, or imitation of a person or thing in which certain characteristics are exaggerated



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Case Study

 

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A detailed analysis of a person or group, especially as a model of medical, psychiatric, psychological, or social phenomena.
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Catastrophe

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An event causing great and often sudden damage or suffering
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Cause and Effect 

 

 

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noting a relationship between actions or events such that one or more are the result of the other orothers.
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Character

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A person in a novel, play, or film.
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 Characterization

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the process by which the writer reveals the personality of a character

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Character Foil 

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a character who contrasts with another character in order to highlight particular qualities of the other character.
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Chorus

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A large organized group of singers, esp. one that performs together with an orchestra or opera company.
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Chronological order 

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A record of events starting with the earliest and following the order in which they occurred
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Cliché 

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An expression, idea, or element of an artistic work which has become overused to the point of losing its original meaning, or effect
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Climactic order

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 The organization of ideas from one extreme to another-for example, from least important to most important, from most destructive to least destructive, or from least promising to most promising.
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Climax

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he most intense, exciting, or important point of something; a culmination or apex.
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Colloquialism

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A word or phrase that is not formal or literary, typically one used in ordinary or familiar conversation.
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Colloquial language 

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informal language that is not rude, but would not be used in formal situations.
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Comedy

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a play characterized by its humorous or satirical tone and its depiction of amusing people or incidents.
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Comic Relief

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Comic episodes in a dramatic or literary work that offset more serious sections
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Compare and Contrast

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Compare means to look at something critically and see what they have in common or their similarities. Contrast is to note down the differences between the two objects and what difference they have.
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Comparison

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The act of looking at things to see how they are similar or different
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Conflict 

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competitive or opposing action of incompatibles :  antagonistic state or action (as of divergent ideas, interests, or persons)


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Connotation 

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An idea or feeling that a word invokes for a person in addition to its literal or primary meaning.
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Consonance 

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Agreement or compatibility between opinions or actions


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The recurrence of similar sounds, esp. consonants, in close proximity

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Contrast

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The state of being strikingly different from something else, typically something in juxtaposition or close association.

 

 

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Couplet

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Two lines of verse, usually in the same meter and joined by rhyme, forming a unit
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Denotation

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The literal or primary meaning of a word, in contrast to the feelings or ideas that the word suggests.
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Denouement

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the final outcome of the main dramatic complication in a literary work
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Descriptive essay

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 Piece of writing used to explain something in detail.
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Dialect

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A particular form of a language that is peculiar to a specific region or social group.

 

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Dialogue

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Conversation between two or more people as a feature of a book, play, or movie.

 

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Diary

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A book in which one keeps a daily record of events and experiences
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Diction

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The choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing
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Didactic 

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Intended to teach, particularly in having moral instruction as an ulterior motive.
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Dilemma

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A situation in which a difficult choice has to be made between two or more alternatives, esp. equally undesirable ones.
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Direct Presentation

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the most mimetic narrative mode, since it gives an almost complete illusion of direct
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Dissonance 

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A tension or clash resulting from the combination of two disharmonious or unsuitable elements.
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Drama

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a play, movie, television show, or radio show that is about a serious subject and is not meant to make the audience laugh
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Dramatic Irony 

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occurs when the meaning of the situation is understood by the audience but not by the characters in the play.
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Dramatic Monologue

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A literary, usually verse composition in which a speaker reveals his or her character, often in relation to a critical situation or event, in a monologue addressed to the reader or to a presumed listener.
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Dramatic form 

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form of a drama is the way that the story is told, the way the characters play their parts, and/or the way the themes are explored. 
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Dynamic character

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a character who changes, especially one who comes to a major realization. The realization may or may not change the character’s actions, but the character must never be able to see the world in quite the same way. Not all protagonists are dynamic.
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