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Antagonist/Protagonist
Antagonist - the opposing force who stands in the way of the protagonist's goals.
Protagonist - the main character
Flashback/Foreshadow
Flashback - going back to an earlier time
Foreshadow - hint about the future
Climax
turning point, where things get exciting
Onomatopoeia
words that represents sounds (Ex. crunch, buzz, zip, gulp)
Personification
giving something human characteristics
Conflict/Resolution
conflict - the problem, a disagreement
resolution - when the conflict is solved
Simile/Metaphor
Simile - comparison using like or as
Metaphor - comparison without like or as
Monologue
long speech, one person, others on stage
Stanza
a group of lines in a poem
4 line stanza = quatrain
Hyperbole
exaggeration
Internal and External conflicts
Internal - a choice/decision to make (Ex. should i kill him or not) man vs himself
External - man vs man, man vs nature, man vs society, man vs technology
Setting
place and time period
Soliloquy
talking inner thoughts, one person, alone on stage
Rhyme Scheme
pattern of rhyme
Couplet = two rhyming lines
Acrostic Poem
each line starts with a letter of the topic word
Characterization
what they look like: physical appearance - age, hairstyle (color), eye color, Physique - height, weight, scar, glasses
what they do
what they say
what they think
what other say about them
Point of View
First person - I, me, my, mine
Third person - he, she, they, them
Aside
one person speaks but the others on stage do not hear
Free verse
no rhyming
Narrative Poem
poem that tells a story
Exposition
background
Symbol/Symbolism
Symbol - an object, a person, a situation, or an action that has a literal meaning in a story but suggests or represents other meanings.
Symbolism - the use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities.
Alliteration
repetition of constant sounds (tongue twisters)
Rhyming
words with the vowel sounds