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literary terms 2
literary terms 2
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English
12th Grade
01/19/2011

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Term
climax
Definition
turning point of the action in the plot of a play or story. greatest tension
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conflict
Definition
a struggle between opposing forces in a sotry, play usually resolved in the end
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complication
Definition
an intensification to the conflict in a story or play
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5 types of conflict
Definition
man vs. man. man.vs environment,man vs. self, man vs. society, man vs. fate
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connotation
Definition
associations called up by a word that goes beyond the dictionary meaning
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convention
Definition
a customary feature of literary work
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couplet
Definition
a pair of rhythmed lines that may or may not constitute a separate stanza in a poem
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denouement
Definition
resolution of the plot of a literary work
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dialogue
Definition
conversation of characters in a literary work
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diction
Definition
selection of words in a literary work
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