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100

a struggle or problem originating outside a character, i.e., man vs. man, man vs. nature, man vs. society

What is external conflict?

100

the formal name for a play

What is drama?

100

the opening part of the plot that introduces the setting, characters, and conflict

What is exposition?

100

stories that include characters, settings, and/or events that were created in the imagination of the writer. If any of these three is invented, the entire story is deemed fiction.

What is fiction?

100

a brief story that embodies a moral, often using animals as characters

What is fable?

200

hints or clues about what may happen later in the plot. This can be suggested through symbolism, dialogue, imagery, or other literary devices.

What is foreshadowing?

200

language employing one or more figures of speech (simile, metaphor, imagery, etc.)

What is figurative language? 

200

a story told from the perspective of someone in the story using the pronouns “I,” “me,” “my,” etc.

What is first-person point of view?

200

a sudden perception or moment of understanding that causes a character to change or act in a certain way

What is epiphany?

200

a major category or type of literature

What is genre?

300

when the narrator or a character in the story explicitly tells readers what they need to know about a character

What is direct characterization? 

300

poetry with no fixed meter or rhyme scheme

What is free verse?

300

intentional exaggeration to create an effect

What is hyperbole?

300

the insertion of an earlier event into the normal chronological order of a narrative

What is flashback?

300

an individual who changes, learns, and grows from his/her experiences during the story

What is dynamic character?

400

the use of figures of speech to create vivid images that appeal to one of the senses

What is imagery?
400

a long narrative poem written in elevated style that presents the adventures of characters of high position and episodes that are important to the history of a race or nation

What is epic?

400

a poetic technique in which one line ends without a pause and must continue on to the next line to complete its meaning

What is enjambment?

400

a character who contrasts with another character in order to highlight various features of the characters’ personalities, throwing these characteristics into stark focus

What is foil?

400

a conclusion one draws (infers) based on premises or evidence

What is inference?

500

excessive pride or arrogance that results in the downfall of the protagonist of a tragedy

What is hubris?

500

an expression in a given language that cannot be understood from the literal meaning of the words in the expression (i.e., “raining cats and dogs”)

What is idiom? 

500

when readers indirectly learn about a character through thoughts, comments, or actions of the characters

What is indirect characterization? 

500

a struggle or problem within a character, i.e., man vs. self

What is internal conflict?

500

a character who embodies a single quality and who does not develop in the course of a story

What is a flat character?

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