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English 200 final
For Mr. Epley's English 200 final exam, WKU
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English
Undergraduate 2
12/08/2013

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Antagonist
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Bad guy
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Protagonist
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Good guy
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Foreshadowing
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Showing or hinting at what will happen in the future
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Climax
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The peak of the story
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Irony
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When one thing is used to portray the opposite of itself
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Setting
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The where and when a story occurs
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Narrator
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The person telling the story
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Symbol
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When something is used to portray something else
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Allegory
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A complete writing that means something else, like Animal Farm
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Crisis
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The turning point of uncertainty and tension resulting from earlier conflict in a plot.
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Theme
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The main idea of the story
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Epiphany
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When the subject suddenly realizes something
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Point of View
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The angle the story is being told from
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Allusion
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Referring to something outside of the story
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Symbolic Act
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A gesture with a greater meaning
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Euphony
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When something sounds nice
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Alliteration
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The repetition of consonants
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Assonance
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The repetition of vowels
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Simile
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Comparing things using "like" or "as"
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Metaphor
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Comparing things
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Paradox
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contrary to expectations, existing belief or perceived opinion, like "wise fool"
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Apostrophe
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Addressing an imaginary character in speech
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Litotes
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A positive statement is expressed by negating its opposite expressions
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Italian Sonnet
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Begins with 8 lines (octave) followed by 6 (sestet). Doesn't include couplets
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English sonnet
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3 quatrains and a couplet
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Conceit
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two vastly different objects are likened together with the help of similes or metaphors
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Carpe Diem
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Live for the now
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Cacophony
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When something sounds shitty
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Oxymoron
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two opposite ideas are joined to create an effect, i.e. jumbo shrimp
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Convention
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a rule or practice based upon general consent and upheld by society at large
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Personification
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Giving something human like traits
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Implied Metaphor
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A subtle, indirect comparison without directly stating the object.
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