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English Vocab
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English
9th Grade
01/23/2012

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Situational Irony
Definition
what happens is the opposite of what is expected
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Dramatic Irony
Definition
the audience knows more than the character
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Verbal Irony
Definition
what is said is not what is meant
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Irony
Definition
literature techniques that portray differences between meaning and intention
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Simile
Definition
comparing two things using like or as
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climax
Definition
the high point of interest or suspense of the story
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flashback
Definition
interruption in the action of the literature in order to reveal on episode from the past
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rhyme scheme
Definition
the pattern of the rhyme of a poem
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symbol
Definition
stands for or represents something else
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protagonist
Definition
the main character
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conflict
Definition
struggle between opposing forces
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resolution
Definition
the end of tying up of the conflict
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metaphor
Definition
comparing two things not using like or as
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mood
Definition
the feeling in the the reader created by the literature
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setting
Definition
the time and place of the story
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internal conflict
Definition
character vs self
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external conflict
Definition
character vs character
character vs society
character vs fate
character vs nature
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antagonist
Definition
the character who opposes the main character
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imagery
Definition
use of words to create a sensory experience
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allusion
Definition
a reference to a well-known person, place, literature, etc.
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foreshadowing
Definition
use of clues to suggest events that are going to happen later on in the story
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theme
Definition
the central message about life revealed through the story "general statement"
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plot
Definition
sequence of events
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character
Definition
a person or animal who takes place in the story
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altercation
Definition
an angry arguement
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